Spiced Egg Nog Cheesecake Recipe (

Crust

8 boards graham crackers

1 teaspoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon groung ginger

1/4 cup butter, melted

Filling

4 pkg (8 ounces each) cream cheese, at room temp.

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup all purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Pinch ground cloves

1 egg

1 3/4 cups prepared eggnog (with or without alcohol)

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 container (8 ounces) sour cream

Garnish

1 package (6 ounces) premium white chocolate baking bars

pinch ground nutmeg

1. Heat oven to 350 F.

2. Crust: Crush crackers in plastic bag. Add sugar, ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon. Add butter; knead bag to blend. Press over bottom on 9" round springform pan.

3. Bake crust in 350 F oven 10 minutes, cool on wire rack.

4. Filling: Beat cream cheese in bowl until smooth. Mix sugar, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves in small bowl. Add to cream cheese; beat until smooth. Beat in egg. Beat in eggnog in slow stream. Beat in vanilla. Pour into springform pan. Tap pan lightly to release air bubbles.

5. Bake in 350 F oven 1 hour. Remove from oven; spread with sour cream. Bake 5 more minutes. Cool in pan on rack until cool to the touch. Refrigerate until serving.

6. Optional garnish: Melt chocolate in bowl over saucepan of simmering water. Add nutmeg. Line 8x4x3 inch loaf pan with foil. Pour chocolate into pan, spreading evenly; cool until firm. Lift out of pan. Make curls, using vegetable peeler. Araange on top of cake. Reserve remaining "bar" for snacking.