Name: Ginger Berry Cheesecake
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: North American
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar cookie crumbs; 1 tsp freshly grated ginger; 3 ½ Tbsp butter, melted; 20 oz cream cheese, at room temperature; ¾ cup sugar; 4 large eggs at room temperature; ¼ cup freshly grated ginger; 2 Tbsp sugar; 1 Tbsp water; 1 Tbsp freshly grated ginger; 1 ½ cups fresh raspberries; 1 ½ cups fresh blueberries

Yields

1 serving

Creamy cheesecake topped with sweet gingered raspberries and blueberries.

ingredients

Crust

cups sugar cookie crumbs

tsp freshly grated ginger

3 ½

Tbsp butter, melted

Filling

oz cream cheese, at room temperature

cup sugar

large eggs at room temperature

cup freshly grated ginger

Gingered Berries

Tbsp sugar

Tbsp water

Tbsp freshly grated ginger

1 ½

cups fresh raspberries

1 ½

cups fresh blueberries

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directions

Step 1

For crust, preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease an 8-inch springform pan and line bottom with parchment paper.

Step 2

Stir cookie crumbs, ginger and melted butter to blend. Press into bottom of prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes. Cool.

Step 3

For filling, reduce oven temperature to 300ºF. Beat cream cheese until smooth and fluffy. Gradually add sugar while mixing. Add eggs one at a time, beating well (but on medium speed) after each addition. Stir in grated ginger and pour into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, cracking oven door for 10 minutes halfway through baking. Cool cheesecake completely to room temperature before chilling overnight.

Step 4

For fruit, stir sugar, water and ginger until sugar dissolves. Toss gently with berries and spoon over cheesecake before serving.

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