Eggnog Elegance — Les Petites Gourmettes

Ingredients

• 6 whole cinnamon graham crackers, broken into pieces
• 1/2 cup hazelnuts, toasted and skinned
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons Frangelico (hazelnut liqueur) or Amaretto (almond liqueur)
• 24 ounces (3 packages) cream cheese, room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup half and half
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla paste or extract
• 3 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 2 tablespoon Cognac
• Freshly grated nutmeg
• 36 whole hazelnuts, for garnish