Ingredients
- 16 oz cream cheese room temperature
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp molasses
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/3 tsp nutmeg
Cheesecake Crust
- 12 graham or gingersnap cookies
- 1/4 cup butter melted
For decoration (Recipe in Notes Section)
- Gingerbread House
- Gingerbread Man
- Royal Icing / 2 cups confectioners’ sugar + 1 large egg white
Instructions
- Place gingersnap or graham cookies in food processor and blend until fine.
- Mix with melted butter in a bowl.
- Add the mixture into a 7" springform pan, press it onto the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Transfer the pan to the fridge.
- Preparing the Cheesecake Batter;
- Combine sugar and cream cheese in a bowl, beat until combined. Add spices and molasses, keep whisking.
- Add eggs gradually. Stir in heavy cream and cornstarch, whisk until combined.
- Pour the batter into the pan.
- Add 1+1/2 cups of water in Instant Pot, cook on high pressure for 28 minutes and allow a natural release.
- Let it cool down for 3-4 hours.
- Decorate with a layer of royal icing on top and gingerbread house and gingerbread men cookies.
Notes
Gingerbread cookie recipe;
• 1/2 cup butter, softened but not melted
*2 cups flour (+1/2 if needed)
* 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions;
Mix all of the ingredients, make the dough.
Cut the dough into shapes just like in the video to form a house.
Bake for 12-15 minutes at 170C/350F.
Assemble the house pieces using royal icing like in the video. Let it dry.
• 1/2 cup butter, softened but not melted
*2 cups flour (+1/2 if needed)
* 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions;
Mix all of the ingredients, make the dough.
Cut the dough into shapes just like in the video to form a house.
Bake for 12-15 minutes at 170C/350F.
Assemble the house pieces using royal icing like in the video. Let it dry.