Best Cherry Glazed Cheesecake Recipes

CHERRY-GLAZED BLACK BOTTOM CHEESECAKE

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Here's the cheesecake version of the classic German dessert, Black Forest cake-made with chocolate and cherries on a chocolatey cookie-crumb crust.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 6h25m

Yield Makes 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

18 vanilla creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)
2 Tbsp. butter, melted
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar, divided
1 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
1-1/2 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate (6 oz.), broken into pieces, melted, cooled slightly
2 tsp. cornstarch
1/2 cup water
2 cups pitted frozen sweet cherries
1 tsp. ground Mexican cinnamon (canela)

Steps:

Heat oven to 325ºF.
Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended. Reserve 3 cups batter. Add melted chocolate to remaining batter; mix well. Pour over crust. Carefully spoon reserved batter over chocolate batter.
Bake 1 hour 5 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours.
Meanwhile, mix cornstarch and water in medium saucepan. Stir in remaining sugar. Add cherries; stir. Bring to boil on medium-high heat, stirring constantly; cook and stir on medium heat 2 min. or until sugar is dissolved and sauce is thickened. Stir in cinnamon. Cool completely. Refrigerate until ready to spoon over cheesecake just before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 440, Fat 27 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 135 mg, Sodium 310 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 7 g

CHERRY GLAZED CHEESECAKE

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I have not tried this recipe. I'm posting this recipe in response to the recipe request board. I got this recipe from My Great Recipes cards.

Provided by internetnut

Categories Cheesecake

Time 1h10m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 21

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 pint sour cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 1/3 cups cherry juice, and
water
3 drops food coloring
2 cups drained canned cherries

Steps:

Prepare crust by mixing together crumbs, sugar, spices and almonds. Stir in butter, mixing well. Press into bottom and slightly up sides of 10-inch springform pan. Set aside.
Prepare filling by throughly beating all filling ingredients in food processor fitted with steel blade, scraping down sides occasionally if using mixer, beat at least 10-15 minutes until well blended. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 for 35-40.
Remove from oven. Cool for 5-10 minutes. Mix together topping ingredients and pour over cake. Return to oven. Bake at 475 for 5-7 minutes. Cool. Cover. Chill for at least 4 hours.
Prepare glaze by mixing well sugar and cornstarch in saucepan.
Stir in cherry juice. Simmer over medium heat, stirring, until mixture comes to boiling. Simmer 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool 5-10 minutes. Stir in food coloring.
Spread cherries evenly over chilled cheesecake. Pour glaze over. Chill until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 679.8, Fat 43.8, SaturatedFat 24.9, Cholesterol 191.9, Sodium 350.5, Carbohydrate 63, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 50.4, Protein 11.4