LEMON STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE

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Make and share this Lemon Strawberry Cheesecake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by - Momma Loon

Categories     Cheesecake

Time 3h15m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups graham crackers
6 tablespoons butter
2 lbs cream cheese
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/4 cup currant jelly
2 tablespoons water
3 pints fresh strawberries

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Ground graham crackers. Melt butter. Then mix butter and crackers together with a spoon.
  • Press into bottom and sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Bake 5 minutes and remove.
  • Put cream cheese into blender and blend with low speed until smooth. Keep blending at low speed and add one after another: eggs, sugar, lemon zest (grated) and vanilla. Blend until the whole mixture is fluffy.
  • Pour into crust in the springform pan and bake about 1 hour until center is set. Let cool down and put in refrigerator to chill for at least 4 hours.
  • Glaze
  • Combine 2 tablespoons sugar, currant jelly and water in a small pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 3 minutes. Let cool down.
  • Lemon Strawberry Cheesecake.
  • Remove sides of cake pan and place on serving plate. Arrange strawberries in an even layer, cut-side down, over top of cake. Dab the strawberries with glaze and store cake in the refrigerator.
  • After about 3 hours your cheesecake is ready for eating!

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