Spiced Cheesecake is flavorful and beautiful! Fresh ginger in a chocolaty crust as well as in the creamy filling. Traditional spices like ground ginger and cinnamon also lace the rich, cream cheese filling.
Prep Time45 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr30 minutesmins
Total Time6 hourshrs
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Spiced Cheesecake With Chocolate-Ginger Crust
12ounces(53 cookies) chocolate wafer cookiessuch as Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers
3tablespoonsgranulated sugar
2tablespoonscanola oil
6tablespoonsunsalted buttermelted
1½tablespoonsgrated fresh ginger
Filling
4packages(8 ounce packages) cream cheese
1⅓cupsgranulated sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1tablespoongrated fresh ginger
2½tablespoonsall-purpose flour
1teaspooncinnamon
¼teaspoonnutmeg
¼teaspoonground ginger
4large eggs
2large egg yolks
4cupsheavy cream
⅔cupconfectioners' sugar
Chocolate curlsoptional
Instructions
Heat oven to 400°F with rack in the lower third. Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with a circle of parchment; set aside.
In a food processor crush chocolate cookies and sugar until mixture is fine crumbs. Stir together oil, butter and grated ginger and drizzle into mixture, pulsing until combined. Press mixture into the pan so crust is about ⅜ inch thick on the bottom and all the way up the sides (you may have a little extra). Set crust aside.
For the filling: In a mixer beat together cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and grated ginger until there are no lumps. Mix in the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and ground ginger. Add eggs and yolks one at a time, mixing in completely and scraping sides of bowl as needed between each addition, until completely combined.
Place springform pan on a foil-lined baking sheet and pour filling into crust. Bake for 20 minutes, then reduce heat to 200°F. Loosely cover cheesecake with greased foil and cook until center is just slightly wobbly and cake is set, about 1 hour and 10 minutes more. Cool on a wire rack completely, then chill 4 hours or overnight.
To serve: Whip cream and confectioners' sugar to firm peaks and swirl on top of cheesecake; sprinkle with chocolate curls if desired.
Notes
Parchment under the crust allows it to slide off easily onto the serving platter.