Cheesecake Dreams Food

LEMON DREAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs, butter and sugar. Press onto bottom and 2 in. up the inside of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in cream, lemon juice, flour, lemon zest, extracts and, if desired, food coloring. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour into crust. Return pan to baking sheet., Bake 55-65 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan.

CHEESECAKE DREAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º. Grease 8x8 baking pan.
• In a smal bowl, mix first 3 ingredients. Stir in melted butter until well combined. Reserve 1/3 cup mixture. Pat the remaining mixture into pan. Bake 12 to 15 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in mixer bowl at medium speed until smooth. Beat in remaining ingredients. Pour over baked crust, sprinkle on remaining crumbs. Bake 25 minutes until set. Cool on wire rack.
• When cool, cut into 2 inch squares. Cut each square in half diagonally. Store in refrigerator.

TEENAGERS DREAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For the crust:.
• In a food processor whirl 1/2 package of the cookies, including the filing, until they form fine crumbs.
• Mix in melted butter.
• Scoop crumb/butter mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch cheesecake pan with removable bottom and press crumbs evenly over bottom of pan and about 1/2 inch up sides.
• Chill crust to firm, about 20 minutes.
• For Filing:.
• Mix cream cheese, sugar and whipping cream at medium speed until smooth.
• Add eggs, flour and vanilla. Beat again to blend.
• Pour 1/2 the cream cheese mixture into chilled crust.
• Break remaining cookies in half and scatter over mixture, overlapping cookies, if necessary, to use all.
• Pour remaining cream cheese mixture over the cookie layer.
• Bake cake in a 300 degree oven until cheesecake is golden on top and jiggles only slightly in center when gently shaken, about 1 hour and 20 minutes
• Take cake from oven a let cool on a rack. Cover and chill until cold, at least 4 hours to overnight.
• Before serving, run a knife between cake and pan sides; remove rim.

ORANGE DREAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the graham wafer crumbs onto the bottom of an 8" or 9" springform pan, or a 9" pie plate sprayed with no stick cooking spray.
• Stir boiling water into orange jelly powder in a large bowl, stirring for at least 2 minutes until the powder is completely dissolved.
• Cool for 5 minutes.
• Pour this into a blender, then add cheeses.
• Cover and blend on medium speed until well blended.
• (Scrape down sides of the blender occasionally).
• Pour into a large bowl.
• Add whipped topping and stir gently until well blended.
• Pour into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
• Refrigerate for four hours or until set.
• If using a springform pan, remove side of pan just before serving.

BEST CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Mix crushed graham crackers and butter in a bowl; press mixture into a 9x11-inch dish.
• Beat milk and whipped topping mix in a bowl until fluffy.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in a separate bowl until fully incorporated; stir into whipped topping mixture until smooth. Spread mixture onto the graham cracker crust. Refrigerate until set, 1 to 2 hours. Top with cherry pie filling.