Sweet Cheesecake Recipes
Creme Brulee Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 48 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons low fat sour cream
- 6 eggs
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
- 6 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 teaspoons orange peel
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar (for topping)
- Boiling water (for baking)
- Strawberries, raspberries and blueberries (for garnish)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
- In a bowl place the cream cheese, 1/2 cups of sugar and sour cream and beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth.
- Add the eggs, heavy cream and orange peel. Beat until all the mixture is smooth.
- In another bowl, mix until well blended the vanilla wafer crumbs, butter and brown sugar. With fingers pat the wafer mixture into a springform pan; top the wafer mixture with the cheese mixture. Place pan into a larger pan and add boiling water to cover halfway up sides of springform pan.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until set.
- Remove very carefully the springform pan from water and let cool for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Refrigerate for 4 hours or until serving time.
- Slowly unmold the cake from the pan, sprinkle with the remaining sugar and broil under broiler until sugar melts and browns (be careful not to burn the sugar).
- To serve, place cheesecake on a serving platter and surround with fresh strawberries, raspberries and blueberries.