Cheesecake
For the first time in 1,000 years, I’m actually not the one prepping for a large holiday dinner. We actually accepted an invitation instead of extending one to 30 something people. Of course, me being as obsessed with food as I am, my hostess gift will not come in the form of pretty, delicate holiday related shaped soaps, I will come bearing the gift of velvety creaminess, a festive glazed berry cheesecake.
Cheesecake with Triple Berry Topping
Author: The Squishy Monster
Ingredients
Crust
- 1½ c crushed cookies (graham, gingersnaps, amaretti, etc)
- 6 tb melted butter
- 2 ts sugar
- ¼ ts nutmeg
Filling
- 4 blocks (8 oz ea) cream cheese
- 1 c sugar {1/2 c more if you’d like}
- 4 eggs
- Zest of 2 lemons
- 2 ts good vanilla extract
- 2 tb flour
Berry Good Topping
- ½ c or 1 c seedless berry jelly
- 16 oz (2 c of berries)
Instructions
- The first things you want to do: preheat your oven to 350 and wrap your springform pan in foil.
- For the crust, combine everything together and press it onto the bottom of your pan and bake at 350 for about 10 min.
- For the filling, take your softened cream cheese and break it up.
- Slowly add your sugar (remember to not over mix. You don’t want to incorporate too much air)
- Crack in one egg at at time, blending in quick spurts between each addition.
- Blend in your zest and vanilla.
- Lastly, sprinkle in your flour and blend again.
- Bake the cheesecake at 350 for 1 hour.
- For the topping, heat up your jelly and toss and coat your berries. Spoon this over your cheesecake.
- Chill your cheesecake overnight.
Merry Christmas Eve! I love you all!!!
Love,
Your Squishy Monster
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