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Cheesecakes
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Cheesecake dates back to ancient Greece and different versions of it exist in many different cultures. It can be made with a variety of base ingredients including cream cheese, ricotta, sour cream, farmer's cheese, buttermilk, mascarpone and other soft cheeses and dairy products.
The most commonly found cheesecakes are the sweet kind eaten as a dessert. However, because the cheeses used are mild they can also be made into a savory dish which is often served as an appetizer or first course. Sweet cheesecakes can come in a variety of flavors from plain to chocolate to mango and often have toppings like a fruit sauce or other sweet sauce.
The most famous version is New York style which is made with sour cream and is often twice baked with an additional sour cream topping added during the second bake time.
You'll find both baked and unbaked (chilled) versions depending on the ingredients. They are typically made in a springform pan but some recipes call for cake pans or pie tins (especially for the unbaked types). Most cheesecakes use a cookie crust, most commonly made from graham crackers. You'll also see other cookies like gingersnaps, macaroons, and chocolate sandwich cookies used to vary the flavor and texture.
Fun Food Holiday: July 30th is National Cheesecake Day.
Ingredients: chocolate wafer cookie, orange peel, butter, cream cheese, sugar, flour, eggs, dried cranberries, cranberry juice cocktail or nonfat milk, fresh cranberries
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Ingredients: cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, graham cracker pie crust, blueberry pie filling -- divided
Ingredients: eggs, vanilla extract, lemon peel, sugar, cream cheese, graham cracker pie crust, strawberries, sugar
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tifferg
Ingredients: yellow cake mix, oil, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, milk, lemon juice, vanilla extract, cherry pie filling
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bpedrd
Ingredients: coconut, carrots, pineapple, ground cinnamon, baking soda, flour, vanilla extract, eggs, sugar, vegetable oil
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Cyn1031
Ingredients: vanilla extract, orange peel, lemon peel, flour, sugar, cream cheese, butter, egg yolk, vanilla extract, lemon peel
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BugaboosCreations
Ingredients: lemon juice, milk, sugar, cream cheese, oil, eggs, yellow cake mix, vanilla extract, pie filling
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Ingredients: eggs, lemon juice, vanilla extract, sugar substitute, cream cheese, egg yolk, sour cream
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Ingredients: graham cracker pie crust, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, cream cheese
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Ingredients: cornstarch, sugar, pineapple juice, crushed pineapple, sour cream, lemon extract, cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch
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mzsnake
Ingredients: pecans, vanilla extract, flaked coconut, whipping cream, butter, sugar, egg yolks, whipping cream
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