Allenes Southwest Cheesecake
From siksikaboy 16 years agoIngredients
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs shopping list
- 1/2 cup mesquite meal shopping list
- 6 tablespoon melted butter or margarine shopping list
- 2/3 cup mesquite or clover honey, shopping list
- 1 divided shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon shopping list
- 24 oz cream cheese, softened shopping list
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract shopping list
- 3 large eggs shopping list
- 1 cup sour cream shopping list
- 1 prickly pear glaze (recipe below) shopping list
- 6 ripe, unblemished strawberries shopping list
- PRICKLY pear glaze shopping list
- 3/4 cup apple juice shopping list
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch shopping list
- 3/4 cup prickly pear nectar shopping list
- 1/3 cup mesquite or clover honey shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 F. In a mixing bowl, combine graham cracker
- crumbs, mesquite meal, butter, 1 tablespoon honey, and cinnamon.
- Using fingers, press mixture evenly on bottom and half way up sides
- of 9-inch spring-form pan. Set aside.
- In large mixing bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat cream cheese,
- remaining honey, and vanilla until creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a
- time, mixing well. Stir in sour cream. Pour batter into crust; bake
- 50 to 60 minutes, until center sets. Turn off oven, leaving door
- slightly ajar. Leave cake in oven 1 hour; remove and allow to cool.
- Chill at least 2 hours; then prepare glaze and peel and slice
- peaches. Arrange strawberries on top of cake and spoon over glaze. Return to refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Prickly Pear Glaze
- Combine 1/4 cup apple juice and cornstarch. In saucepan, combine
- remaining apple juice, prickly pear juice, and honey. Stir over
- medium heat until honey melts. Add cornstarch mixture and stir until
- mixture boils, thickens, and turns clear. Cook one minute and set
- aside to cool slightly.
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I love your recipes. They are so unusual- not your typical fare. I can't wait to try my hand at this one. Thanks! Helene
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