American Flag Cheesecake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC).
• In a bowl, add the crushed graham crackers and melted butter and stir to combine.
• Place the graham cracker mixture in a greased 8-inch (20-cm) springform pan, spreading them in an even layer. Bake for 20 minutes or until in turns slightly golden on the top.
• In a bowl, mix the cream cheese and sugar using a hand mixer until smooth.
• Add the eggs and vanilla, and continue beating until all ingredients are fully incorporated.
• Add the cream cheese mixture to the top of the graham cracker crust.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until it looks semi-jiggly in the center and set on the edges.
• Refrigerate for 12 hours, or overnight.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Slice 1 cup strawberries; halve remaining strawberries. Set aside. Add boiling water to gelatin mixes in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add ice to cold water to measure 2 cups. Add to gelatin; stir until ice is completely melted. Refrigerate 5 min. or until slightly thickened.
• Meanwhile, line bottom of 13x9-inch dish with cake. Add sliced strawberries and 1 cup blueberries to thickened gelatin; stir gently. Spoon over cake. Refrigerate 4 hours or until gelatin is firm.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with whisk until blended. Stir in COOL WHIP; spread over gelatin. Arrange strawberry halves on cream cheese mixture to resemble stripes of flag. Add remaining blueberries for stars.

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Whisk in COOL WHIP.
• Spoon into crust.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or until set. Arrange berries on cheesecake to resemble flag.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Coat a 13-by-18-inch rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on the long sides. Coat parchment with spray.
• Sift flour and 1 3/4 teaspoons salt into a bowl. Cream butter with a mixer on medium-high speed, occasionally scraping bowl, until fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. With the mixer running, slowly add light-brown sugar, beating until very pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add flour mixture all at once, and beat on low speed until just incorporated.
• Transfer dough to sheet. Use a large piece of plastic wrap to press dough into an even layer that covers the bottom of the sheet. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 20 minutes.
• Bake dough until entire surface is golden brown, about 40 minutes. Let cool completely in sheet on a wire rack. Raise oven temperature to 350.
• In a clean bowl, beat cream cheese with a mixer on medium speed, occasionally scraping bowl, until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low, and add granulated sugar in a slow, steady stream. Scrape bowl, then mix in lemon zest, vanilla and almond extracts, and a pinch of salt until well combined. Scrape bowl, then beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until incorporated. The mixture should be very smooth; scrape bowl as necessary. Pour over crust, and spread into an even layer.
• Bake until filling is set, about 25 minutes. Let cool completely in sheet on rack. Refrigerate until firm and cold, about 4 hours (or overnight).
• Run a sharp knife along short sides of sheet, and use parchment to lift out cheesecake. Run knife under hot water and dry well. Use it to cut cheesecake into 48 squares, wiping knife clean between cuts.
• Transfer squares to a serving platter, reforming the rectangle. Decorate top left squares (3 down and 4 across), placing a blackberry in the center of each square and mounding blueberries around it. Using a long offset spatula, slide out 4 squares from bottom row. Top each square with 3 strawberry slices, dust with confectioners' sugar, and return to rectangle. Repeat with remaining 4 squares on bottom row and then squares on alternating rows. Alternatively, omit strawberries and dust alternating rows generously with confectioners' sugar. Place raspberries on every unadorned row, beginning with top row. Serve immediately (or refrigerate overnight).

Steps:

• Slice 1 C strawberries and halve remaining 3 C, set aside.
• Stir boiling water into gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes. Add enough ice cubes to cold water to measure 2 cups. Add to gelatin; stir until ice is melted. Refrigerate 5 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Line bottom of 13 inches dish with cake slices. Add sliced strawberries and 1 cup of blueberries to thickened gelatin. Spoon over cake slices. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Spread cream cheese mixture over gelatin. Arrange strawberry halves on cream cheese mixture for stripes of flag. Arrange remaining 1/3 C blueberries on cream cheese mixture for stars.