Very Cherry Cheesecake Food

VERY CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine Graham cracker crumbs with 3 teaspoons of sugar and butter in a bowl.
• Mix well and press onto bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan.
• Bake at 350 deg. F for 10 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in a blender. Add in the eggs gradually one at a time.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake at 450 deg. F for 10 minutes.
• Reduce the temperature to 250 deg. F and bake for another 30 minutes.
• Turn out the cheesecake from the pan and chill.
• Spread cherry pie filling over cheesecake before serving.
• Tips:
• Feel free to top the cheesecake with your favorite pie filling instead of the cherry filling.

CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine crumbs and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Bake at 325°F for 10 minutes.
• Combine cream cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended.
• Add eggs, one at a time mixing well after each addition.
• Blend in vanilla; pour over crust.
• Bake at 450°F for 10 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 250°F; continue baking 25 to 30 minutes or until set.
• Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.
• Chill.
• Top with pie filling just before serving.

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.

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.

THE BEST CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• CRUST: Mix together graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter.
• Press into bottom of 8"x8" pan.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes; then cool.
• FILLING: Cream cheese and vanilla together until light.
• Add whipped topping and milk and beat until well mixed.
• Pour into pan and chill.
• Spread cherry pie filling over cheese layer and chill well.

EASY CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• Fold in cool whip.
• Blend well.
• Pour mixture evenly into pie crust.
• Spread the cherries on top.
• Refrigerate until served.

HEAVENLY CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Beat cheese , sugar, flour, butter and vanilla with mixer on med.
• Just until blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing on low.
• Blend in sour cream. Pour over crust.
• Bake at 350 for 65 minute or until center is almost set, Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Top with cherries.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Combine cookie crumbs and melted butter in a medium bowl; press into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a 10 inch springform pan.
• Beat cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add sugar and almond extract; beat until smooth.
• Add 1/2 cup of the whipping cream; blend well.
• Spoon 3 1/2 cups of the cream cheese mixture into the crust lined pan, spreading evenly.
• Carefully spread 1 cup of the pie filling evenly over the cream cheese layer; reserve the remaining pie filling for the topping.
• Spoon remaining cream cheese mixture over the pie filling layer.
• Bake for 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until center is set.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 1 hour.
• Bring the other 1/2 cup of whipping cream to a boil in a small saucepan.
• Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate chips.
• Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper.
• Remove the sides of the springform pan.
• Place cheesecake on the paper lined cookie sheet.
• Spread the chocolate glaze evenly over the top of the cheesecake allowing some of the glaze to run down the sides.
• Chill for at least 3 hours or over night.
• Serve topped with the remaining pie filling.