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Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake (or Apricot Swirl) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Crust Blend all crust ingredients together until the mixture forms coarse crumbs. Press into bottom and up sides
1 ½ C. flour of a 10 inch spring form pan. Price dough all over with
½ C. ground pecans fork and bake at 425 degrees 10-12 minutes until very
3T. sugar lightly browned. Remove and cool.
¼ tsp salt
½ C (1 stick) butter

Filling

3 8oz pkgs. Cream cheese, softened
¾ C. Sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
4 large eggs
½ C. light cream or half and half-half).
½ C. raspberry or apricot preserves


Raspberry Swirl (or Apricot)

1 T. sugar
¼ C. jam or preserves

Topping Optional final topping:
1 pint sour cream Whipped cream
4 T. sugar fresh raspberries
½ tsp. vanilla dried sliced apricots
Directions:
Directions:
Filling:
Mix cream cheese and sugar until there are no lumps.
Add vanilla, then eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition.
Stir in cream.
Divide batter in half (about 3 cups each)
Stir the jam into one half.

Swirl:
Stir sugar and jam. If jam is thick, heat it slightly.

Assembly: Spoon raspberry batter into cooled crust and smooth it into an even layer with a spatula. Spoon the vanilla batter gently over the top and smooth it. Drop small dollops of raspberry mixture over the surface of the batter. Draw a knife through the raspberries to make a swirl pattern. Bake cheesecake at 350 degrees 40 – 45 minutes until edges are set and its center is still a little wobbly. Turn oven off, crack open door, and allow cake to cool in the oven.

Topping: Mix topping ingredients and bake 5 minutes at 350 degrees.

Optional: Top with whipped cream or decorate with fresh raspberries or dried sliced apricots.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
12
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
“This is absolutely the best cheesecake ever! It can be made a day ahead”.

 

 

 

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