Strawberry Cheesecake

Directions

1. Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and butter in a bowl. Press onto the bottom of an ungreased 9-inch springform pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
3. Place strawberries and cornstarch into a blender. Cover and puree until smooth. Pour strawberry sauce into a saucepan.
4. Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil and stir until sauce is thick and shiny, about 2 minutes. Set aside 1/3 cup strawberry sauce; cool. Cover and refrigerate remaining sauce for serving.
5. Beat cream cheese in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; gradually beat in condensed milk. Mix in lemon juice and vanilla extract, then beat in eggs on low speed until just combined. Pour half of cream cheese mixture over crust; drop half of reserved strawberry sauce by 1/2 teaspoonfuls on cream cheese layer. Carefully spoon remaining cream cheese mixture over sauce; drop remaining strawberry sauce by 1/2 teaspoonfuls on top. Cut through top layer only with a knife to swirl strawberry sauce.
6. Bake in preheated oven until center is almost set, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Serve reserved strawberry sauce with cheesecake. If the sauce it too thick, stir in water.

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crwhitney

Jul. 29, 2012

"This is a great cheesecake recipe! Very creamy and delicious. A couple suggestions: only use 1/2 a teaspoon of cinnamon as it is a very potent spice and 2 whole teaspoons makes the crust extremely swe..." See moreet. You can also use natural unsweetened strawberries either frozen or fresh and the cheesecake tastes just as good!"

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Natalia Kalashnik

Jun. 27, 2012

"My Husband and i LOVED this Cheesecake! and this comes from a me, whose not a cheesecake lover. i made it cause i wanted to use up the strawberries we had, and i was not expecting it to be so great bu..." See moret, i fell in love. Followed all directions :) and directed this page to many other woman asking for the recipe, thank you so much!"

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Stephanie Hammerberg

Jul. 17, 2012

"Amazing cheesecake!!! Turned out perfect on the first try!! Didn't change a thing!! Definitely will add this to my recipe box. Thanks for adding!!..." See more"