Cranberry Celebration Cheesecake Recipe

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This pretty cheesecake is a cranberry and dessert lover’s dream. Cool and creamy, it’s just right for the holidays…or any day!—Teri Rasey, Cadillac, MI

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Cranberry Celebration Cheesecake Recipe

Prep: 45 min. Bake: 1-3/4 hours + chilling

Yield: 16 Servings

45 110 155

Ingredients

1/2 cup dried cranberries
2 cups cake flour
1/2 cup ground almonds
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
FILLING:
3/4 cup plus 1-1/2 cups sugar, divided
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cranberry juice
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
4 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs, lightly beaten
TOPPING:
2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup ground almonds
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Directions

In a food processor, finely chop dried cranberries. Add flour, almonds and confectioners' sugar; process until blended. Add butter; pulse just until crumbly.
Press onto the bottom and 1-1/2 in. up sides of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
In a small saucepan, combine 3/4 cup sugar and cornstarch; stir in cranberry juice until smooth. Add berries. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, vanilla and remaining sugar until smooth. Add eggs; beat just until combined. Pour half of batter into crust. Carefully spoon 3/4 cup berry mixture over batter; top with remaining batter.
Bake for 45 minutes. Reduce heat to 250°. Bake 25-30 minutes longer or until center is almost set. Combine the sour cream, sugar and vanilla; spread over top. Bake 20-30 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Spread remaining berry mixture over the top. Refrigerate overnight.
Beat cream until stiff peaks form; fold in ground almonds. Pipe around top edge of cheesecake; sprinkle with sliced almonds. Yield: 16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 626 calories, 40 g fat (24 g saturated fat), 171 mg cholesterol, 242 mg sodium, 57 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 10 g protein.

Originally published as Cranberry Celebration Cheesecake in Country Woman December/January 2010, p31

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Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2010 by superchicken

This recipe is wonderful. I've been looking for a similar recipe for years. Thank you for sharing. I used a 9" springform pan and once I added the sour cream mixture I had to turn my oven back up to 350 degrees. Then it set in the middle. It was a great Christmas Eve dessert.