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Fruited Cheesecake Recipe


   
Recipe Categories: Cheesecakes
Yield: 8 Servings
 
Ingredients
  3  tb Melted margarine  
  Filling:  
  2   containers (15oz) Light Ricotta Cheese  
  3/4  c Sugar  
  1/2  c Half/half  
  1/4  c Flour  
  1  ts Vanilla  
  1/4  ts Salt  
  3   Eggs  
 
Instructions
 
  1. Crust: 1 1/4 c vanilla wafer crumbs

 
  2. Topping: 2 c assorted fresh fruits (like strawberries, sliced kiwi-peeled/sliced, blueberries, raspberries or blackberries), 1/3 c red currant jelly, 1 t brandy, optional

 
  3. Lightly grease sides of 8 or 9-inch springform pan. Combine crust ing. ; mix well. Press evenly over bottom of pan. Chill while preparing filling. In bowl of electric mixer, combine cheese, sugar, half/half, flour and vanilla and salt; blend until smooth. Add eggs one at a time; blend until smooth. Pour batter over crust. Bake at 350' 1 hr or until center is just set. Turn off oven; cool in oven with door open for 30 min. Remove to wire rack; loosen from rim of pan. Cool completely; chill 4 hr. Topping may be prepared up to 3 hr ahead. Arrange fruit in concentric circles attractively over surface of cake. Heat jelly with brandy until melted. Brush over fruit; chill 30 min to set glaze. Makes 8 servings.

 
  From: Sargento "Cheesecake- sweet/savory" Pamphlet

 
   


 



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