Holiday Cranberry Cherry Cheesecake Recipes

CRANBERRY CELEBRATION CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a food processor, finely chop dried cranberries. Add flour, almonds and confectioners' sugar; process until blended. Add butter; pulse just until crumbly., Press onto the bottom and 1-1/2 in. up sides of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. , In a small saucepan, combine 3/4 cup sugar and cornstarch; stir in cranberry juice until smooth. Add berries. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Set aside., In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, vanilla and remaining sugar until smooth. Add eggs; beat just until combined. Pour half of batter into crust. Carefully spoon 3/4 cup berry mixture over batter; top with remaining batter., Bake for 45 minutes. Reduce heat to 250°. Bake 25-30 minutes longer or until center is almost set. Combine the sour cream, sugar and vanilla; spread over top. Bake 20-30 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Spread remaining berry mixture over the top. Refrigerate overnight., Beat cream until stiff peaks form; fold in ground almonds. Pipe around top edge of cheesecake; sprinkle with sliced almonds.

FESTIVE CRANBERRY-TOPPED CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 325° for 6-8 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the orange juice and zest, vanilla and cinnamon. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour filling over crust. , Return pan to baking sheet. Bake at 325° for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost 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., In a large saucepan, combine the cranberries, sugar and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes. Combine cornstarch and orange juice until smooth; stir into cranberry mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Remove from the heat; cool to room temperature. Stir in pecans. Spoon over cheesecake. Refrigerate until chilled.

HOLIDAY-CRANBERRY-CHERRY-CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix cream cheese until smooth.
• Add sour cream until smooth.
• Add lemon juice and sugar until smooth.
• Pour into pie shell.
• In a bowl, mix cherry pie filling and cranberry.
• Add spices.
• Pour on top of cheesecake.
• Refrigerate about 3 hours.
• Garnish with springs of cranberries.

HOLIDAY CRANBERRY CHEESECAKE (NO BAKE)

Steps:

• To make crust, mix crumbs and margarine together thoroughly and press into an 8 or 9 inch pie pan. Set aside.
• To make filling, put cranberries, water and sugar into a saucepan, heat to boiling, then cook at a boil for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and add gelatin mixture, stirring until dissolved.
• Add cream cheese, ricotta and vanilla, mixing well until blended. Some of the cranberries will break up.
• Pour filling into crust and refrigerate until firm, approximately 3-4 hours.
• Garnish, if you wish, with cranberries.