Bills White Chocolate Cheesecake With Cherries Recipes

CONTEST-WINNING WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of a greased 10-in. springform pan. , In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla until well blended. Add eggs and yolks; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in white chocolate. Pour over crust. Place pan on a baking sheet. , Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until center is just set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. , For sauce, in a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and water until smooth. Add strawberries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in a few drops of food coloring if desired. Cool. , Spread strawberry sauce over top of cheesecake; drizzle with melted white chocolate. Refrigerate leftovers.

BILL'S CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350f.
• Mix together graham cracker crumbs, 3 tbs sugar and melted butter. Press into bottom of a tall 9" springform pan.
• Mix the cream cheese, sugar and flour thoroughly, then add agges one at a time. Beat in sour cream, and whip until completely mixed and place into pan.
• Put the springform pan with the cheesecake on a cookie sheet and add 1/2 inch of water to the cookie sheet. This will help prevent the cheesecake from cracking as it cooks. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Turn off oven and crack door open, leaving cheesecake inside oven until cool.
• Topping: Whip the mascarpone and sugar, and top the cheesecake. Once the layer is put on the cheesecake, add the cherry pie filling on top. Place in fridge overnight.
• NOTE: You can use the pre-made graham cracker crumb pie pans that you get at the store, but if you do, the filling will make three pies, and only bake 50-55 minutes. You also need to double the topping quantity for the three pies.

BILL'S WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE WITH CHERRIES

Steps:

• Wrap bottom and sides of 9" round cake pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil. In medium mixing bowl, mix together all cracker crumbs, nuts, butter, and sugar until combined. Press mixture into bottom and up sides of pan halfway. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In microwave-safe plastic container, place chocolate chips and microwave on low, stirring halfway through, 5 minutes or until chocolate is melted. Stir until chocolate is smooth. Place cheese and 1 cup sugar into food processor, pulse until smooth and creamy. With processor on low add eggs one at a time and process until creamy. Scrape down bowl and add white chocolate, sour cream and vanilla; pulse just enough to blend mixture. If you do not have a food processor, you may use an electric mixer. Pour mixture into crust.
• Place pan in large shallow roasting pan and fill with enough hot tap water to come halfway up sides of cake pan. Bake 60 to 70 minutes or until edges pull away from sides of pan and top is dry to touch and a center pale golden brown. Center will move slightly when pan is tapped and should not ripple as if it were still liquid. Remove cake from water bath and lift from pan with foil, slide from foil to wire rack to cool for 1 hour. Transfer to plate and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight if possible. Shortly before serving top each piece with pie filling and serve.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHERRY PECAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°F.
• Reserve 16 pecan halves for garnish. Finely chop remaining nuts; mix with graham crumbs, sugar and margarine. Press firmly onto bottom of pan.
• Beat cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, chocolate and 1 tsp. vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 1 hour or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours.
• Mix pie filling and remaining vanilla; spoon over cheesecake. Top with COOL WHIP and reserved pecans.