A creamy velvety cheesecake topped with ruby red cranberry sauce. A festive holiday treat perfect for the Thanksgiving or Christmas dessert table.
Cranberry Cheesecake
Author: Adapted from roxanashomebaking.com
Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
- 8 oz whole almonds ground
- ¼ cup LC-Natural Sweet White
- 1 egg
- 4 tablespoon cold butter, diced
- pinch of salt
- ⅔ cup LC-Natural Sweet White
- 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 2-8oz packages of cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg white
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 4 oz fresh cranberries
- ¼ cup fresh squeezed orange juice
- ¼ cup LC-Natural Sweet White
Instructions
- For the crust,iIn a food processor add the almonds and process few minutes until ground.
- Add the butter, ¼ cup LC-Natural Sweet White, egg and salt and pulse few times until it forms a ball.
- Take the dough out and gently press it on the bottom and about 1 inch on the sides of a greased 8 inch springform pan.
- Chill for about 15 minutes.
- Turn the oven on and place a shallow dish with about 1½ inch water in it on the bottom rack. Wait until the oven temperature reaches 350F.
- For the filling: in a large mixing bowl add the cream cheese and ⅔ cup LC-Natural Sweet White, and mix until combined.
- Add the heavy creamy, eggs and the egg white and stir until creamy. Pour into the chilled crust.
- Bake without taking the water dish out of the oven for about 55 minutes or until the edges slightly become golden and the middle is just slightly wiggly.
- Turn off the oven, crack the door just a little bit and leave the cheesecake to slowly cool for the next two hours without taking it out of the oven. When the two hours are over, run a butter knife between the cheesecake and the sides of the pan for easy release.
- While the cheesecake is cooling down you can make the cranberry sauce.
- In a small saucepan add the cranberries, ¼ cup LC-Natural Sweet White and orange juice and cook, over low heat for few minutes until the cranberries have popped and they become mushy.
- Remove from the heat and cool slightly before spreading it on top of the cheesecake.
- Remove the cheesecake from the pan and enjoy!