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Brandied Cranberry Sour Cream Cheesecake
 
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Prep Time: 45 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Ready In: 105 Minutes
Servings: 16
LCBO Food & Drink 2008 recipe. They're description says, This is a cheescake fanatic's dream come true. Can't wait to find out! (May use fresh/frozen cranberries.)
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup unsalted butter
340 g cranberries
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup water
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons brandy
3 (225 g) packages cream cheese (not low-fat)
2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 large eggs, room temperature
2 cups sour cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. CRUST.
3. Stir all ingrediants together until crumbly. Press into the bottom and to the top of the sides lightly greased 9 springform pan. Place on a baking tray & bake for 10 minutes. Then cool while preparing other ingrediants.
4. CRANBERRY TOPPING.
5. Simmer all ingrediants over Medium heat, stirring occasionally, until most cranberries pop , about 20 minutes. Cool, then chill completely.
6. CHEESECAKE.
7. reduce oven to 325 degrees. Beat cream cheese until smooth & fluffy. Gradually add sugar while beating, scrape sides often. Beat in cornstarch & vanilla. Add eggs 1 at a time, scraping well after each addition. Scrape into crust (only will go 1/2 way). Bake 30 minutes.
8. SOUR CREAM LAYER.
9. Stir sour cream, sugar & vanilla to blend. After cheesecake has baked, remove CAREFULLY & GENTLY dollop sour cream layer on cheesecae. Spread until even & return to oven for 30 minutes. (Mine took an extra 5-10 minutes to set.).
10. Chill overnight before garnishing.
11. To garnish, spread cranberries over top of chilled cheesecake & chill until ready to slice.
By RecipeOfHealth.com