White Chocolate-Cranberry Cheesecake "Tart"
Need an impressive dessert to serve at the holidays? This delicious white chocolate cheesecake, made with swirls of cranberry in a cinnamon-spiced graham crumb crust, is sure to win rave reviews from friends and family alike.
Prep time20 min
Total time3hr 50min
ServingsMakes 10 servings.
Ingredients
- 9 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 1-1/3 cups crumbs)
- ½ cup dried cranberries, chopped
- ⅔ cup sugar, divided
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) brick cream cheese, softened
- ½ tsp. vanilla
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 1 pkg. (4 oz.) white baking chocolate, melted
- 2 Tbsp. orange zest
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup whole berry cranberry sauce
Preparation
- Heat oven to 325°F.
- Combine crumbs, dried cranberries, 2 Tbsp. sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl. Add butter; mix well. Press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch tart pan.
- Beat cream cheese, vanilla and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add sour cream, white chocolate and orange zest; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each just until blended.
- Pour into crust.
- Drop small spoonfuls of cranberry sauce over cream cheese batter; swirl lightly with knife.
- Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until center is almost set; cool completely.
- Refrigerate tart 2 hours or until chilled.
Recipe Tips
- Variation
Prepare using Neufchatel cheese and light sour cream. - Special Extra
Garnish chilled tart with orange twists, sugared cranberries and rosemary sprigs before serving. To prepare the sugared cranberries, lightly moisten fresh or thawed frozen cranberries with water, then roll in sugar. Let stand until dry before using to garnish cheesecake. - Substitute
Bake tart in a 9-inch pie plate or quiche dish instead of the tart pan.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 430 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total fat 27g | |
| Saturated fat 15g | |
| Trans fat 1g | |
| Cholesterol 100mg | |
| Sodium 280mg | |
| Carbohydrate 42g | |
| Dietary fiber 1g | |
| Total sugars 33g | |
| Added sugars 27g | |
| Protein 6g | |
| Vitamin A | 20 %DV |
| Vitamin C | 0 %DV |
| Calcium | 6 %DV |
| Iron | 4 %DV |
| Potassium | 4 %DV |
| Vitamin D | 0 %DV |
