Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups finely crushed gingersnaps (about 24 cookies)
  • 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
  • 3 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
  • 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Cranberry Flavor Gelatin
  • 1/2 cup cold water
  • 1/2 cup whole berry cranberry sauce

Method

  • Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Mix crumbs and butter; press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch springform pan.
  • Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended.
  • Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
  • Stir in sour cream and nutmeg; pour into crust.
  • Bake 1 hour and 15 to 20 min.
  • or until center is almost set.
  • Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.
  • Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min.
  • until completely dissolved.
  • Stir in cold water and cranberry sauce.
  • Refrigerate 5 to 10 min.
  • or until slightly thickened.
  • Spoon onto room temperature cheesecake.
  • Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving.