Peppermint vanilla cheese cake

By Margaretmary

Ingredients

• Crust
• 25 chocolate graham crackers
• 1 Tbs sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 12 Tbsp melted butter
• Cheesecake
• 3 8oz pkgs cream cheese
• 1 cp sugar
• 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 cup crushed peppermint
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup confectioners sugar

Preparation

Step 1

for crust crush
Crush graham crackers into fine curnbs in a food processor. Mix the crumbs with the sugar, salt, and melted butter. Press the crumb mixture evenly into bottom and sides of 9 inch spring form pan. Put in freezer for 15 min.
for cheese cake
Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add the sugar and mix to combine. Beat in the peppermint and vanilla extracts and carefully fold in the crushed peppermint candy. Stir in 2 or 3 drops red food coloring until filling is a light pink color. Pour filling into crust; smooth top and chill until firm 21/2-3 hours.
Mix together sour cream and confectioners sugar and spread mixture evenly over cheese cake. Chill one additional hour; serve with extra crushed peppermint