Cheesecake With Cherry Glaze Recipes

CREAMY CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine crust ingredients. Press onto the bottom and a third of the way up the sides of a 9-in. springform pan; set aside. , For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs, sugar and vanilla; beat just until smooth. Pour into prepared crust. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes. Remove from oven; cool 15 minutes. Increase temperature to 450°., Meanwhile, combine sour cream topping ingredients. Spread over filling. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool at room temperature; cover and chill 12 hours. , For cherry topping, drain cherries, reserving juice. Set cherries aside. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and cherry juice until smooth. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice, food coloring and reserved cherries. Cool for 5 minutes. Spread over cheesecake; chill several hours. Just before serving, remove sides of pan.

SAVORY BLUE CHEESE CHEESECAKE WITH CHERRY PEAR COMPOTE AND CHERRY BALSAMIC GLAZE

Steps:

• Beat 1/2 cup butter, 4 ounces Parmesan cheese, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add the flour, and mix on low until mixture resembles large crumbles. Turn dough out and shape into a log. Wrap dough with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Slice the prepared dough into 1/4-inch thick pieces and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 22 minutes. Cool crackers on the sheets for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack. Reduce oven heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan with parchment paper, then butter the paper and the sides of the pan.
• Place the toasted pecans, baked crackers, and 1 tablespoon melted butter in a food processor. Pulse until crumbled. Press the crumbs into the bottom of the prepared pan. Chill in the refrigerator while preparing the filling.
• Beat three 8-ounce packages of cream cheese, 8 ounces of blue cheese, and 6 ounces of Parmesan cheese with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the mixture before adding the next. Beat in the heavy cream and 1 teaspoon pepper with the last egg. Pour the mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 1/2 hours. The cheesecake is ready when the edges have nicely puffed and the surface of the cheesecake is firm except for a small spot in the center that will jiggle when the pan is gently shaken. Run the tip of a paring knife around the edges of the pan, set the pan on a wire rack, and allow the cheesecake to cool at room temperature for 1 hour before placing into the refrigerator, and cooling 4 hours to overnight.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, and continue cooking and stirring until the onion is very tender and dark brown, 15 to 20 minutes more. Add in the chopped pears, dried cherries, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook and stir until pears are tender. Remove the onion and fruit from the skillet using a slotted spoon. Drain the juice back into the skillet, then mash the fruit in a bowl with a fork. Simmer the juice in the skillet over medium heat until thickened, about 5 minutes. Transfer glaze to a separate bowl.
• Beat the remaining 8-ounce package of cream cheese, 4 ounces of blue cheese, 2 ounces of Parmesan cheese, and 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper with an electric mixer in a bowl until smooth. Spread the cheese mixture over the cooled cheesecake. Sprinkle with candied pecans. Serve with cherry pear compote, sliced pear, and vinegar glaze on the side.

EASY CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the cream cheese in a bowl in the microwave.
• Microwave it on the defrost setting for a couple of minutes to slightly soften the cream cheese (This is so that you don't kill your mixer when beating the cream cheese).
• Add sugar to cream cheese and beat it with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add eggs and vanilla and blend until smooth.
• Pour into ready made crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Note: The cheesecake is done when the sides are puffed- The center will not be as puffed- It will be possible to jiggle the center slightly but it will not be runny.
• Let cool.
• Top with cherry pie filling and chill.

CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Place softened cream cheese in a mixing bowl; add condensed milk, lemon juice, and vanilla. Beat until well blended. Pour mixture into the pie crust. Chill for 5 hours. DO NOT FREEZE!!!
• Pour cherry pie filling on top of pie. Serve.

CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Blitz the biscuits in a food processor until beginning to turn to crumbs, then add the sugar and butter and whiz again to make the mixture clump. If using graham cracker crumbs, you can use a bowl and wooden spoon to mix the butter in, with the sugar added.
• Press this mixture into a 8-inch springform tin; press a little up the sides to form a slight ridge.
• Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and lemon juice in a bowl until smooth.
• Lightly whip the cream, and then fold it into the cream cheese mixture.
• Spoon the cheesecake filling on top of the biscuit base and smooth with a spatula, put it in the refrigerator for 3 hours or overnight.
• When you are ready to serve the cheesecake, un-mold and spread the black cherry spread over the top.

CHERRY GLAZED CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Prepare crust by mixing together crumbs, sugar, spices and almonds. Stir in butter, mixing well. Press into bottom and slightly up sides of 10-inch springform pan. Set aside.
• Prepare filling by throughly beating all filling ingredients in food processor fitted with steel blade, scraping down sides occasionally if using mixer, beat at least 10-15 minutes until well blended. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 for 35-40.
• Remove from oven. Cool for 5-10 minutes. Mix together topping ingredients and pour over cake. Return to oven. Bake at 475 for 5-7 minutes. Cool. Cover. Chill for at least 4 hours.
• Prepare glaze by mixing well sugar and cornstarch in saucepan.
• Stir in cherry juice. Simmer over medium heat, stirring, until mixture comes to boiling. Simmer 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool 5-10 minutes. Stir in food coloring.
• Spread cherries evenly over chilled cheesecake. Pour glaze over. Chill until ready to serve.

CHERRY HAM GLAZE

Steps:

• Stir together water, vinegar, corn syrup, preserves, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Brush 1/4 to 1/3 cup of this glaze over your ham about 30 minutes before it is finished baking. Stir any ham drippings into the remaining glaze and serve alongside the sliced ham.

CHEESECAKE WITH CHERRY GLAZE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 275°. Butter springform pan, 9 x 3 inches.2. Mix cracker crumbs, 1 tablespoon sugar, the cinnamon and nutmeg. Dust bottom and side of springform pan with crumb mixture.3. Beat egg yolks in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed or until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar. Beat in cream cheese until smooth. Beat in sour cream, flour and vanilla until smooth. 4. Beat egg whites in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff but not dry. Gently fold into cream cheese mixture. Pour into pan.5. Bake 1 hour 10 minutes. Turn off oven and leave cheesecake in oven 1 hour. Cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes. Refrigerate about 3 hours or until chilled.6. Spread top of cheesecake with Cherry Glaze. Refrigerate until glaze is set. Remove cheesecake from pan just before serving.CHERRY GLAZEAdd enough water to cherry liquid to measure 1 cup. Mix sugar and cornstarch in 1 1/2-quart saucepan. Gradually stir in cherry liquid. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute remove from heat. Stir in cherries and food color cool.1 SERVING: Calories 275 (Calories from Fat 135) Fat 15g (Saturated 9g) Cholesterol 105mg Sodium 115mg Carbohydrates 30g (Dietary Fiber 0g) Protein 5g.