Red, White And Blue Cheesecake Recipe

* pressed into the bottom and sides of a springform pan. Baked for 10 minutes at 350 (or according to crust recipe)

Combine first six ingredients in a mixer to make the basic batter.

Mix batter and divide into thirds. Mix vanilla into 1 of the thirds. Mix blueberries and blue food color into another third. Pour into crust. Freeze for 40 minutes.

Meanwhile, refrigerate the vanilla third. Add the can of cherries and red coloring to the last third of batter. Refrigerate this, too. When the blue layer is firm, remove from freezer and add vanilla layer. Freeze till firm, about 1/2 hour. Add red layer when blue is firm.

Bake at 300 till firm when jiggled, about 50 minutes; cool and refrigerate.

Top with can of cherry pie filling.