Smart Choice Fluffy White Chocolate Cheesecake Recipes

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170 C (340 F) standard / 150 C (300 F) fan-forced. Line the bottom of an 8-inch springform pan with baking or parchment paper.
• Add cookies to a food processor and whiz until finely crushed. Place crumbs in a large mixing bowl. Melt butter in the microwave, then pour over cookie crumbs and mix well. It should resemble wet sand.
• Place wet crumbs in your prepared pan and press down gently to form one even layer. Use the back of a spoon to smooth crumbs. Pop in the fridge.
• Add cream cheese (make sure it's nice and soft) to a large mixing bowl and beat for a minute or two until smooth and creamy. Add sugar and vanilla and beat again. Then add eggs, one at a time, beating on a low speed until incorporated.
• Add sour cream, cornflour and melted chocolate and stir until smooth - but try not to overmix. Add white chocolate chunks.
• Pour cheesecake filling over cookie crust and smooth the top. Bake in the oven for approximately 35-40 minutes or until it no longer wobbles in the middle. Try not to over bake it as it will continue to cook as it cools. Leave the cheesecake in the oven with the door ajar (with the oven turned off) for at least one hour.
• Remove cheesecake and leave to cool at room temperature before transferring to the fridge. The cheesecake is best left in the fridge for 3-4 hours (or overnight) until it cools completely and becomes nice and firm before slicing.
• To serve, top with fresh raspberries and dust with icing sugar.

FLUFFY WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup milk in large bowl with whisk until blended.
• Add remaining milk and dry pudding mix; beat with whisk 2 min. Stir in COOL WHIP. Spoon into crust.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Meanwhile, make chocolate curls from white chocolate. (See tip.)
• Garnish pie with chocolate curls before serving.

SMART-CHOICE FLUFFY 2-STEP CHEESECAKE MINIS

Steps:

• Place 1 wafer in each of 12 paper-lined muffin cups. Beat Neufchatel and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add 2-1/4 cups COOL WHIP; mix well. Spoon into muffin cups.
• Refrigerate 3 hours. Top with remaining COOL WHIP and coconut just before serving.

NEW YORK WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Place 12-inch square sheet of foil on rack below center oven rack in oven. Heat oven to 325°F. In medium bowl, combine crust ingredients; mix well. Press in bottom and about 1 inch up sides of ungreased 10-inch springform pan. Refrigerate while preparing filling.
• Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating until smooth. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Quickly add melted chips, whipping cream and vanilla; beat until smooth. Pour into crust-lined pan.
• Bake at 325°F. for 55 to 65 minutes or until edges are set; center of cheesecake will be soft. Turn oven off; open oven door at least 4 inches. Let cheesecake sit in oven for 30 minutes or until center is set.
• Remove cheesecake from oven. Cool in pan on wire rack for 1 hour or until completely cooled. Carefully remove sides of pan. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• In small heavy saucepan, combine chocolate chips, 1 tablespoon butter and boiling water. Let stand 5 minutes. Whisk chocolate mixture until smooth. Add 3/4 cup sugar and corn syrup; mix well. Bring to a boil over medium-low heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; boil 8 minutes without stirring.
• Remove saucepan from heat. Stir 1/2 teaspoon vanilla into chocolate sauce. Cool 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Sauce will thicken as it cools. Serve cheesecake with sauce. Store cheesecake and sauce in refrigerator.

FLUFFY 2-STEP CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, chocolate, and sugar with electric mixer until well blended.
• Gently stir in whipped topping.
• Spoon into crust.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Crush the biscuits in a food processor until completely ground. Add butter and whizz again until you have the desired crumbly consistency.
• Grease and line the base of a 23cm deep, loose-bottomed cake tin. Add the biscuit mixture to the cake tin and pat it flat. Leave to set in the fridge for approximately 30 mins.
• Begin melting the chocolate in a heatproof glass bowl over a small pan of hot water on a low heat. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking. Remove from the heat and leave to cool for 10 mins until barely warm but still liquid.
• Meanwhile whisk the cream cheese and mascarpone together. Add double cream and keep whisking until the mixture is just holding its own shape. Finally, add the melted chocolate and whisk until just combined.
• Spoon the mixture over the cooled and set biscuit base, then smooth the top. Return to the fridge to cool for at least 6 hrs until the topping is set. Finally, decorate with fruit.

SMART-CHOICE FLUFFY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Beat Neufchatel and sugar in large bowl with whisk or mixer until blended. Stir in COOL WHIP.
• Spoon into crust.
• Refrigerate 3 hours. Serve topped with cherry pie filling.

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.

FLUFFY WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup of the milk in large bowl with wire whisk until well blended.
• Add remaining 1 cup milk and pudding mix. Beat with wire whisk 1 minute.
• Gently stir in whipped topping until well blended and then spoon into crust.
• Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set. Garnish with chocolate curls if desired.
• (Store leftover pie in refrigerator.).

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Beat butter, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 tsp. vanilla in small bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in flour until well blended; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Prick with fork. Bake 25 min. or until edge is lightly browned.
• Beat cream cheese, remaining sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add chocolate; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 55 min. to 1 hour or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours. Top with raspberries just before serving.

SMART-CHOICE FLUFFY WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Beat Neufchatel and 1/4 cup milk in large bowl with whisk until blended.
• Add remaining milk and dry pudding mix; beat 2 min. Stir in COOL WHIP until blended. Pour into crust.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.