Country Ham Cheesecake

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 cups oyster crackers
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temp
• 7 large eggs
• 2 cups grated swiss cheese
• 1 cup cubed ham, 1/2 in cubes
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh chives
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 brush 9 inch diameter springform pan with 1 tbls melted butter.
• 3 finely grind crackers in processor.
• 4 mix cracker crumbs, parmesan and 5 tbls melted butter in a med bowl to blend. reserve 1/2 cup of crumb mixture for topping; press remaining onto bottom and sides of prepared pan.
• 5 refrigerate while preparing filling.
• 6 using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and eggs in a large bowl until smooth.
• 7 mix in remaining ingredients, pour filling onto crust.
• 8 sprinkle with remaining crumbs.
• 9 place cheesecake on a rimmed baking sheet. bake until filling no longer moves in center when gently shaken, about 2 hours.
• 10 cool 30 minutes.
• 11 serve warm or at room temperature.