Cherry Cheesecake Dessert Recipe

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My mother often made this lovely fruit-topped cheese-cake. Now our grown sons consider it my "signature dessert". Sometimes, I bake and freeze the cheesecake ahead. On the day I serve it, I thaw it, then add the fruit. -Christine Eilerts Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Cherry Cheesecake Dessert Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 15 min. + chilling
  • Yield: 9 Servings
15 15 30

Ingredients

  • 1-1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted
  • FILLING:
  • 2 packages (one 8 ounces, one 3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling

Directions

  • In small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press into a greased 8-in. square baking dish; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour into crust.
  • Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until almost set. Cool for 1 hour on a wire rack. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Spoon pie filling over top. Yield: 9 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 377 calories, 21 g fat (12 g saturated fat), 103 mg cholesterol, 268 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Cherry Cheesecake Dessert in Taste of Home December/January 2004, p33

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Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2008 by lssrls@yahoo.com

I have made this often. We think it is the best cheesecake and very easy to make.


Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2007 by Flenner

 
 
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