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Black Forest Cherry Cheesecake

 
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Black Forest Cherry Cheesecake Black Forest Cherry Cheesecake

This cheesecake is amazingly chocolatey and delicious. It screams out the cherry flavour. Definitely worth the effort.

Yield

16

servings

Prep

15

min

Cook

55

min

Ready

8

hrs

 

Ingredients

Cherry topping:
2 cups dark sweet pitted cherries
*
¼ cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
fresh
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Crust:
1 ⅓ cups graham cracker crumbs
chocolate
*
¼ cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter
or stick margarine, melted
1 large egg whites
nonstick cooking spray
*
Filling:
1 cup sour cream, non-fat
½ cup milk, sweetened condensed
fat free
8 ounces cream cheese (nonfat)
softened
1 ¼ cups sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
unsweetened
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs
½ cup mini chocolate chips
semisweet
*
36 bing (sweet) cherries
dark, pitted and halved
*

Directions

To prepare the cherry topping:

Place 2 cups cherries in a blender or food processor, and process until smooth.

Combine the puréed cherries, ¼ cup sugar, lemon juice, and cornstarch in a small saucepan.

Bring to a boil, and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Pour cherry topping into a bowl; cover and chill.

To prepare the crust:

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃) F.

Combine crumbs, ¼ cup sugar, butter, and egg white in a bowl; toss with a fork until well-blended.

Press crumb mixture into the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray.

Bake at 350° for 10 minutes; cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven temperature to 300°.

To prepare the filling:

Combine sour cream, milk, and cheeses in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended. Add 1¼ cups sugar, cocoa, vanilla, and eggs; beat well. Stir in minichips. Pour cheese mixture into prepared pan.

Bake at 300° for 50 minutes or until almost set (center will not be firm, but will set up as it chills).

Turn oven off; cool cheesecake in closed oven 40 minutes. Remove from oven; cool on a wire rack.

Spread cherry topping over cheesecake. Top with cherry halves. Cover and chill 8 hours.

 

* not incl. in nutrient facts

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 74g (2.6 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 18522% of calories from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 5g 7%
Saturated Fat 3g 13%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 39mg 13%
Sodium 128mg 5%
Total Carbohydrate 11g 11%
Dietary Fiber 0g 2%
Sugars g
Protein 9g
Vitamin A 5% Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 8% Iron 2%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?

 

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