Teenagers Dream Cheesecake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs, butter and sugar. Press onto bottom and 2 in. up the inside of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in cream, lemon juice, flour, lemon zest, extracts and, if desired, food coloring. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour into crust. Return pan to baking sheet., Bake 55-65 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º. Grease 8x8 baking pan.
• In a smal bowl, mix first 3 ingredients. Stir in melted butter until well combined. Reserve 1/3 cup mixture. Pat the remaining mixture into pan. Bake 12 to 15 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in mixer bowl at medium speed until smooth. Beat in remaining ingredients. Pour over baked crust, sprinkle on remaining crumbs. Bake 25 minutes until set. Cool on wire rack.
• When cool, cut into 2 inch squares. Cut each square in half diagonally. Store in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease 10 inch springform pan and wrap foil on bottom.
• In a small bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar.
• Press onto bottom and 2 inches up sides of pan.
• Place pan on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• Beat in cream, juice, flour, zest, extracts, and food coloring if desired.
• Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined.
• Pour into crust.
• Return pan to baking sheet.
• Bake for 55 to 65 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. Leave sides on pan until serving.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Remove sides of pan.

Steps:

• Sprinkle the graham wafer crumbs onto the bottom of an 8" or 9" springform pan, or a 9" pie plate sprayed with no stick cooking spray.
• Stir boiling water into orange jelly powder in a large bowl, stirring for at least 2 minutes until the powder is completely dissolved.
• Cool for 5 minutes.
• Pour this into a blender, then add cheeses.
• Cover and blend on medium speed until well blended.
• (Scrape down sides of the blender occasionally).
• Pour into a large bowl.
• Add whipped topping and stir gently until well blended.
• Pour into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
• Refrigerate for four hours or until set.
• If using a springform pan, remove side of pan just before serving.

Steps:

• Sprinkle graham crumbs onto bottom of 8 or 9-inch springform pan sprayed with cooking spray. Stir boiling water into dry jelly powder in large bowl 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Cool 5 minutes; pour into blender. Add cheeses; cover. Blend well, stopping occasionally to scrape sides of blender container; pour into large bowl, Gently stir in whipped topping.
• Spread onto bottom of pan.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; remove rim. Store leftovers in refrigerators.
• JAZZ IT UP: Garnish with fresh mint sprigs or thin peeled orange slices.

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• For the crust: In a food processor, mix together flour, icing sugar and ginger.
• Using on/off motion, cut in butter until dough starts to come together in clumps.
• Using hands, press mixture evenly into bottom and up sides of a 10-inch springform pan.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Using a fork, prick bottom all over.
• Bake in oven for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Let cool on rack.
• For filling: In bowl, beat together cream cheese and sugar until fluffy.
• Beat in sour cream and vanilla.
• Beat in eggs 1 at a time, until well combined.
• Pour into cooled crust.
• Bake in 300 degree oven for 45 minutes, or until center is just slightly wobbly and indented.
• Transfer to rack.
• For topping: Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together sugar, rolled oats, flour, 3 tbsp of the butter, and cinnamon until crumbly; set aside.
• In a large skillet, melt remaining butter over medium-high heat; cook apples, turning once, for about 5 minutes or until golden brown, and slightly softened.
• Arrange apples and any pan juices decoratively over cake.
• Sprinkle with rolled oats mixture.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Transfer cake to rack; let cool to room temperature.
• Refrigerate for at least 6 hours, or overnight.