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Thin Mint Cheesecake

By Delish EditorsPublished: Mar 20, 2018
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Yields:
8 - 10 serving(s)
Prep Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
8 hrs
Cal/Serv:
1391
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Ingredients

For the crust

  • 24 whole Thin Mint Cookies
  • 6 Tbsp. butter, melted
  • Pinch of kosher salt

For the cheesecake

  • 4 (8-oz.) blocks of cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tsp. mint extract
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
  • Green food coloring
  • 15 Thin Mint cookies, crushed

For the ganache

  • 2/3 cup heavy cream
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

For the topping

  • 1 cup Cool Whip
  • 5 Thin Mint cookies, halved
  • 5 Thin Mint cookies, crushed

Directions

    1. Step 1Preheat oven to 325° and grease an 8" or 9" springform pan with cooking spray. Make crust: In a large Ziploc bag or a food processor fitted with a metal blade, crush Thin Mints until fine crumbs form. Transfer to a bowl and pour in melted butter. Add salt and stir until crumbs are completely coated and moist.
    2. Step 2Make cheesecake: In a large bowl using a hand mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer), beat cream cheese and sugar together until no lumps remain. Add eggs, one at a time, then stir in mint extract and sour cream. Add flour, salt, and green food coloring and beat until just combined. Fold crushed Thin Mints into cheesecake mixture. Pour mixture over crust and smooth into an even layer. 
    3. Step 3Wrap bottom of pan in aluminum foil and place in a large roasting pan. Pour in enough boiling water to come up halfway in the baking pan. Bake until center of cheesecake only slightly jiggles, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Turn off oven, prop open door, and let cheesecake cool in oven, 1 hour. 
    4. Step 4Remove foil and refrigerate cheesecake for at least 5 hours and up to overnight.
    5. Step 5When ready to serve, make ganache: In a small saucepan over low heat, heat heavy cream. Place chocolate in a heat-proof bowl and pour over hot heavy cream. Let sit 3 minutes, then stir until creamy and no lumps remain. 
    6. Step 6Refrigerate ganache until slightly thick, 10 minutes, and spread on the top of cheesecake.
    7. Step 7Sprinkle crushed thin mints all over top of the cheesecake. Pipe 10 dollops of Cool Whip around the edge and top each dollop with a halved Thin Mint and serve. 
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