Ginger And Honey Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups gingersnap crumbs
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons minced candied ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• whipped cream
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 crust-in a bowl, mix cookie crumbs and butter; press into the bottom of a 9-inch greased springform pan and freeze.
• 2 filling-in a large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream on med-high for 3 minutes.
• 3 mix in flour, brown sugar, and honey until well blended, about 2 minutes.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
• 5 add candied ginger, ground ginger, and cinnamon.
• 6 pour batter over crust.
• 7 bake in a preheated 350° oven for 55-65 minutes or until the top is light brown and the center has a slight jiggle to it.
• 8 cool on a rack for 2 hours.
• 9 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours before decorating and serving.
• 10 pipe whipped cream around border of cheesecake; sprinkle with ground ginger and cinnamon.