BIT-OF-IRISH CHEESECAKE

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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a Bit-of-Irish Cheesecake! A nip of Irish cream liqueur and pecan crust make this Bit-of-Irish Cheesecake a crowd-pleaser.

Provided by My Food and Family

Time 6h20m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups finely chopped PLANTERS Pecans
2 Tbsp. sugar
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. flour
1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
1/4 cup Irish cream liqueur
4 eggs

Steps:

Heat oven to 325°F.
Combine nuts, 2 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 min.
Meanwhile, beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and flour in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add sour cream and liqueur; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
Pour cream cheese batter over crust. Bake 1 hour 5 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 440, Fat 34 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 125 mg, Sodium 260 mg, Carbohydrate 20 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 17 g, Protein 7 g