Christmas Peppermint Candy Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup melted butter, plus
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup coarsely crushed candy cane
• whipped cream
• chocolate leaves
• more coarsely chopped candy cane

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325.
• 2 blend graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/4 cup melted butter in bottom of ungreased 8" springform pan; press mixture evenly over bottom.
• 3 in blender or food processor, blend sour cream, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, eggs, flour and vanilla until smooth.
• 4 add cream cheese and blend; then blend in 2 tablespoons remaining melted butter until completely smooth.
• 5 stir in crushed candy canes,then pour mixture over crust in pan.
• 6 bake in lower third of oven for 45 minutes.
• 7 remove; allow to cool.
• 8 refrigerate for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
• 9 the chocolate leaves will form the petals of a poinsettia flower, with the crushed candy canes in the very center.