Savory BLT Cheesecake

Name: Savory BLT Cheesecake
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter, melted; 237 milliliters crumbled cooked bacon; 24 servings Assorted crackers, optional; 907 grams packages each) cream cheese, softened; 177 milliliters dry bread crumbs; 4 eggs, lightly beaten; 2 green onions, sliced; 118 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 237 milliliters oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, patted dry and chopped; 118 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 113 grams cup shredded Gruyere or Swiss cheese

One serving contains 303 calories, 7g of protein, and 24g of fat. This recipe serves 24. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have green onions, bread crumbs, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325°.

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Place a greased 9-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan.

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Wrap

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Aluminum Foil

In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and butter. Press onto the bottom of prepared pan.

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Parmesan

Breadcrumbs

Butter

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Frying Pan

Place pan on a baking sheet.

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Frying Pan

Bake 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

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In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and cream until smooth. Beat in the bacon, tomatoes, Gruyere cheese, onions and pepper.

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Gruyere

Cream Cheese

Tomato

Onion

Pepper

Bacon

Cream

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Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined.

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Pour over crust.

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Crust

Place springform pan in a large baking pan; add 1 in. of boiling water to larger pan.

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Baking Pan

Bake 45-55 minutes or until center is just set and top appears dull.

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Remove springform pan from water bath; remove foil. Cool cheesecake on a wire rack 10 minutes; loosen edges from pan with a knife. Cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight.

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