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Blueberry Cheesecake
I absolutely love cheesecake and am positive that I can make 100 variations of it without getting bored. This is a recipe for a dense baked blueberry cheesecake that I made for a coworker’s birthday- Happy birthday Dora! The recipe is pretty simple and carries well in case you want to whip up a quick dessert to take to a party or a picnic. I carried mine for an hour on the train with no problem! Plus, the blueberries that are currently available right now at most Bay Area farmer’s markets are just too good to pass up. Ingredients: 8 graham crackers crushed 6 T unsalted butter melted 1/2 C…
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No Bake Cheesecake
THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES! That may not be relevant to this post at all, but I needed to put it out there because this is such a great day. Here is an easy adaptation of Julia Child’s no bake cheesecake recipe. Ingredients: 1.5 C graham cracker crumbs 6 T butter (unsalted) 2 T sugar + 1/4 C sugar 8 ounce cream cheese at room temp 1 T vanilla extract 1 C whipping cream juice of half a lemon Recipe: 1. Combine graham cracker crumbs, 2 T sugar, and melted butter. Press evenly into a pie pan and refrigerate. 2. Use the whisk attachment to whip the heavy cream…
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Raspberry cheesecake bites
I love love love all things cheesecake. Here is a very simple and tasty recipe for raspberry cheesecake bites that can be served up as a delicious mini dessert for any occasion. I picked raspberry because with summer finally here, the berries at the market are amazingly juicy and fresh. Ingredients: 3/4 C sugar 1 T. vanilla extract 1 C Nila wafer crumbs 16 ounces Philadelphia cream cheese (at room temp).. you can use another brand, but I love the taste of this one specifically. 2 eggs Raspberries espresso flavored choc chips (optional) Mini cupcake tins Recipe: 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F 2. Cream together room temperature cream cheese and sugar…
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Mint oreo cheesecake bites
My brother’s birthday party was Saturday so I wanted to make a bite sized dessert that his friends could enjoy. My brother LOVES Andes mints so it was great that my local grocery store started carrying Andes Baking chips which are absolutely amazing! This recipe is an adaptation of something I found on browneyedbaker (an awesome food blog!) but I prefer to do it this way because it avoids the shortening. Ingredients: 5 oz (half bag) of Andes Baking chips 4 oz regular cream cheese 1 row of oreos (from the normal 3 row oreo container) Parchment/wax paper Handful of white chocolate chips (optional) Dash of milk (optional) Recipe: 1. Crumble the oreo cookies…
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