Easter Egg Cheesecake
Prep
15-30 mins
Total
6 HRS 25 MIN
Servings
16 Servings
Easter Egg Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 40 - vanilla wafers, finely crushed 
- 1/3 - cup - butter, melted 
- 4 - pkg - (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Original Cream Cheese Spread, softened 
- 1/2 - cup - sugar 
- 1/4 - cup - honey 
- 1 - tsp - zest and 1 Tbsp. juice from 1 lemon 
- 4 - eggs 
- 1 - cup - heavy whipping cream 
- 1 - jar 
- 1/3 - cup 
- 3/4 - cup - mini sugar shell-coated milk chocolate eggs 
- PHILADELPHIA - Original Cream Cheese Spread 
- JET-PUFFED - Marshmallow Creme 
- BAKER'S - Sweetened Angel Flake Coconut 
Instructions
- Step 1 - Heat oven to 325°F. 
- Step 2 - Combine wafer crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. 
- Step 3 - Beat cream cheese, sugar, honey, lemon zest and lemon juice in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add 4 eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust. 
- Step 4 - Bake 55 min. or until center of cheesecake is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool completely before removing rim. 
- Step 5 - Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hrs. 
- Step 6 - Beat whipping cream in medium bowl with mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Add marshmallow creme; beat until stiff peaks form. 
- Step 7 - Spoon marshmallow creme mixture over cheesecake to within 1/2 inch of edge, then use back of spoon to make 3-inch-diameter indentation in center to resemble a bird's nest. 
- Step 8 - Sprinkle marshmallow creme mixture with coconut; fill center with chocolate eggs just before serving.