Best Cinnamon Swirl Cheesecake Recipes

CINNAMON SWIRL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• 1. Crust: Combine cookie crumbs, brown sugar and butter together and mix well. Press the crust mixture into bottom of 9 inch spring form pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool.
• 2. Cinnamon Swirl Filling: In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and melted butter. This will be chunky, don't worry about it, we'll fix that later. Set it off to the side.
• 3. Cheesecake Filling: In a large mixing bowl, cream together the cream cheese and the 3/4 cup of sugar, until smooth. Add milk and stir until combined. Mix in the eggs, one at a time, making sure to blend completely after each addition. Add the sour cream, vanilla and flour and mix once again. Scrape down the bottom and sides of the bowl and stir until the filling is completely smooth and lump free.
• 4. Spoon about 1/4 cup of the batter into the cinnamon swirl filling, and stir until smooth.
• 5. Pour the remainder of the cheesecake filling into the spring form pan over the cooled crust. Dollop the cinnamon swirl filling on top and swirl with a butter knife.
• 6. Place the cheesecake on a baking sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour. Turn off oven and allow the cheesecake to sit until it's completely cooled down, about 4 hours. DO NOT OPEN THE OVEN DOOR! This will prevent the cheesecake from cracking on top. Do not even peek inside. Keep the door closed.
• 7. Once the cheesecake has cooled down, cover it with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator to chill overnight or at least 3 hours. Run a knife along the edge of the pan and remove sides of the pan. Serve with whipped cream and a sprinkling of cinnamon.

CINNAMON SWIRL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease the sides and bottom of a spring form pan. Line bottom with wax paper.
• 2. Prepare crust by melting margarine. Mix in butter flavoring and set aside.
• 3. Place graham crackers in a food processor and grind very fine. Add sugar and process for about 1 minute.
• 4. In a medium bowl combine graham cracker and butter mixtures until well incorporated. Press mixture to the bottom of the spring form pan and set aside.
• 5. Prepare batter by blending 1 package of cream cheese with 1/3 cup of the sugar and cornstarch on low for 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then add remaining cream cheese, one package at at time. Scrape sides of bowl in between.
• 6. Combine remaining sugar with lemon zest. Increase speed to medium and add the lemon sugar to the cream cheese mixture. Add vanilla and scrape sides. Set aside.
• 7. In food processor/blender combine tofu and almond milk until smooth. Mix in tofu mixture into the batter on medium speed. Add in the sour cream and mix well. Scrape sides again.
• 8. Reserve 3/8 C batter for swirl mixture. Pour remaining batter into prepared pan over the crust. Set aside.
• 9. For swirl mixture take reserved batter, brown sugar, and cinnamon and combine. Mix well. Scoop tablespoons full of cinnamon mixture onto top of cheesecake. Gently press down with spoon. Use a knife tip to swirl the cinnamon. (Be sure NOT to over-swirl).
• 10. Bake for 75 minutes. Allow to cool for 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 more hours. Garnish with chopped pecans and brown rice syrup (totally optional) then serve.