Swirled Berry Cheesecake
- 3 cups (6 oz.) vanilla snaps or vanilla wafers
- 2 1/2 Tbs. butter or vegan margarine, melted
- 1 12.3-oz. pkg. firm silken tofu, drained
- 1 8-oz. pkg. reduced-fat cream cheese, cut into pieces
- 3/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. sugar
- 3 Tbs. lemon juice, divided
- 2 Tbs. cornstarch
- 1 Tbs. grated lemon zest
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup strawberry fruit spread
- 1.
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Coat 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray.
- Wrap outside of pan with double thickness of foil.
- Place kitchen towel in roasting pan.
- 2.
- To make Crust: Place cookies in food processor, and pulse until fine crumbs form.
- Add butter, and pulse until crumbs are moistened.
- Press over bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of springform pan.
- Bake 10 minutes, or until firm.
- Cool.
- 3.
- To make Filling: Puree tofu in food processor 3 minutes, or until smooth.
- Add cream cheese, sugar, 1 Tbs.
- lemon juice, cornstarch, lemon zest, and vanilla, and process until blended.
- Add eggs, and pulse until mixed in.
- Pour into crust.
- 4.
- Warm fruit spread with remaining 2 Tbs.
- lemon juice in small saucepan over low heat until smooth.
- Strain into bowl to remove seeds, then transfer to resealable plastic bag.
- Cut small hole in one corner of bag.
- Pipe fruit spread over batter in lines.
- Draw tip of knife crosswise through fruit spread to create design.
- 5.
- Place cheesecake in towel-lined roasting pan.
- Pour in enough boiling water to come 1/2 inch up sides of springform pan.
- Bake 50 to 55 minutes, or until cheesecake is set around edges but center still jiggles.
- Turn off oven and prop oven door open with wooden spoon.
- Cool cheesecake in oven 45 minutes.
- Remove foil.
- Cover cheesecake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours or up to 4 days.
vanilla snaps, butter, silken, cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch, lemon zest, vanilla extract, eggs, strawberry fruit spread
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/swirled-berry-cheesecake/ (may not work)