A little piece of this goes a long way. It will be a perfect climax to that special dinner. If egg nog is not your thing, just replace it with cream.
| 1 1/2 cups Pecan Sandies cookies, crumbed | 1/4 cup sugar |
| 1/8 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg | 3 Tbs. butter, melted |
Combine ingredients and press into bottom and 1” up sides of a 9 1/2”or 10” springform pan. Bake in a preheated 350F. oven for 8 minutes.Cool slightly.
| 3/4 cup whipping cream | 2 Tbs. butter |
| 12 oz. good quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped (not chocolate chips, please) |
1 tsp. vanilla |
| 2 Tbs. rum, brandy or your favorite liqueur |
Warm cream over low heat in saucepan just until it starts to bubble around the edges. Add chocolate and slowly stir with a whisk until chocolate has melted completely. Add butter, vanilla and liqueur. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Remove 1/3 cup mixture to another container and chill. Pour remaining mixture over crust and place in freezer to chill truffle mixture firm.
| 4 - 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese | 1/2 cup sour cream |
| 1 1/3 cups sugar | 1/2 cup egg nog* |
| 3 eggs + 2 egg yolks | 2 Tbs. rum |
| 3 Tbs. flour | 1/2 tsp. grated nutmeg |
| 2 tsp. vanilla |
Cream the room temperature cream cheese. Add sugar, creaming well. Add eggs and yolks. Mix and add remaining ingredients. Mix well and pour onto truffle layer. Bake in preheated 350F. oven for 55 minutes or center 3” is still slightly jiggling. Leave oven on. *Or whipping cream.
| 2 cups sour cream | 1 tsp. vanilla |
| 1/3 cup sugar | dash of nutmeg |
Combine while cheesecake bakers. Let cheesecake stand 10 minutes out of the oven. Carefully spread sour cream mixture on top. Retrun to oven for 5 minutes. Carefully run a knife around in edge of pan to release from sides. Cool on rack. Shape remaining truffle mixture inot small balls and roll in cocoa.
Cheesecake:
Chill until serving time. Remove sides from pan. Melt together, 2 oz. semi-sweet chocolate plus 1 Tbs. solid shortening. and drizzle over cheesecake. Place truffles around the edge. Let cheesecake stand 1 hour at room temperature before serving. Serves 14.