Very Berry Cheesecake

Name: Very Berry Cheesecake
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 828 milliliters fresh blackberries; 1 Tbsp cherry brandy; 6 Tbsps butter, melted; 237 milliliters cottage cheese, creamed; 454 grams packages cream cheese, softened; 3 eggs; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 40 vanilla wafers, crushed; 1 Tbsp white sugar

Very Berry Cheesecake requires approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes from start to finish. This vegetarian recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 14g of protein, 48g of fat, and Head to the store and pick up cream cheese, butter, vanilla wafers, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

In a medium bowl, stir together vanilla wafer crumbs and butter. Press the mixture into the bottom and 1 3/4 inch up the sides of an 8 inch springform pan. Set aside.

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Vanilla

Butter

Wafer

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Springform Pan

Bowl

In a large bowl, stir together cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, flour, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Set aside.

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Cream Cheese

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Place cottage cheese in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Stir into cream cheese mixture. Stir in the 1/4 cup cherry brandy. Beat in eggs on low speed just till combined. You do not want do incorporate too much air into the batter.

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Cottage Cheese

Cream Cheese

Brandy

Cherries

Egg

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Food Processor

Blender

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Oven

Pour half of the cheese mixture into the crust-lined pan.

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Cheese

Crust

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Frying Pan

Spread 1 cup of the fruit on top. Top with remaining cheese mixture and 1/2 cup of the fruit.

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Cheese

Spread

Fruit

Place in a shallow baking pan in the preheated oven.

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Baking Pan

Oven

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or till center appears nearly set when shaken. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Loosen sides. Cool completely on wire rack. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours, or until ready to serve.

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Wire Rack

Oven

For topping, in a medium bowl combine remaining 2 cups fruit, 1 tablespoon cherry brandy, and 1 tablespoon sugar. Cover and chill for up to 2 hours. To serve, cut cheesecake into wedges. Top each serving with fruit topping.

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Brandy

Cherries

Fruit

Sugar

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Bowl