Monday, December 06, 2021

Me On A Monday - December 6th

It was a weekend of wild weather. Last week the rain washed all the snow away & then on the weekend we had a mixed bag of snow flurries, freezing rain, & just plain rain with all levels of wind. Winds ranging from breezy to gusty with miles per hour attached to it. It was not a nice pretty snow.

So having spent most of the weekend indoors watching Christmas movies & doing some Christmas goodie baking, I'll share a new to me recipe that Mr Man really liked.



Eggnog Cheesecake Bars With Gingersnap Crust

Crust

·         1 1/2 cups gingersnap crumbs

·         3 tablespoons sugar

·         4 tablespoons butter, melted

Cheesecake

·         2 (8oz/250g) packages cream cheese, softened

·         2 eggs

·         1 egg yolk

·         3/4 cup eggnog

·         3/4 cup sugar

·         4 1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour

·         1 tablespoon rum extract

·         1 teaspoon vanilla extract

·         1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

·         1/4 teaspoon salt

 

1.      Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x9 square baking pan.

2.      Mix gingersnap crumbs, 3 tablespoons of sugar and melted butter in a bowl.

3.      Press the mixture in a 9×9 baking pan forming a crust. Bake for 12 minutes.

4.      With a mixer, beat cream cheese on medium speed until fluffy.

5.      Add ¾ cup sugar, eggs, egg yolk, eggnog, flour, rum extract, vanilla extract, nutmeg and salt. Mix until smooth.

6.      Pour cheesecake filling over crust.

7.      Put the baking pan in a larger pan and add enough hot water to come halfway up the baking pan.

8.      Bake for 45 minutes or until set.

9.      Remove cheesecake pan from water bath and cool on wire rack for approximately 30 minutes.

10.  Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving. Dust with ground nutmeg.

21 comments:

  1. Oh that weather does not sound good - but perfect to make you stay home in the warm and do some delicious baking!

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    1. Monday was even a worse weather day ... but that's our winter, up down all around. I'm just pleased that they hydro (electricity) stayed on.

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    1. Thank you. Mr Man is enjoying those eggnog cheesecake bars.

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  3. Those sound good! Well done starting your Christmas baking already. -Jenn

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    1. Baking smells help with the Christmas feels plus I've agreed to bake for one of the ladies at church, so it has started a chain reaction in my kitchen.

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  4. It looks lovely but I'll have to decline (because of the cream cheese) ... Mr Man can have my slice 😊

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    1. Mr Man says thank you Eileen; would you like one of the thumbprints I made?

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  5. We've been having downpours of rain here the last few days, it feels weird, but of course we are thankful it wasn't snow. Those bars look yummy.

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    1. We are back to snow with an under coating of ice :(

      Mr Man is really enjoying these, they hit his flavour button. Thankfully I add less sugar than the recipe calls for.

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  6. Oh, those cheesecake bars look and sound delicious! I love cheesecake! But, my daughter doesn't - she'll eat the crust, only! :D

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    1. Thats funny, because on this creation, I don't particularly like the crust so I've eaten just the body of eggnog cheesecake ... cutting calories when I can (col).

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  7. Don't know how you could go wrong with those cheesecake bars! Yum, I'm copying this one.

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    1. I know cheese cake anything - I give thanks to the Philadelphia Cream Cheese makers! :)

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  8. What's Eileen doing, giving her piece to Mr Man when I haven't been offered any yet?? I could easily eat my piece and hers, and then clear up after teatime just to make sure there's no mess left...

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    1. Oh Lady Ella not to worry, I've made a fresh batch for OUR tea party & thanks for that offer of clearing up (col). I've also made some thumbprints, & fruit nuts clusters - so Eileen should be joining us. :)

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  9. I really want to say yum to these ... but eggnog.

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    1. I wonder what other flavour could replace the eggnog? Maybe more vanilla or flavours of gingerbread??

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  10. They look delicious, and seasonal movies hits the perfect note with me :)

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  11. Those bars look totally delicious! Great way to spend time while the storm rages outside :).

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