Cherries Jubilee Cheesecake Recipe

ingredients

1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
5 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
3 packages (8 ounce size) cream cheese, softened
1 can (14 ounce size) sweetened condensed milk
4 eggs
1/4 cup kirsch or other cherry-flavored liqueur
1 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 can (17 ounce size) cherries, drain, reserve syrup
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cornstarch

directions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Combine crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and margarine; press firmly on bottom of 9" springform pan.

In large mixing bowl, beat cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add eggs, 3 tablespoons kirsch and 1 teaspoon extract; mix well. Chop 1/2 cup cherries; toss with flour. Stir into cheese mixture.

Pour into prepared pan. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes or until center is set. Cool. Chill.

In small saucepan, combine cornstarch and remaining 1 tablespoon sugar. Stir in reserved cherry syrup, remaining 1 tablespoon kirsch and 1/2 teaspoon extract. Over medium heat, cook and stir until thickened. Cool. Cut remaining cherries in half; add to sauce.

Chill. Serve with cheesecake. Refrigerate leftovers.

nutrition data

Nutritional data has not been calculated yet.

reviews & comments

Guest Foodie REVIEW:
August 24, 2008

This cheesecake is amazing! I made if for my husband for his birthday, and everyone loved it. A few people commented that it tasted like something you would eat in a restaurant. The sauce is especially good, but I used a whole can of cherries in syrup, otherwise there just isn't enough sauce.

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