Blossoming Berry Cheesecake

Name: Blossoming Berry Cheesecake
Prep time: 5 h 20 min
Cook time: 5 h 20 min
Total time: 5 h 20 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter or margarine, melted; 237 milliliters BREAKSTONES or KNUDSEN Sour Cream; 454 grams pkg. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened; 2 eggs, separated; 237 milliliters graham cracker crumbs; 1 Tbsp lemon juice (optional); 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (optional); 118 milliliters fresh raspberries; 237 milliliters sliced strawberries; 118 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps sugar; 3 Tbsps sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla, divided

This vegetarian recipe serves 20. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 194 calories. Head to the store and pick up lemon zest, raspberries, graham cracker crumbs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 5 hours and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325F if using a silver 9-inch springform pan (or to 300F if using a dark nonstick 9-inch springform pan).

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Springform Pan

Oven

Mix crumbs, 3 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press firmly onto bottom of pan.

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Butter

Sugar

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Frying Pan

Bake 10 minutes; set aside.

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Oven

Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form; set aside. Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, lemon peel, juice and 1/2 tsp. of the vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.

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Cream Cheese

Egg Whites

Lemon Peel

Vanilla

Juice

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Gently stir in egg whites; pour over crust.

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Egg Whites

Egg Yolk

Crust

Bake 45 minutes or until center is almost set.

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Oven

Mix sour cream, 2 Tbsp. sugar and remaining 1 tsp. vanilla. Carefully spread over cheesecake.

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Sour Cream

Vanilla

Spread

Sugar

Bake an additional 10 minutes. Run small knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Top with strawberries and raspberries just before serving.

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Strawberries