Cranberry Crown Cheesecake

Name: Cranberry Crown Cheesecake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter or margarine, melted; 710 milliliters Yogurt Cheese (see notes) or cream cheese; 4 larges eggs; 2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin; 237 milliliters graham cracker crumbs; 2 Tbsps orange-flavor liqueur or orange juice; 237 milliliters sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 355 milliliters cool Baked Cranberry-Orange Sauce

This recipe makes 12 servings with 384 calories, 6g of protein, and 23g of fat each. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up gelatin, graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a 9-inch cheesecake pan with removable rim (at least 1 3/4 in. tall), mix graham cracker crumbs and butter. Pat mixture evenly over bottom and about 1/2 inch up sides of pan.

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Bake crust in a 350 regular or convection oven until slightly browner, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Crust

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In a 1- to 1 1/2-quart pan, mix gelatin with 2 tablespoons cold water; let stand until softened, about 1 minute. Stir over medium heat until gelatin is dissolved, about 45 seconds.

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Remove from heat and stir in liqueur and vanilla.

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In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat cheese, sugar, and gelatin mixture until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smoothly blended.

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Pour mixture into hot or cool crust.

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Bake cheesecake in a 325 regular or 300 convection oven until center jiggles only slightly when pan is gently shaken, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool cake on a rack for about 30 minutes, then chill, uncovered, until cold, at least 2 hours.

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Serve, or cover airtight and chill up to 1 day.

Just before serving, lightly blot any moisture from surface of cake with a paper towel.

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