White Chocolate and Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake
- 13 cup butter
- 1 13 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
- 14 cup sugar
- 2 cups cranberries (fresh or frozen)
- 34 cup sugar, divided
- 12 cup orange juice, divided
- 6 ounces white chocolate, chopped
- 1 (7 g) envelope unflavored gelatin
- 1 lb cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon finely grated orange rind (optional)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup whipping cream
- Preheat oven to 375.
- To make crust, melt butter, stir in crumbs and sugar.
- Press on bottom and partway up the sides of a 9 inch springform pan.
- Bake 8-10 minutes.
- To make filling, place cranberries, 1/4 cup each of the sugar and orange juice in a saucepan.
- Cover, bring to a boil, stir frequently and crush cranberries.
- Reduce heat; simmer and stir frequently until a thick puree forms.
- Cool.
- Melt chocolate in a saucepan or double boiler; set aside.
- Sprinkle gelatin over remaining orange juice; let stand for 5 minute or until softened.
- Heat for 1 min or until gelatin dissolves; set aside.
- Beat cream cheese in a bowl until smooth.
- Beat in remaining sugar, orange peel, vanilla, chocolate and gelatin; set aside.
- Beat whipping cream until soft peaks form.
- Stir 1/4 of the whipped cream into cream cheese mixture.
- Fold in remaining whipped cream.
- Spoon half of the cream mixture onto crust.
- Spoon 1/2 of the cranberry puree onto cream cheese.
- Top with remaining cream cheese and puree.
- Using a knife, swirl cranberries through cheesecake.
- Refrigerate until set.
butter, chocolate wafer crumbs, sugar, cranberries, sugar, orange juice, white chocolate, unflavored gelatin, cream cheese, orange rind, vanilla, whipping cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/white-chocolate-and-cranberry-swirl-cheesecake-123366 (may not work)