Blueberry Lime Rose Water Cheesecake With Almond Crust Recipes

MASCARPONE CHEESECAKE WITH ALMOND CRUST

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Tightly wrap the outside of a 9-inch diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides with 3 layers of heavy-duty foil. Finely grind the almonds, cracker crumbs, and sugar in a food processor. Add the butter and process until moist crumbs form. Press the almond mixture onto the bottom of the prepared pan (not on the sides of the pan). Bake the crust until it is set and beginning to brown, about 12 minutes. Cool. Decrease the oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
• For the filling: Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, and sugar in a large bowl until smooth, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Beat in the lemon juice and vanilla. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
• Pour the cheese mixture over the crust in the pan. Place the springform pan in a large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into the roasting pan to come halfway up the sides of the springform pan. Bake until the center of the cheesecake moves slightly when the pan is gently shaken, about 1 hour 5 minutes (the cake will become firm when it is cold). Transfer the cake to a rack; cool for 1 hour. Refrigerate until the cheesecake is cold, at least 8 hours and up to 2 days.
• For the topping: Combine the chocolate-hazelnut spread and cream in a small bowl. Heat in the microwave until warm, stirring every 20 seconds to blend, about 1 minute.
• Cut the cake into wedges. Drizzle the chocolate sauce over the wedges and serve.

BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE PIE AND CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven 400 degrees.
• Pie Crust: Sift flour, salt, sugar into 9-inch pie pan.
• Combine oil and milk in a cup.
• Pour onto flour mixture; mix and form pie crust.
• Poke crust with fork (holes).
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes.
• Pie Filling: Stir cream cheese to soften.
• Add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth.
• Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture.
• Spoon filling into baked pastry shell.
• Top with blueberry pie filling or blueberries.
• Chill to set--enjoy.

LIME ALMOND CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Press ground Graham Cracker crumbs into bottom of a 10" spring form pan and a 1/3 of the way up the sides.
• In blender, cream the cream cheese and sugar on low.
• Add pinch of salt and lime juice, blend.
• Add eggs, one at a time, on low, to prevent to much air from getting into batter.
• Pour into crust.
• Place into pre-heated, 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes.
• Mix sour cream, sugar and almond extract, and add to top of cake after 10 minutes has passed.
• Place in oven for 10 more minutes.
• Remove from oven and immediately place in the refrigerator to prevent cracking.

LIME ALMOND CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. and butter a 10-inch springform pan.
• Make crust:
• In a food processor pulse almonds until finely ground and transfer to a bowl. Dust sides of springform pan with about 3 tablespoons ground almonds, knocking excess back into bowl. Melt butter and cool slightly. Stir butter and sugar into almonds until combined well and press evenly onto bottom of springform pan.
• Make filling:
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat cream cheese and sugar on low speed 2 minutes. Add lime juice and a pinch salt and beat until smooth. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Pour filling into pan and bake cheesecake 45 minutes. Remove cheesecake from oven (keep oven at 350°F.) and let stand 10 minutes.
• Make topping while cheesecake is baking:
• Let sour cream stand at room temperature 30 minutes. In a bowl whisk together sour cream, sugar, lime juice, and almond extract.
• Drop spoonfuls of topping around edge of cheesecake and spread gently over entire top of cake, smoothing evenly. Bake cheesecake in middle of oven 10 minutes and transfer immediately to refrigerator. Chill cheesecake at least 8 hours, or until cold, and up to 2 days, covering after 8 hours. Run a thin knife around edge of pan and remove side.