Winning Cranberry Cheesecake Recipe

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The holidays wouldn't be complete without cranberries and eggnog. I use them both in this flavorful and and lovely cheesecake. It's a perfect finale for Christmas dinner...set it out at the start of the meal, not just to solicit "oohs" and "aahs", but to remind folks to save room for dessert.

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Winning Cranberry Cheesecake Recipe
  • Prep: 30 min. + cooling Bake: 1 hour + chilling
  • Yield: 12 Servings
30 60 90

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup cranberry juice
  • 1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
  • CRUST:
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (about 16 squares)
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • FILLING:
  • 4 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 4 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup eggnog
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Directions

  • In a large saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in cranberry juice until smooth. Add cranberries. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; set aside.
  • In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 325° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
  • In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add flour and beat well. Add eggs, beat on low just until combined. Add eggnog and vanilla; beat just until blended. Pour two-thirds of the filling over crust. Top with half of the cranberry mixture (cover and refrigerate remaining cranberry mixture). Carefully spoon remaining filling on top. Return pan to baking sheet.
  • Bake at 325° for 60-70 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan. Spoon remaining cranberry mixture over cheesecake. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 12 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with commercially prepared eggnog.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 345 calories, 13 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 112 mg cholesterol, 161 mg sodium, 52 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Cranberry Cheesecake in Taste of Home December/January 1999, p25

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Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2011 by turtledaisy

I always make this cheesecake during the holidays. It is gone within minutes! Easy to prepare.

 
 
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