Mixed Berry Cheesecake with Shortbread Crust
By
Careema Bell
@ccbell02
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My husband and I both love cheesecake. I'm always trying to create new and different ways to punch up my standard recipe. This is one of several versions. Enjoy!
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote
Comments:
Serves:
8 (or 2 cheesecake lovers!)
Prep:
20 Min
Cook:
50 Min
Ingredients
- 2
- 8 ounce packages cream cheese softened
- 4
- eggs
- 1/2 c
- brown sugar, firmly packed (add more if you prefer)
- 1 1/2 Tbsp
- lemon juice, fresh
- 2 tsp
- vanilla
- 1/2 c
- strawberries, fresh chopped
- 1/4 c
- blueberries, fresh
- 1/2 c
- strawberry preserves
- 1 stick
- unsalted butter room temp
- 1/4 c
- powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp
- vanilla
- 3/4 c
- flour
- 1 1/2 Tbsp
- cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp
- salt
CHEESECAKE BATTER
MIXED BERRY SWIRL
SHORTBREAD CRUST
YOU MAY ALSO USE A PREMADE SHORTBREAD CRUST...THE PICTURE SHOWN HAS ONE MADE BY KEEBLER
How to Make Mixed Berry Cheesecake with Shortbread Crust
- 1Preaheat oven to 350. Mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla until smooth.
- 2Add eggs one at a time and mix after each egg as added...batter should be smooth
- 3In a medium bowl mash your berries together until slightly smooth
- 4Add berries and preserves to a small sauce pan and heat until smooth...the consistency will be like really soft jello. Set aside
- 5To prepare cookie crust:
Mix all dry ingredients
Cut butter into dry ingredients until pea sized balls form - 6SKIP THIS STEP IF USING PREMADE CRUST
- 7Form dough and press into you pie plate
Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown
Cool about 10 minutes - 8Pour batter into cookie crust. Add berry topping by spoonfuls in different sizes (i.e. quarter sixe, dime size, etc.). You may need to give the berries a quick stir.
- 9Use a fork or knife to create a swirl pattern in your cheesecake batter
- 10Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes
Cheesecake should be golden around the edges and a fork test should be done on the cheesecake that is about 1 inch inside the crust (clean fork=done)
Crust will be a deep brown resembling graham cracker - 11Cool about 1 hour on a wire rack
- 12Cool 2 hours or more (I do overnight) in a refrigerator...cheesecake can be covered loosely with wax paper or a cake cover
- 13ENJOY!
About Mixed Berry Cheesecake with Shortbread Crust
Other Tags: Quick & Easy, For Kids
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