Fried Cheesecake Bites Aka The Ultimate Comfort Food Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and vanilla with an electric hand mixer until smooth, then add the sugar and beat to incorporate.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, then add the heavy cream. Beat on high speed for about 2 minutes, or until the batter is thick and smooth.
• Freeze for 45 minutes.
• Use a small ice cream scoop to scoop out balls of batter and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Freeze for 2 hours.
• Add the cinnamon crunch cereal to a food processor and blend until super-fine crumbs form.
• Place the cinnamon crunch crumbs, flour, and eggs in 3 separate shallow bowls.
• Take a cheesecake ball and toss it in the flour. Tap off any excess flour, dip in the eggs, and then toss it in the cinnamon crunch crumbs. Dip it back in the egg again, then again in the cinnamon crunch crumbs.
• Repeat with the remaining cheesecake balls, placing them back on the baking sheet. Return to the freezer while the oil heats up, about 15 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a large pot until it reaches 350°F (180°C).
• Fry the cheesecake balls, 4 at a time, until golden brown, about 1 minute.
• Drain the cheesecake balls on a wire rack or paper towels.
• Sprinkle powdered sugar over the cheesecake bites and serve warm.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• For the cheesecake mixture: Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Beat the cream cheese until smooth in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add the sugar, vanilla and graham cracker crumbs and beat until well combined. Scoop 1-tablespoon balls of the cheesecake mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Freeze for about 30 minutes.
• For the strawberry sauce: Meanwhile, combine the strawberries, sugar and lemon juice in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring often, until the sugar is dissolved and the berries begin to break down and to give off their juices, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve to remove the seeds. Set aside.
• For the batter: Heat 2 inches of vegetable oil in a deep, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat until the oil registers 350 degrees F on a deep-frying thermometer. Line a baking sheet with paper towels and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the milk and whisk until smooth.
• When the oil is ready, remove the cheesecake balls from the freezer. Working in batches, add the cheesecake balls to the batter a few at a time, turning to coat. Remove from the batter, allowing excess to drip off, and then carefully add to the oil. Fry, turning occasionally, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per batch (allow the oil to return to temperature between batches). Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain on the paper towels.
• Serve warm, with strawberry sauce.

Steps:

• Chill a clean ice cube tray in the freezer. For the cheesecake filling: In a food processor, mix together the cream cheese, yogurt, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Pour into a large resealable plastic bag and set aside. Clean out the food processor bowl for the chocolate covering.
• For the chocolate covering: In a food processor, mix together the cocoa powder, coconut oil and confectioners' sugar until smooth.
• Using a pastry brush, grease the chilled ice cube tray with coconut oil. Spoon the chocolate shell mixture into each compartment, tilting the tray around to coat the sides. Cut a small corner off the bottom of the bag of filling and squeeze into each chocolate mold. Spoon more chocolate over the filling to cover. Freeze for 4 to 5 hours, or overnight.
• Before removing the cheesecakes, set the frozen tray on the counter for 2 to 3 minutes to start defrosting. Remove as you would ice cubes, by twisting the tray, or running the underside of the tray under warm water for a few seconds. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Place 1/4 cup flour in a large resealable plastic bag. Add cheese curds, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. , In an electric skillet or deep fryer, heat oil to 375°. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk beer and remaining flour. Dip cheese curds, a few at a time, into batter and fry for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Grease 8-inch square pan with butter; line with parchment, allowing edges of parchment to extend over sides.
• Beat cream cheese, granulated sugar and flour in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Add 3 eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended; pour into prepared pan. Place in larger pan on oven rack. Pour hot water into larger pan to come halfway up sides of square pan.
• Bake 40 to 45 min. or until center is almost set. Remove pan from water bath; cool on wire rack 30 min. Refrigerate 3 hours.
• Heat oil in deep fat fryer to 350ºF. Remove cheesecake from pan; cut into 25 squares. Whisk remaining egg and milk until blended. Lightly brush 1 egg roll wrapper with egg; top with 1 cheesecake square and 1 tsp. preserves. Gather corners of wrapper over cheesecake square, then twist to form purse. Repeat with remaining cheesecake squares.
• Fry purses, in batches, in hot oil 2 to 3 min. or until golden brown; drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve warm.

Steps:

• cut out centers of strawberries and place them on a paper towel to absorb moisture.
• Mix whipped cream cheese and puff marshmallow together and place in pastry bag (or large zip lock bag with edge cut).
• Fill strawberries with mixture and dip into crushed graham crackers.
• Use extra filling and graham crackers as garnish.

Steps:

• Combine crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch spring form pan.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla medium speed until well blended, Blend in juices and peels.
• Add eggs one at a time; mix just until blended, Pour over crust.
• Bake at 350`F for 45 to 50 minutes or until centre is almost set.
• Cool completely, then refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
• If desired, garnish with fresh fruit or lemon lime and orange slices.

Steps:

• n a large mixing bowl, mix yeast with water, let sit five minutes until it begins to get bubbly. Add the sugar, oil and powdered milk and mix on low with a paddle attachment.
• Change to a dough hook and add the flour and salt and knead about 8 minutes until dough is smooth and elastic.
• Divide into 2 equal parts, form each into a ball. Place each in a bowl sprayed with cooking spray or coated with oil, smooth side down, turning the smooth side back up (so it is covered with a light coating of the oil). Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place for an hour or so until doubled in size. When risen, save the plastic wrap to cover the tray of Zombies while it rises.
• On a lightly sprayed or oiled half sheet pan (17 x 12 x 1), stretch one ball of dough evenly to the edges and slightly above. Top with sliced cheese and any other filling if using. Take the second ball and stretch it out on a counter next to the tray so it is a rectangle several inches smaller than the tray.
• Pick it up (it will hopefully just stretch to about the size of the tray as you do so) and place over the top of the cheese. Gently, trying not to disturb the cheese, stretch and pinch the edges of the top layer to the bottom, sealing well.
• Cover lightly with plastic wrap and let rest until doubled in size, about 30 minutes to an hour. Bake 18-20 minutes at 400 degrees until the top is golden brown, rotating the tray about 3/4's way through.
• Remove from oven and brush with butter, let cool several minutes, slice and serve.
• NOTES:.
• Butter - the easiest way to brush with butter is to open a stick of cold butter and rub the end across the top of the hot dough.
• This seems like a lot of cheese, but don't skimp or they're really not as good.
• All kinds of add-ins or changeups can be made to the original filling. Just be sure to use a good melty cheese.
• Zombies may be reheated in the microwave. Wrap in a napkin or paper towel, heat on 70 percent power for one minute, then turn and cook on high for 30 seconds.
• Zombies may be frozen, then wrapped, for later. Reheat from frozen, as above, on 70 percent power for one minute, then turn and cook on high for 45 seconds.

Steps:

• *Note - If you cannot find Cats Cookies from Trader Joes, simply use animal crackers and mix 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon with the crumbs.
• Empty the cheesecake filling into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the lemon zest, Grand Marnier, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 2 teaspoons of sugar. Mix until all ingredients are well blended.
• Prepare a cookie sheet lined with foil or parchment paper. With two spoons or with your hands make little balls using the cheesecake mixture. The size should be about the size of a cherry tomato (not grape tomato!).
• Place the balls in rows on the cookie sheet -- as many as you can fit. Don't worry about crowding them, just don't let them stick together. Put the sheet in the freezer for 2 - 3 hours.
• In the meantime, prepare your cookie crumbs. Place cookies (and cinnamon if using) in a large plastic zip top bag. Use a rolling pin or glass to crush cookies and make crumbs. Place crumbs in bowl and set aside.
• Close to the time you will remove the sheet from the freezer, prepare the batter using the flour, baking powder, egg, milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 2 teaspoons sugar. Whisk until mixture is well blended and mostly lump free.
• Heat a large deep pot with oil -- enough to go up the sides by about 3 - 4 inches. The oil should be heated to about 360 degrees. Use an attachable thermometer to ensure that this temperature is reached. If the oil is not hot enough, the balls will fall apart and melt everywhere. If too hot, they will brown very quickly and may burn.
• Make an assembly line of the cookie sheet, followed by the bowl of cookie crumbs, and then the batter.
• Pick up a cheesecake ball and gently roll it in the cookie crumbs, to cover most of the cheesecake, but not all. Then dip the cheesecake ball in the batter (you can use 2 spoons or your hands) and shake off excess gently.
• Drop ball in hot oil and wait for a very light brown color to appear. Roll the ball around to ensure even browning on all sides.
• Remove from oil with a slotted spoon and place cooked cheesecake balls on a plate lined with paper towels.
• Repeat until all are cooked. Then sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar and remove paper towels if you'd like a prettier presentation.
• Serve with a side of blueberry syrup. (RECIPE: One pint blueberries in a saucepan with 1/3 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Cook over medium heat for a few minutes until dark and shiny, constantly keeping berries moving by gently stirring or shaking the pan. Strain out the fruit and pour remaining syrup in a container).