Everyday Cheesecake

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Make dessert easy with this everyday cheesecake with cherry topping recipe that is sure to impress your family and friends.

Everyday Cheesecake

This is definitely my all-time favorite cheesecake, and it is so simple that you can make it often. Be careful! It’s addictive!

Use these Tips for the Perfect Cheesecake

Any fruit pie filling will work for the topping, but there are other toppings that are equally as delicious.

 

Alternative Cheesecake Toppings

Cranberry Sauce

1 (16 ounce) can whole cranberry sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon cold water
Red paste food coloring (optional)

Heat cranberry sauce in a saucepan over low heat. Dissolve cornstarch in water, and stir into berries. Cook until thickened. Spoon over cheesecake. Chill.

Pineapple Sauce

1 ( 20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch

Add all the ingredients together in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, for 2 to 3 minutes, until thickened.

Peanut Butter Sauce

Combine peanut butter with honey or corn syrup. Microwave for 30 seconds. Remove from microwave and stir. Let cool slightly before adding to top of cheesecake.

Matcha

Sprinkle Japanese powdered green tea liberally over the top of the cheesecake for an Asian touch.

Oreo

Crush Oreo cookies and sprinkle over the top of the cheesecake.

Heath Bar

Crush Heath Bars and sprinkle over the top of the cheesecake

 

Try these cheesecakes too!

Soft as Cotton Japanese Cheesecake

Banana Rum Cheesecake

Pumpkin Cheesecake with Bourbon Sour Cream Topping

Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

No Bake Pineapple Cheesecake Pie

 

 

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Everyday Cheesecake

Everyday Cheesecake
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Make dessert easy with this everyday cheesecake with cherry topping recipe that is sure to impress your family and friends.

  • Author: Linda Jolly
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 50 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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Crust 1 1/4 cups regular or chocolate Graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup Crisco, melted Filling 16 ounces cream cheese (softened) 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 3 eggs 3 tablespoons lemon juice Topping 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream (room temperature) 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling (chilled)

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 300 degrees F.

Crust

  1. Combine crumbs, sugar and shortening; press firmly on bottom of a 9-inch deep-dish pie pan.

Filling

  1. In a large bowl, beat cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
  2. Beat in eggs and lemon juice. Pour into the prepared crust.
  3. Bake for 45 minutes or until center is set; top with sour cream.
  4. Bake for 5 minutes longer.
  5. Let cool, then chill.
  6. Top with cherry pie filling or any other desired topping.

Topping

  1. Spread pie filling over the top of the cheesecake.

Notes

A chocolate Graham cracker crust pairs very well with cherry pie filling.

Photo credit: (c) Can Stock Photo / Stevemc

 

 

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