Seafood Cheesecake Squares Recipes

NO-BAKE CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Make the crust: Line a 9-inch-square baking dish with aluminum foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on 2 sides. Put 1 stick butter, the granulated sugar and cocoa powder in a heatproof bowl and set over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let the bowl touch the water). Cook, stirring, until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves. Add the egg and continue to cook, whisking, until the mixture is thick like hot fudge sauce, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the graham cracker crumbs, coconut and chopped walnuts. Spread in the prepared baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set, about 45 minutes.
• Make the filling: Beat the cream cheese, 4 tablespoons butter, the vanilla and salt in a bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until creamy. Add the confectioners' sugar and beat until stiff, then beat in the heavy cream until fluffy. Spread over the crust, cover and refrigerate until firm, at least 30 minutes.
• Make the topping: Put the chocolate and the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring, until melted. Quickly spread the chocolate over the filling. Top with whole walnuts and refrigerate until set, 30 minutes. Remove from the pan and cut into squares. Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

SEASHORE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine the brown sugar and graham crackers in a food processor and process until finely ground. Remove 1/3 cup and set aside. Add the butter to the remaining mixture and pulse until well combined. Press into an even layer in the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan and place in the freezer.
• Beat the cream in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form; set aside. Beat the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth, about 4 minutes. Add the sour cream, lemon juice, vanilla and salt and beat until well combined. Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture using a spatula until well combined.
• Spoon the cream cheese mixture into the pan on top of the crust. Smooth the top with a metal offset spatula and, using the back of a spoon, press some of the mixture up to create a wave that is about 1 inch tall and 3 inches long in the middle of one side of the cake. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours to fully set.
• An hour before you are ready to serve the cake, put 1/2 cup of the blue drink in a heatproof measuring cup and sprinkle the gelatin over to let it bloom. Bring the remaining blue drink to a boil either in the microwave or on the stove, then stir it into the measuring cup until clear. Let cool completely to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
• Gently press the nonpareils into the top of the wave. Pour half of the blue mixture into the pan and return to the refrigerator until set, about 10 minutes. Fill with the remaining blue mixture. Chill until set, about 10 minutes more.
• Sprinkle the remaining graham cracker crumb mixture over a section of the blue to create a beach. Place one teddy bear cracker in each gummy peach ring and place them on the blue section. Cut a piece from the flat taffy candy strip, shape into a surfboard and cut a slit in the middle. Put a teddy bear into the slit so it is standing up and place at the base of the wave. Use the remaining piece of taffy to create a pool float and put a teddy bear on it nearby. Lay the candy tape pieces on the beach as towels and place one teddy bear on each. Insert a paper drink umbrella near them. Decorate the seashore with the blue and green candy (as sea glass), gummy starfish and beach ball.

SEAFOOD CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 325^. Spray the sides of a 9x13-inch cake pan. Set aside. --- Place crust ingredients, except butter into a food processor with steel chopping blade. Pulse until it becomes fine crumbs. While machine is running, drizzle in the melted butter.
• 2. Pour mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Press down crumb mixture evenly. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool completely before filling.
• 3. Filling:(wipe clean food processor with paper towel) Into the bowl of the food processor place the first 11 ingredients. Process mixture until smooth and well blended. Pour mixture into a medium bowl and fold in remaining ingredients. Pour over cooled crust and bake for 20-25 minutes or just until the center barely juggles.
• 4. Remove and cool for at least 1 hour before refrigerating; then refrigerate for 4 hours before serving. May be made up to 2 days in advance. Keep refrigerated. Cut into squares and place a dollop of sour cream on top of each piece with a small sprig of fresh dill and a piece of shrimp. For appetizer this will make 32 servings.
• 5. To make only a salmon appetizer: Replace the shrimp, crab and smoked salmon with a total of 1 pound of smoked salmon, finely chopped. Garnish the top of each piece with sour cream and salmon caviar or sour cream with capers and finely diced red onion.

SEA SALT CARAMEL SWIRL CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 13x9x2-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil beyond pan sides. Prepare CRUMB CRUST.
• CRUMB CRUST: Stir together 1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs and 3 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl; blend in 6 tablespoons melted butter or margarine, mixing well. Press mixture onto bottom of 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar and salt in large bowl until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Set aside 3-1/2 cups batter; blend light cream and rum extract into remaining batter. Stir in walnuts, if desired.
• Place caramel chips in medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at MEDIUM an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted and smooth when stirred. Gradually stir rum and nut batter into melted chips, stirring until well blended.
• Alternately drop vanilla batter and caramel nut batter by heaping tablespoons onto crumb crust. With knife or small spatula swirl batters for marbled effect. (Batters will flatten and smooth as cheesecake batter bakes.)
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until center is set and edges puff and begin to crack. Cool in pan on wire rack. Refrigerate until chilled. Using foil as handles, lift from pan. Cut into bars.

SEAFOOD CHEESECAKE- SAVORY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300^. Combine crackers and butter, mix well together. Butter or spray a 1 1/2 quart ovenproof casserole dish;line the bottom with waxed paper or parchment paper and butter or spray this paper too. Sprinkle 1/2 the crumb mixture on bottom of dish;reserve remainder of crumb mixture for top; set aside.
• In food processor fitted with a metal blade, finely chop onion. Add remaining ingredients, except reserved cracker crumb mixture. Process mixture 45 seconds ,until smooth. Pour into prepared dish; sprinkle with reserved cracker crumbs.
• Place dish in larger pan; place both in oven and fill larger pan with boiling water to about 2 inch deep. Bake 1 hour-until a knife inserted in cheesecake 1 inch from center comes out clean.
• Turn off oven; let cheesecake remain in oven for 30 minutes.Remove from oven. Cool on a wire rack until room temperature. Cover and refrigerate until cold - about 4 hours or overnight.
• To Unmold: Run a metal spatula or long knife along edge of pan; invert onto serving plate; remove wax paper; garnish with lemon zest and bagel chip, if desired.

FAVORITE CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat margarine and brown sugar till light and fluffy.
• Add flour and walnuts; mix well.
• Reserve 1/2 cup crumb mixture; press remaining crumb mixture into bottom of 8" sqaure pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Combine cream cheese (nuke for 15 seconds to soften), garnulated sugar and vanilla; mixing at medium speed and electric mixer till well blended.
• Add egg; mix well.
• Layer 1/2 cup Smarties or M&Ms over crust; top with cream cheese mixture.
• Combine remaining candy, chopped and reserve crumb mixture; mix well.
• Sprinkle crumb mixture over cream cheese mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees, 20 minutes.
• Cool.

BAKED CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 8 inch square baking pan.
• To make the crust: In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Gradually blend in flour and walnuts. Mixture will be crumbly.
• Set aside one cup of crust mixture. Press the rest of the mixture into the bottom of baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes.
• To make filling: in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar. Add in egg, milk, lemon juice and vanilla until well blended.
• Spread the filling over warm crust. Sprinkle top with remaining crust mixture. Bake for another 25 to 28 minutes. Let cool on wire racks before cutting.

NEW YORK CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, butter and brown sugar; beat for about 3 minutes.
• Stir in the walnuts.
• Measure out 1 cup of the flour mixture and set aside.
• Press the remaining flour mixture into an ungreased 8 inch square baking pan to form a crust.
• Bake for 12 minutes or until light brown.
• In the same bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and blend well.
• Pour the cream cheese mixture over the baked crust and sprinkle with the reserved 1 cup flour mixture.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until firm in the center. Let cool on a baking rack then cut into 2 inch squares.
• Top with favorite pie filling.