Blue Ribbon Guinness Gingersnap Cheesecake Recipes

GUINNESS® CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Mix graham cracker crumbs and melted butter in a bowl; press into an 8-inch springform pan.
• Combine cream cheese, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and cinnamon in a bowl until smooth; stir beer into cream cheese mixture until batter is thin and smooth. Pour batter over graham cracker crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheesecake is puffed and set in the middle, 40 to 60 minutes. Cool completely.
• Melt chocolate chips and cream in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Pour over cooled cheesecake. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 4 hours to overnight.

BLUE-RIBBON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a 13" X 9" ceramic or glass baking dish, mix crumbs, butter, cinnamon, and 1/2 cup of the sugar until crumbs are moistened. Reserve 1 cup of the crumb mixture. Press remaining mixture firmly onto the bottom of dish.
• In a large mixing bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese, eggs, vanilla, 1/8 teaspoons of salt, and remaining sugar until creamy, about 3 minutes. Add sour cream; beat 30 seconds or until blended.
• Pour cream cheese mixture over the crumb crust and spread evenly. Bake 20 minutes. Remove cheesecake from oven and sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Return to oven; bake 10 minutes longer. Turn off oven and leave cake inside the oven for 1 hour. Remove the cake and cool completely on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 3 hours or overnight.

GINGERSNAP CHEESECAKE CRUST

Steps:

• Stir together the gingersnap crumbs, melted butter, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Press onto the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a buttered 9-inch springform pan. Fill right away or chill up to 2 hours.

BLUE RIBBON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F In 13"x9" glass or ceramic baking dish, mix crumbs, butter, cinnamon & 1/2 cup sugar until crumbs are evenly moistened. Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture. Press remaining mixture firmly onto the bottom of the baking dish.
• 2. In a large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese, eggs, vanilla, 1/8 t. salt & remaining sugar until creamy, about 3 minutes. Add sour cream; beat 30 seconds or until blended.
• 3. Pour cream cheese mixture over crust & spread evenly. Bake 20 minutes, remove from oven & sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Return to oven baking 10 minutes longer. Turn oven off; leave cheesecake in oven 1 hour. Remove & cool completely on wire rack. Cover & refrigerate until well chilled, at least 3 hours or overnight.