Nacho Normal Cheesecake
For $1.86 per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 8g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 494 calories. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet. Head to the store and pick up chocolate-covered raisins, lemon zest, cream, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Instructions
Make the cheesecake: Beat the cream cheese with a mixer until smooth.
Add 2/3 cup sugar, the lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla; beat well. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Tint the batter orange with yellow and red food coloring.
Spray a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray.
Pour in the batter; bake at 350 degrees F until puffed and almost set, 25 to 30 minutes.
Mix the sour cream and the remaining 1/4 cup sugar; spread over the hot cheesecake and bake 5 more minutes.
Let cool, then chill 2 hours.
Make the chips: Unroll the pie dough on a lightly floured surface and roll it out to flatten slightly.
Brush the dough with the milk and sprinkle with the sugar.
Cut the dough into 2 1/2-inch-wide strips.
Cut each strip into as many 2 1/2-inch triangles as possible.
Place the triangles about 1 inch apart on 2 parchment-lined baking sheets.
Bake in batches at 450 degrees F until lightly golden, 7 to 10 minutes.
Transfer to a rack and cool completely.
Cut the Swedish Fish into 1/2-inch pieces and toss with 2 tablespoons strawberry jam. For the chiles, cut the green licorice on the diagonal into 1/8-inch-thick slices.
For the olives, cut the black licorice dots into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Use a straw or pastry tip to remove a circle from the center of each round.
Tint the sour cream orange with yellow and red food coloring to look like melted cheese. Spoon the orange sour cream into a resealable plastic bag. Press out the excess air and seal.
Press the pie chips into the cheesecake.
Add the black licorice, chocolate-covered raisins and some green licorice and jam-coated Swedish Fish.
Snip a small corner from the bag of orange sour cream and pipe a few dots on the cheesecake for the melted cheese.
Serve with extra chips on the side, and make extra salsa by mixing leftover candies and jam.
Photograph by Kat Teutsch