Bailey’s Irish Cream Cheesecake

Boozy, sinful and decadent Irish Cream Cheesecake loaded with Bailey’s Irish Cream, topped with thick layer of chocolate ganache and Oreo crust, will be great St. Patrick’s Day dessert.

OK, to be honest, I’m not a great fan of desserts with the taste of liquor and alcohol until I tried this great Bailey’s Irish Cream cheesecake which made me change my opinion.


Cheesecake was always my first choice when dessert for any occasion comes into consideration. If it was a cake or a mini version – cheesecake cupcakes, bake or no bake recipes, it is always my favorite. There is no cheesecake that I haven’t made multiple times: Reese’s, chocolate, Nutella, strawberry, pumpkin, peanut butter… but I always avoided Irish Cream.

Ingredients
For the crust:

• 2 cups Oreo cookie crumbs (use whole cookies with filling)
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• For cheesecake filling:
• 3 (8 oz) packages cream cheese-softened
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup Baileys Irish cream
• For Chocolate ganache:
• 1 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 12 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate-chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix together Oreo crumbs and melted butter, press the mixture into 9” springform pan and bake for 8-10 minutes, set aside to cool.
3. Once the crust is cooled, wrap pan with two layers of aluminum foil and bring the foil up the sides of the pan and make sure it is tight and secure so no water gets in during the baking process!!!!
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