Say cheese! Meet your new personalized cheesecake recipe:
Heavenly PB & Citrus Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 1 package Black & White Cookies (8 oz)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 containers (16oz) Norman's Kosher Cholov Yisroel Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 blood orange, peeled and segmented
- 1 grapefruit, peeled and segmented
- 1/4 cup honey
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a food processor, grind the Black & White Cookies into fine crumbs.
- Add the melted butter to the food processor and pulse until the mixture is combined.
- Press the cookie mixture firmly into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
- Bake the crust for 10 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar together until smooth.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Stir in the peanut butter, heavy cream, vanilla extract, and salt until just combined.
- Pour the mixture into the crust and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Bake the cheesecake for 45-50 minutes, or until set around the edges but still slightly jiggly in the center.
- Allow the cheesecake to cool completely, then chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
- Before serving, prepare the topping. Arrange the blood orange and grapefruit segments over the top of the cheesecake.
- Drizzle the honey over the top and serve chilled.