Ultimate Strawberry Cheesecake
Yield
12 servingsPrep
20 minCook
70 minReady
3 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ¼ | cups |
graham cracker crumbs
fine |
*
|
| 1 | pound |
cottage cheese
small curd |
|
| 16 | ounces |
cream cheese
softened |
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
|
|
| ½ | cup |
cornstarch
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
lemon juice
|
|
| ½ | cup |
margarine
or butter |
|
| 1 | pint |
sour cream
dairy |
*
|
| Strawberry glaze | |||
| 1 | tablespoon |
cornstarch
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
water
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
light corn syrup
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
strawberries
crushed |
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
lemon juice
|
|
| 1 | dash |
food coloring
red, optional |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 296 | ml |
graham cracker crumbs
fine |
*
|
| 453.6 | g |
cottage cheese
small curd |
|
| 462.4 | ml/g |
cream cheese
softened |
|
| 355 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 118 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
| 118 | ml |
margarine
or butter |
|
| 473 | ml |
sour cream
dairy |
*
|
| Strawberry glaze | |||
| 15 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
| 59 | ml |
water
|
|
| 79 | ml |
light corn syrup
|
|
| 59 | ml |
strawberries
crushed |
*
|
| 5 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
| 1 | dash |
food coloring
red, optional |
*
|
Directions
Grease 9 inch springform pan; sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs, tilting pan to coat the sides.
Into a large bowl, mash cottage cheese through sieve; add cream cheese.
Beat on high setting with electric mixer until well blended.
Beat in sugar, then 2 eggs.
Reduce speed to slow.
Beat in cornstarch, lemon juice and vanilla, then margarine or butter and sour cream until smooth.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake in 325℉ (160℃) oven for 70 minutes or until firm around the edge.
Turn oven off. Let cake stand in oven for 2 hours.
Take out and chill.
Remove side of pan. If desired, cover with strawberry glaze.
Freezes well.
Strawberry Glaze: Mix cornstarch, water and light corn syrup until smooth.
Add strawberries.
Bring to a boil for 1 minute. Strain.
Stir in lemon juice and, if desired, a drop of red food coloring.
Cool slightly, then cover top with glaze.
