Country Ham Cheesecake

By Reen

Ingredients

• 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 white pepper

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 150mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

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.