Desserts

Bit-of-Irish Cheesecake

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Here's the real reason to want to be Irish: rich, creamy-smooth cheesecake, subtly flavored with a nip of liqueur. With a wee bit o’ luck, there’ll be a slice left for you.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

6 hr 25 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

1-1/2

cups finely chopped PLANTERS Pecans

Tbsp. sugar

Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

cup sugar

Tbsp. flour

cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

1/4

cup Irish cream liqueur

eggs

Make It

HEAT oven to 325°F.

MIX nuts, 2 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 min.

BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and flour in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add sour cream and liqueur; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.

BAKE 1 hour 5 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

This is the perfect dessert to serve at for your annual St. Patrick's Day celebration. Since it serves 16, one cheesecake goes a long way in feeding the crowd!

Fun Idea

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by garnishing the chilled cheesecake with green colored sugar just before serving. Or, sprinkle the green colored sugar over a shamrock-shaped template placed on top of chilled cheesecake; remove template to reveal the shamrock design.

Cappuccino Cheesecake in Nut Crust

Prepare as directed, substituting 1 Tbsp. MAXWELL HOUSE Instant Coffee and 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon dissolved in 1/4 cup boiling water for the liqueur in the cheesecake filling.

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Tina8156

posted:4/16/2013

Best ever cheesecake.

TheKitchenChef

posted:4/3/2013

I made 2 of these cheesecakes and used a 1/2 of cup like everyone suggested and baked it for a few minutes longer & 1 i used baileys coffee creamer non alcoholic. Both of them cracked and look terrible. I know how to cook and bake so out of all these ratings my guess would be no one is mentioning the cracks in the cake. I just wonder if they taste as bad as they look. I'm going to make one more and see if the results get better.

dollylance

posted:3/19/2013

I made this for St. Patrick's Day. What a hit it was! The women were asking for the recipe. I used the oreo mint cookies and 1/2 cup of Irish cream as suggested. I baked it for an additional 10 minutes (5 min. at a time).

WeatherfieldGal

posted:3/19/2013

Served on St. Patrick's Day to rave reviews, including "best cheesecake ever" from a guest. I doubled the Bailey's as suggested and baked 5-8 minutes longer. The creamy texture of the cake was fantastic. Loved the pecan crust! Will make this again trying different liqueurs.

Kim A81

posted:3/11/2013

I made this last year and it was wonderful! My daughter's boyfriend wanted this as his Christmas present. Which he got! I did use the mint Oreo's and increased the Bailey's to 1/2 cup. Total Yum!!!!

JenGray89

posted:3/19/2012

I made a couple of changes based on the reviews I read and OMG was it a hit!! I used mint oreos and just the melted butter for the crust and increased the Irish Cream to 1/2 cup. I also put it in a 10' pan instead of the 9' and baked it for 1 hour 10 minutes. All I can say is there was very little left and this will definitely be a repeat at least once a year. With the mint flavor, it could also be used during the Christmas holidays.

nursemom#1

posted:3/18/2012

GREAT As good as The Cheesecake Factory. My daughter asked for me to make for her B'day. Gets better with a little time

cctp1016

posted:3/18/2012

A nice cheesecake but I couldn't taste the Irish cream liqeur so next time I think I'll add some Irish cream flavoring.

MEE1976

posted:3/14/2012

I have made this twice, well actually two at the same time...it was wonderful! Only problem was it cracked just a bit, but I used homemade whipping cream to cover and fill and then did the shamrock! No one knew what the problem was. Loved it

brownalice

posted:3/15/2011

This was a repeat request from my family. It was easier than I thought and will continue to make if for the clan.