Hello– This cheese cake uses my sis’s world’s best cheesecake recipe as a starting point– with just a few cherries thrown in. Thanks Lulu! She’s the best cook ever and I’ve learned so much from her– no one I’d rather share a kitchen with!!
CHERRY CHEESE CAKE
Crust:
1/3 cup melted butter
2 tab. sugar
1 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
Cheesecake:
3 -8 oz. packages of cream cheese
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup of cherries, pitted and cut to small bits
topping:
3 cups fresh cherries, pitted
2 tab. water
2 tab cornstarch
2 tab. sugar
This is my handy-dandy olive pitter from years ago when we lived in Spain. Works for cherries too!
Mix together the melted butter, 2 tab. sugar and graham cracker crumbs and then press them into the bottom of a 9″ to 10″ springform pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Set aside.
With an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese and 1 cup sugar until blended. Then beat in the eggs and sour cream. Finally, gently fold in the cherries and then spoon he mixture in over the crust.
Put it into a 350 degree oven for 60 to 70 minutes. It will still be a little “jiggly,” but will firm as it cools.
For the topping, pit the cherries. Then in a heavy saucepan, stir together the 2 tab. sugar and cornstarch until there are no lumps. Add the water the stir over medium heat until it simmers and thickens, just about a minute. Then drop in the cherries and cook a minute more.
Remove from the heat and let the cherry topping cool completely before you spoon onto the top of the cake. Refrigerate until you’re ready to serve it up. Bon Apetit!
Looks so delicious! I want cheese cake ryt away!!!:)
I know what you mean Lina– we always are up for cheesecake around here…
Wow!! Cheesecake is my absolute favorite!! This looks simply amazing!!
Thanks! I loved your post on the waffles and “dinges.”– We were in NYC last week on vacation and there was a waffles and dinges little stand in Herald Square right by our hotel– sadly, we didn’t stop there! Now I want to go back!!
Thank you for your sweet words. Aww..that’s so sad you didn’t stop by at their stand. Maybe next time when you visit NYC, you can plan to go there 😀
I hope so!
This looks amazing. I love that you made the topping out of fresh cherries rather than using the canned one (which I don’t really like because it’s SO sweet!). I will definitely have to try this! Cheesecake is my husband’s favorite dessert. 🙂
Cherries and cheesecake sounds like a perfect combination 🙂 Looks delicious!
HI Sinead– thanks. Loved your Croke Park post– going to an outdoor concert just seems like the perfect way to spend a summer evening. sounds like yours was great!
Oh I wish I had a slice of this delicious cheesecake right now 🙂 Beautiful pictures too Rhonda!!
Thanks bunches Mel– yep we are cheese cake fans around here too. I like it because you can make it ahead and just keep it in the fridge til you serve it. easy.
I love desserts like that 🙂
Beautiful and easy to follow. I’m excited to take this one on. Can I sub strawberries for the cherries in the cheesecake itself?
HI– yep, I’ve done strawberries bakes into the cheese cake. But for the top I would just use fresh berries mixed with just a sprinkle of sugar, done must before you set it it out to eat.
Great thank you!!!!! Can’t wait to try this.
P.S.– Loved your post on eternity. I think about it a lot too.
I suppose we all do. Someday we will know. 🌻
I have my grandmother and my father in heaven– and I love to think of them there…
Agree with adaisygarden, Fresh cherries are soooooo much better!! – Kat
Hi Kat– loving summer cherries this year– been getting them every week…