White Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cheesecake

Ingredients

Crust
• 12 Oreo cookies
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Cheesecake
• 1 pound (16 ounces) cream cheese
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 4 ounces white chocolate, melted and cooled
• 1 tablespoon AP flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 ounces peppermint bark, chopped
Mousse
• 2 oz white chocolate, melted and cooled
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 ounce cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract

Instructions

1. Spray the 7" springform pan with cooking spray.
2. Add two cups of water to the instant pot and place the rack on the bottom.
3. Make a tin foil sling to lift the cheesecake in and out of the instant pot.
Crust
4. In a food processor combine the whole Oreo cookies and the butter.
5. Pour the crumb butter mixture into the bottom of the pan and pat until even. Put in freezer for 10 minutes.
Cheesecake
6. In a food processor, mix the cream cheese with the sugar.
7. Once combined, add eggs one at a time followed by the egg yolk.
8. Add the melted chocolate.
9. Continually scrape the bowl down. Add vanilla and flour and mix until creamy.
10. Stir in the peppermint bark by hand.
11. Pour mixture into the springform pan and smooth with a spatula.
12. Place pan on the tin foil sling and slowly lower into the Instant Pot.
13. Cover cheesecake loosely with a piece of foil to prevent moisture from getting on to the top of the cake.
14. Set Instant Pot to maximum pressure for 27 minutes.
15. Once done, turn machine off and let it return to normal pressure for 15 minutes.
16. Unlock lid and use sling to transfer pan to cooling rack for an hour.
17. Chill in refrigerator overnight.
Chocolate Mousse
18. Melt chocolate and let cool.
19. Whip heavy cream to soft peaks and then add sugar. Continue mixing on high until stiff peaks.
20. In another bowl, whip cream cheese until smooth. Add chocolate and peppermint extract.
21. By hand, fold cream cheese mixture into whip cream mixture. Do not overmix.
22. Spread onto the cheesecake and let set.
Recipe Source: SerenaLissy.com