Gorgeous Glazed Fruit Cheesecake Recipes

CREAMY CHEESECAKE WITH FRUIT GLAZE

Steps:

• Butter a 7-inch springform mold or another suitable baking dish.
• Sprinkle bottom with bread or cookie crumbs and set aside.
• In a processor blend the cream cheese, sugar, heavy cream, vanilla, lemon zest, flour, and sour cream. Beat in the eggs and egg yolks, pour into the mold and cover the entire mold, top and bottom, with foil. Pour the water into the cooker.
• Place the cheesecake in a cooking basket and lower it into the cooker. Close lid, bring to pressure and cook. Cook for 30 minutes on High pressure or 56 minutes on Low pressure.
• When done, let the pressure lower naturally. Remove the lid and take out the cheesecake.
• Loosen the foil, cool, and then chill in the refrigerator, preferably overnight. Spread the fruit preserves in a thin layer over the cheesecake.

ULTIMATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Crust: In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and sugar.
• Add melted butter; stir to combine.
• Press crumb mixture into a 9-inch spring pan and chill for 30 minutes.
• Filling: In a large bowl, using an electric mixer (med. speed) beat cream cheese for 2 minutes.
• Add sugar, gradually add flour and mix well.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Add sour cream, lemon zest and vanilla.
• Pour into crust.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes.
• Remove cake from oven and cool 15 minutes.
• Topping: Beat egg white with sugar until soft peaks appear.
• Fold in sour cream; spread on top of cake.
• Return cake to oven; bake until topping is set, (not brown) approx.
• 20 minutes.
• Turn off oven; with door open continue to let the cheesecake cook for another hour.
• Cool completely.
• Place preserves in microwave on HIGH for 45 seconds until thin and spreadable.
• Spoon preserves onto each 1/2 of the design (Ying/Yang) with the back of the spoon spread and fill each section.
• Arrange fruit ontop; chill and Serve!

CHEESECAKE WITH GLAZED FRUIT

Steps:

• 1. Prepare crust by mixing graham cracker crumbs, confectioners sugar, butter and cinnamon. With back of spoon, press firmly on bottom and sides of 9" pie pan. Chill.
• 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Let cream cheese soften at room temperature then beat with lemon rind until very creamy using an electric mixer. Add next three ingredients and beat at medium speed until blended, then beat for 5 minutes until smooth and creamy. Pour into crust and bake about 30 minutes; cool.
• 3. To decorate and glaze, put a hulled large strawberry n the center of pie. Arrange strawberry halves petal fashion around the center strawberry. Surround with blueberries. Cut pineapple slices in 1 1/2" wedges and arrange alternately with apricot halves around the edge of pie.
• 4. To prepare glaze: in small saucepan blend cornstarch, pineapple/apricot syrup and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Cook, starring over low heat until clear and thickened. Cool slightly. Spoon glaze carefully over fruit using just enough to cover.