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Margarita Cheesecake
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Ready In: 90 Minutes
Servings: 16
Great dessert for topping off a Tex-Mex meal.
Ingredients:
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 eggs, well-beatened
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup tequila
1/4 cup triple sec
2 cups sour cream
1 cup strawberry, pureed
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine crumbs, walnuts & butter. Press into bottom and sides of a 9 spring form pan.
3. Combine cream cheese, sugar, lime juice, tequila and Triple Sec in a mixing bowl. Blend with electric mixer until smooth.
4. Add eggs and combine well.
5. Add sour cream to cream cheese mixture, blending well.
6. Pour batter into crust-lined pan.
7. Into batter, pour 1/2 cup strawberry puree in a circle. Swirl into batter with a knife.
8. Place a pan of water in bottom of oven.
9. Bake cheese cake for 1 hour.
10. After cooled, chill for a few hours. Serve with strawberry puree.
By RecipeOfHealth.com