Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Strawberry Cheesecake

My husband wanted a Strawberry Cheesecake for dessert for Thanksgiving so I just finished baking this recipe I found on allrecipes.com. I sure hope that it's good.  I'll have to add a picture of it tomorrow because I'm too tired to pull out the camera right now.  Gotta get some sleep after cleaning up the kitchen..

Strawberry Cheesecake

1 Pkg graham crackers processed in food processor (approx 1 1/4 cups)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/3 cup butter, melted
20 oz frozen sweetened sliced strawberries, thawed and drained
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs
1 tablespoon water (optional)

Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and butter in a bowl. Press onto the bottom of an ungreased 9-inch springform pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

Place strawberries and cornstarch into a blender. Cover and puree until smooth. Pour strawberry sauce into a saucepan.

Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil and stir until sauce is thick and shiny, about 2 minutes. Set aside 1/3 cup strawberry sauce; cool. Cover and refrigerate remaining sauce for serving.

Beat cream cheese in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; gradually beat in condensed milk. Mix in lemon juice and vanilla extract, then beat in eggs on low speed until just combined. Pour half of cream cheese mixture over crust; drop half of reserved strawberry sauce by 1/2 teaspoonfuls on cream cheese layer. Carefully spoon remaining cream cheese mixture over sauce; drop remaining strawberry sauce by 1/2 teaspoonfuls on top. Cut through top layer only with a knife to swirl strawberry sauce.

Bake in preheated oven until center is almost set, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Serve reserved strawberry sauce with cheesecake. If the sauce is too thick, stir in water.

Also on the Thanksgiving Menu:
Turkey (my husband bought one of those greaseless turkey fryers to cook the turkey in)
Cornbread Dressing
Macaroni & Cheese
Potato Salad
Collard Greens
Green Beans Casserole
Cranberry Sauce
Carrot SoufflĂ© 
Beverages:  Water, Cokes, Sprite, Little Hugs (for the grands), Iced Tea
Strawberry Cheesecake
Old-Fashioned Pound Cake

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