Andes Cheesecake Supreme

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup chocolate cookie crumb
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup andes mint baking chips (28 candies) or 1 (4 2/3 ounce) package andes creme de menthe thin candies, chopped (28 candies)
• 1 (4 2/3 ounce) package andes creme de menthe thin candies (28 candies)
• 3 tablespoons whipping cream or 3 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 mix crumbs and 3 tablespoons sugar in a small bowl.
• 3 add butter; mix well.
• 4 press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• 5 bake at 325°f, 10 minutes.
• 6 filling:.
• 7 beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until well blended.
• 8 add eggs and vanilla; mix on low speed just until well combined.
• 9 stir in 1 cup andes baking chips or 1 package of chopped andes candies (28 pieces);
• 10 pour into crust.
• 11 bake:.
• 12 bake at 325 f, 1 hour and 5 minutes or until center is almost set.
• 13 run knife between rim of pan and cheesecake. cool to room temperature.
• 14 topping:.
• 15 set aside 10-12 candy pieces, any flavor, for decorating top of cake.
• 16 place remaining andes candies and whipping cream in microwaveable bowl.
• 17 microwave on high 45 seconds.
• 18 stir until candies are melted and mixture is smooth.
• 19 pour over cheesecake, spreading to cover surface and drizzle down sides of cheesecake. decorate with reserved andes candies.
• 20 refrigerate cheesecake 3 hours or until serving time.