Raspberry White Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake Recipe 475

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together cookie crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar, and melted butter. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
• In a saucepan, combine raspberries, 2 tablespoons sugar, cornstarch, and water. Bring to boil, and continue boiling 5 minutes, or until sauce is thick. Strain sauce through a mesh strainer to remove seeds.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). In a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, melt white chocolate chips with half-and-half, stirring occasionally until smooth.
• In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time. Blend in vanilla and melted white chocolate. Pour half of batter over crust. Spoon 3 tablespoons raspberry sauce over batter. Pour remaining cheesecake batter into pan, and again spoon 3 tablespoons raspberry sauce over the top. Swirl batter with the tip of a knife to create a marbled effect.
• Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until filling is set. Cool, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 8 hours before removing from pan. Serve with remaining raspberry sauce.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan; set aside. , In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the melted chips, cream and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour into crust. Drop jam by teaspoonfuls onto filling; swirl with a knife. Place pan on a baking sheet. , Bake at 325° for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer., For truffle layer, in a small heavy saucepan, combine cream and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in chips and jam until smooth. Transfer to a bowl; refrigerate for about 1 hour or until slightly set. Beat for 1-2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Gently spread over cheesecake. Refrigerate overnight., Garnish with raspberries and mint if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Place a large pan or oven-safe skillet filled with about 1/2-inch of water into the oven while it preheats. This will be your water bath. Combine the raspberry preserves with 1/4 C. water in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 1 1/2 minutes on high in your microwave. Stir until smooth. Strain to remove the raspberry seeds (toss 'em out), then let the strained preserves sit to cool, then put the bowl in the refrigerator until later. Measure 1 1/2 C. chocolate cookie crumbs (or crush 20 Oreo cookie wafers -- with the filling scraped out -- in a resealable plastic bag) into a medium bowl. Mix in 1/3 C. melted margarine. Press the crumb into a 9-inch spring form pan that has been lined on the bottom and side with parchment paper. Use the bottom of a drinking glass to press the crumb mixture flat into the bottom of the pan and about 2/3 the way up the side. Wrap a large piece of foil around the bottom of the pan to keep the cheesecake in the water bath. Put the crust in your freezer until the filling is done. Use an electric mixer to combine the cream cheese with the sugar, sour cream, and vanilla. Mix for a couple minutes or until the ingredients are smooth and creamy. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Whisk the eggs in a medium bowl and then add them to the cream cheese mixture. Blend the mixture just enough to integrate the eggs. Remove the crust from the freezer and sprinkle 4 oz. of white chocolate chunks onto the bottom of the crust. Pour half of the cream cheese filling into the crust. Drizzle the raspberry preserves over the entire surface of the filling. Use a butter knife to swirl the raspberry into the cream cheese. Just a couple passes is fine, you don't want to blend the raspberry and cream cheese together too much. Pour the other half of the filling into the crust. Carefully place the cheesecake into the water bath in the oven. Bake for 12 minutes at 475 degrees, then turn the oven down to 350 degrees and bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until the top of the cheesecake turns a light brown or tan color. Remove the cheesecake from the oven to cool. When the cheesecake is cool, use the foil from the bottom to cover the cheesecake and chill it in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours. Before serving, sprinkle the entire top surface of cheesecake with 2 oz. of shaved white chocolate. To serve, slice the cheesecake into 12 equal portions. Apply a pile of canned whipped cream to the top of each slice and serve. 12 Servings

Steps:

• Mix cracker crumbs and margarine.
• Line bottom of 994 springform pan.
• Freeze while preparing filling.
• Mix 3 packages cream cheese with fructose until well blended.
• Add egg substitue and yogurt and beat for 2 minutes.
• Pour into crust pan and set aside.
• Combine remaining cream cheese, white chocolate chips and raspberry preserves; mix until well blended.
• Drop tablespoons of mix onto plain cheese batter.
• DO NOT SWIRL.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 40 minutes to 2 hours.
• Let sit in pan 3-4 hours, remove sides of pan and add fresh raspberries before serving.

Steps:

• 1) Preheat oven to 475 degrees and place large roasting pan with about 1 inch of water in the oven. 2) Combine water and raspberry preserves with water in a pot over medium heat. Stir until smooth. Remove and refridgerate. 3) Combine crushed Oreo wafers with melted butter, and mix until blended. Place crumbs into a springform pan lined with parchment paper, and press until 2/3 way up the side. Chill in freezer. 4) Cream cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, and vanilla until smooth. Add eggs and blend just until mixed. 5) Chop 4 ounces of white chocolate and sprinkle upon the cookie crust. Add cream cheese mixture. 6) Drop raspberry mixture along random parts of the cheesecake and swirl with a knife. 7) Remove roasting pan from oven. Wrap bottom and sides of springform pan with aluminum foil to prevent water leakage. Place springform inside of roasting pan. 8 ) Bake for 15 minutes on 475, then reduce to 60 minutes on 350. 9) Remove from oven, cool to room temperature, remove foil, and place in fridge for at least 4 hours. 10) Remove, garnish with shaved chocolate, and enjoy!

Steps:

• 1. Place a large pan filled with about 1/2 inch of water into the oven while it preheats. This will be your water bath.
• 2. Combine the raspberry preserves with 1/4 cup water in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 1 1/2 minutes on high in your microwave. Stir until smooth. Allow preserves to cool, then put the bowl in the refrigerator until later.
• 3. Measure 1 1/2 chocolate cookie crumbs or (crush 20 Oreo cookies- with the filling scraped out- in a resealable plastic bag) into a medium bowl. Mix in 1/3 cup melted butter.
• 4. Press the crumb mixture into a 9 inch spring form pan that has been lined on the bottom and side with parchment paper.
• 5. Use the bottom of a drinking glass to press the crumb mixture flat into the bottom of the pan and about 2/3 rds the way up the side.
• 6. Wrap a large piece of foil around the bottom of the pan to keep the cheesecake in the water bath and prevent it from leaking. Put the crust in the freezer until the filling is done.
• 7. Use an electric mixer to combine the softened cream cheese with the sugar, sour cream and vanilla. Mix on the lowest setting for a couple of minutes or until the ingredients are smooth and creamy. You don't want to beat too much air into the mixture, or it will fall and be grainy.
• 8. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Whisk the eggs in a medium bowl and then add them to the cream cheese mixture. Blend the mixture just enough to integrate the eggs.
• 9. Remove the crust from the freezer and sprinkle 4 ounces of white chocolate chunks onto the bottom of the crust.
• 10. Pour half of the cream cheese filling into the crust. Drizzle the raspberry preserves over the entire surface of the filling. Use a butter knife to swirl the raspberry into the cream cheese. Just a couple passes is fine, you don't want to blend the raspberry and cream cheese together too much.
• 11. Pour the other half of the filling into the crust. Carefully place the cheesecake into the water bath in the oven.
• 12. Bake at 475 degrees for 12 minutes, then turn the oven down to 350 degrees and bake for 50-60 minutes or until the top of the cheesecake turns a light brown.
• 13. Remove the cheesecake from the oven to cool on a cooling rack.
• 14. When the cheesecake is completely cool, cover cheesecake with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator to sit overnight.
• 15. Before serving, sprinkle the entire top surface of cheesecake with 2 ounces of shaved white chocolate.