Ladyfinger Cheesecake Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ladyfinger Cheesecake

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. + chilling YIELD: 14 servings.
"My mom got this recipe from a friend, and after we tried it, we promised we'd never make cheesecake any other way," recalls Marcia Savery from New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Ingredients

  • 4-1/2 cups sliced fresh strawberries (about 2 pounds)
  • 2 tablespoons plus 2 cups sugar, divided
  • 3 packages (3 ounces each) ladyfingers, split
  • 4 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream

Directions

  • 1. In a large bowl, combine strawberries and 2 tablespoons sugar. Cover; refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Meanwhile, arrange 25 split ladyfingers around the edges of a lightly greased 10-in. springform pan. Place 25 more on the bottom; set aside.
  • 2. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar until smooth. In another large bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form. Gradually fold into cream cheese mixture.
  • 3. Spoon half of the cream cheese mixture into prepared pan. Spread with half of strawberry mixture to within 1 in. of edges. Cover; refrigerate remaining strawberry mixture.
  • 4. Arrange remaining ladyfingers over top. Spoon remaining cream cheese mixture over ladyfingers. Cover; refrigerate overnight. Serve with reserved strawberry mixture.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 333 calories, 19g fat (12g saturated fat), 87mg cholesterol, 71mg sodium, 40g carbohydrate (36g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein.

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