Ingredients: |
Ingredients: For the Raspberry Puree:
12 oz frozen raspberries
Splash lemon juice
1/4 cup sugar
For the Graham Cracker Crust:
1 1/2 packets graham crackers
6 tbsp melted butter
1/3 cup sugar
For the Cheesecake Filling:
2 1/2 lbs cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups whipped cream (I whipped about 3 cups heavy cream to make sure I had plenty, I did)
1 tbsp + 1 tsp vanilla extract
Blueberries to garnish
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Directions: |
Directions: Directions:
1 Place all your graham crackers in a large plastic ziplock and using a rolling pin, break them up until crumbled, make sure not to go so far as to just create dust
2 Mix all crust ingredients into medium bowl with a fork until it becomes clumpy from the melted butter
3 Pour crust into springform pan and using the bottom of a glass, stamp the crust to cover the bottom, pushing excess crust up the sides, packing it all together
4 Freeze crust for 30 minutes
5 While the crust freezes...
For the Puree;
1 Place all puree ingredients into blender and pulse until smooth
2 Strain if desired, but not necessary
3 Keep chilled in airtight container until using
For the Filling;
1 In a chilled mixing bowl, whip heavy cream with electric mixer and whisk attachment until stiff peaks form, set aside
2 In another mixing bowl using paddle attachment on medium speed, beat together cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract until combined and smooth
3 Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture, making sure no white streaks remain
To Assemble;
1 Take out frozen crust and pour half of cream cheese filling into crust, using a spatula to even out
2 Carefully spoon raspberry puree on top of cream cheese layer, spread out using the of back of spoon
3 Pour remaining cream cheese filling into the center of cake, carefully spreading it out over raspberry puree with spatula (make sure to spread it by pushing the top of filling out towards the sides to avoid pushing the puree up the sides of cake and onto the top)
4 Even out top with offset spatula and cover with plastic wrap
5 Place in fridge and chill for 24 hours
6 When ready to serve, top the center with blueberries
7 Slice and enjoy |
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