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Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake

An elegant variation of America's favorite dessert.
Servings 12 people
Prep Time

Ingredients

  • - Raspberry Sauce below
  • 2 tablespoons Butter melted
  • 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 3/4 cup finely and evenly chopped pecans toasted
  • 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons Butter melted
  • 3 packages cream cheese softened, 8 ounce
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon Salt
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 1 bar white chocolate melted, 4 ounce
  • 1 ounce carton fresh raspberries 6
  • - fresh mint leaves

Instructions

  1. Prepare Raspberry Sauce; refrigerate.
  2. Brush bottom and side of 10 inch springform pan with 2 tablespoons melted butter. In large bowl, combine cracker crumbs, pecans, brown sugar and butter; press mixture into bottom and partially up side of springform pan. Refrigerate until firm (about 30 minutes). Bake crust in preheated 300 F oven 15 minutes; cool completely.
  3. In large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese and vanilla until creamy; beat in sugar, flour and salt until combined. Beat in eggs, milk and white confection until smooth. Pour into cooled crust. Swirl in ½ cup cooled Raspberry Sauce. Bake in preheated 325 F oven until center appears nearly set (65-75 minutes). Cool 10 minutes on wire rack. Carefully loosen side of cheesecake from pan with a thin knife. Cool 30 minutes; remove side of pan. Refrigerate, covered, several hours.
  4. To Serve: Arrange slice of cheesecake on dessert plate; drizzle with sauce. Garnish with fresh raspberries and mint sprig.

Recipe Notes

Raspberry Sauce: Thaw 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen raspberries with sugar. In heavy saucepan, heat berries to boiling. Strain to remove seeds. In small bowl, combine 1 tablespoon cornstarch with ¼ cup water; stir into juice. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in 2 tablespoons sugar. Press plastic wrap onto surface of sauce; cool and refrigerate.