Cherry Almond Cheesecake Food

CHERRY-ALMOND CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Line 8-inch square pan with foil; spray lightly with cooking spray.
• Beat egg white and sugar substitute in small bowl with whisk until blended. Add nuts; stir gently to coat. Spread into prepared pan. Bake 10 to 12 min. or until lightly browned. Set aside.
• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough ice cubes to cold water to measure 1 cup. Add to gelatin; stir until ice is melted. Refrigerate 30 min. or until slightly thickened.
• Beat cream cheese, milk and extract in large bowl with whisk until blended. Gradually add gelatin, beating until blended. Gently stir in COOL WHIP; spread over nuts in pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

CHERRY-ALMOND CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Stir Crust Mix, sugar and margarine in 9-inch pie plate until crumbs are evenly moistened. Press crumb mixture firmly against side of pie plate, using measuring cup or large spoon. Then, press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of pie plate.
• Pour milk into medium bowl. Add Filling Mix and almond extract. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 30 sec. Beat on medium speed 3 min. (Filling will be thick.) Spoon into crust. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Squeeze Fruit Topping from pouch onto cheesecake; gently spread to evenly cover top of cheesecake. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

CHERRY ALMOND CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8x8x2-inch baking pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, oats, brown sugar, and almonds. using a mixer, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press crumbs into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 12 minutes. 2. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, vanilla, and almond extract with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add egg, beating on low speed just until combined. Stir in cherries. Spread cream cheese mixture over partially baked crust. 3. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until cream cheese layer is set. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cover and chill for 2 to 24 hours before serving. 4. Cut into bars to serve. Garnish individual servings with dessert topping and/or almonds, if desired. Store in refrigerator.

BAKEWELL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line the base and sides of a 23cm springform tin with baking parchment. Bash the biscuits and 75g of the flaked almonds to crumbs - try double-bagging in food bags and crushing with a rolling pin. Mix with the almond extract and melted butter, then press into the base of the prepared tin and bake for 10 mins. Set aside to cool while you make the filling.
• In your largest bowl, whisk the cheese with an electric whisk until creamy. Add the sugar and whisk to combine. Whisk in the flour, then the vanilla, the eggs, one at a time, and finally the soured cream.
• Dollop spoonfuls of mixture into the tin, dotting in tbsps of jam as you go. Smooth the top as gently as you can.
• Carefully place tin on the middle shelf of the oven and bake for 10 mins. Scatter with remaining almonds. Decrease oven to 110C/90C fan/gas ¼ and bake for a further 35 mins. Turn off the oven, keep the door closed and leave cheesecake to cool for 1 hr. Open oven door and leave it ajar for another hour (you can use your oven gloves to wedge it open). Cool for a third hour at room temp, then cover and chill overnight.
• Remove from the tin and carefully peel off the parchment. Dust with icing sugar and serve with cream.

CHERRY-ALMOND COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mix flour and 3/4 cup sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Reserve 1/2 cup crumb mixture for topping. Add baking powder, baking soda and salt to remaining crumb mixture. Stir in sour cream, 1 egg and the extract until blended., Spread onto bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar until smooth. Add remaining egg; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour into pan; spoon preserves over top. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture and almonds., Bake until top is golden brown, 50-60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 15 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife; remove rim from pan. Serve warm or cold. Refrigerate leftovers.

CHERRY-ALMOND CHEESECAKE COOKIE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Line a 12 count muffin tin with cupcake liners.
• Place 1 round of cookie dough in each lined cup.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile beat cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, egg and almond extract in a medum bowl until smooth.
• Pour 3 T.
• cream cheese mixture over each cookie in a cup.
• Bake for an additional 15 minutes or until set.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Top with cherry pie filling and sprinkle with blanched almonds.
• Chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
• Garnish with chocolate curls.

THE BEST UNBAKED CHERRY CHEESECAKE EVER

Steps:

• Mix together graham cracker crumbs, margarine, and sugar in a bowl until well incorporated and crumbly. Press into a pie plate, going up the sides as much as possible.
• Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in a bowl until smooth and spreadable. Whisk whipped cream into cream cheese mixture until smooth. Pour cream cheese into prepared crust. Smooth the top with a spatula, and refrigerate until firm, about 2 to 3 hours. Spread the cherry pie filling over the top, and refrigerate until serving.

ALMOND STREUSEL-CHERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Place cookie mix in large bowl. Cut in butter and 4 oz cream cheese, using pastry blender or fork, until mixture is crumbly. Reserve 1 1/2 cups mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture in bottom of pan. Bake 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat 20 oz cream cheese, the sugar, flour, almond extract and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over partially baked cookie base. Spoon pie filling evenly over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with reserved topping and almonds.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.