White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake (Valentine's Day Recipes)

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Prep Time: 1 - 2 hours | Cook Time: 1 - 2 hours | Serves: 12


Dessert » Cakes » American

Ingredients:

Things that really, really make it easier and liken the chances for success:

Springform pan: I have tried using baking or pie dishes, and its simply not the same. Its much easier with one of these. $15

Standing mixer: Yes, they cost a lot, but sometimes you can find them cheap or on sale. Mine was a gift. There are many cool things you can do with them, like make batches of mashed potatoes, pizza dough, and mousse cake.

Food processor: The one in the pictures is a cuisinart mini-prep. I generally cook for myself or maybe one other, so its nice - small enough so that its easy to clean, but you can do 3 cups worth of stuff in it. Hummus, Salsa, easy fruit sauces, and dry mixes are but a few of many uses you can get out of this $40 appliance.

Ingredients:

Filling:

1/2 bar White Chocolate (optional - other things can go here depending on how you want to flavor your cheesecake)
3 things cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2c heavy cream
4 eggs
splash vanilla extract (1 tsp)

Crust:

28 Vanilla Wafers
3 Tbs sugar
3-4 Tbs melted ****er
1/4 cup almonds, toasted

Toast the almonds in a 350 degree oven. Sometimes I use the broiler for time's sake, but you have to make sure they don't burn. Check them to make sure. Toast until golden brown. In this picture, I have just put them in.

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Step 1:

First thing you should do is ensure that the eggs, milk,
and cream are room tempearature. Simply set them out an

hour or so ahead.

Lets make the crust. It is helpful to measure and set your

ingredients out beforehand.

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Step 2:

Combine the vanilla wafers and toasted almonds
in the food processer, pulsing until chopped. Add the
sugar. Pulse again. Now, add melted ****er in a few

steps. Pulse for a few. If its too dry, throw a little

more melted ****er in there, like a half TBS. It
should now resemble wet sand.

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Step 3:

Now dump it into the pan.

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Step 4:

Take a ramekin or bottom of a mug or pint

glass and smoosh it down until evenly

distributed upon the bottom.