Apricot Cheesecake

Name: Apricot Cheesecake
Prep time: 3 h 30 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 283 grams jar apricot preserves; 4 teaspoons brandy, divided; 3 Tbsps butter or margarine, melted; 454 grams pkg. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened; 118 milliliters finely chopped dried apricots; 1 env. KNOX Unflavored Gelatine; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 118 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters finely crushed vanilla wafers; 79 milliliters cold water; 227 grams tub COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

Apricot Cheesecake requires roughly 3 hours and 30 minutes from start to finish. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 346 calories, 4g of protein, and 20g of fat. If you have apricot preserves, apricots, ground cinnamon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Mix wafer crumbs, butter and cinnamon. Press firmly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan; set aside.

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Cinnamon

Butter

Wafer

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Springform Pan

Sprinkle gelatine over water in small saucepan; let stand 1 min. Cook on low heat 3 min. or until gelatine is completely dissolved, stirring occasionally. Beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gradually add gelatine and 3 tsp. of the brandy, beating until well blended. Cover; refrigerate until slightly thickened.

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Cream Cheese

Gelatin

Brandy

Sugar

Water

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Hand Mixer

Sauce Pan

Add whipped topping and apricots to cream cheese mixture; stir gently until well blended.

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Whipped Topping

Cream Cheese

Apricot

Pour over crust; cover. Refrigerate several hours or until firm.

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Crust

Mix preserves and remaining 1 tsp. brandy in small saucepan; cook on low heat until preserves are melted and mixture is well blended, stirring occasionally. Cool. Spoon over cheesecake just before serving.

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Preserves