Red, White and Blueberry Cheesecake
INGREDIENTS
- =Crust:
- 1 cup finely crushed graham crackers
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
- =Filling:
- 4 cups (30 oz.) Sargento® Light Ricotta Cheese
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup blueberry fruit spread, heated
- 1-1/2 cups fresh strawberry slices or fresh whole raspberries
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
- 1/4 cup red currant jelly, heated
DIRECTIONS
- 1
Combine crust ingredients; mix well. Press evenly over bottom and 1-1/2-inches up sides of 8 or 9-inch springform pan. Chill while preparing filling.
- 2
Blend together cheese, sugar, half-and-half, flour, vanilla and salt in bowl of electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time; blend until smooth. Pour half of batter into prepared crust. Spoon half of blueberry spread randomly over batter; top with remaining batter, smooth with spatula. Spoon remaining blueberry spread randomly over batter; swirl with knife for marbled effect. Bake in preheated 350°F oven 1 hour or until center is just set. Turn off oven; cool in oven with door propped open 30 minutes. Remove to cooling rack; loosen cake from rim of pan with metal spatula.
- 3
Cool completely; chill 2 to 24 hours. Arrange strawberries and blueberries around edge of cheesecake. Brush jelly over fruit; chill at least 30 minutes to set glaze.
SUMMARY
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Yield: Serves: 12
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See Nutrition Facts
Serves: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 444
Total Fat 14.7g
Saturated Fat 8.1g
Trans Fat 3.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.2g
Cholesterol 118g
Sodium 319g
Carbohydrates 67g
Protein 13g
Dietary Fiber 4g
Vitamin A 100g
Vitamin C 18g
Calcium 207g
Iron 1g
