Cheesecake fans, check out this delicious, decadent variation requiring just 15 minutes prep time. Infused with orange and topped with cranberries, it’s a holiday dessert shoe-in.
Cranberry-Orange Cheesecake
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 7 hr 30 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
Cheesecake
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 3 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
- 1 container (8 oz) sour cream (1 cup)
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons grated orange peel
- 2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur, if desired
Cranberry-Orange Sauce
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries (8 oz)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup orange marmalade
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 300°F. Wrap outside of 9- or 10-inch springform pan with foil. In small bowl, stir together cookie crumbs, powdered sugar and butter. Press in bottom of pan.
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Step2Beat cream cheese, sour cream, eggs, 1 cup granulated sugar, the orange peel and liqueur with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Pour over crust.
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Step3Bake 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until center is set. Cool 15 minutes; carefully run knife around side of pan to loosen cheesecake. Cool 1 hour. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours.
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Step4Meanwhile, wash cranberries; remove blemished berries. In 2-quart saucepan, mix 1/2 cup granulated sugar and cornstarch. Stir in water. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Stir in cranberries; return to boiling. Simmer uncovered 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cranberries pop. Stir in marmalade. Cover; refrigerate until serving time.
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Step5Just before serving, remove side of pan from cheesecake. Spoon cranberry-orange sauce onto cheesecake.
Nutrition
600
Calories
36g
Total Fat
9g
Protein
58g
Total Carbohydrate
43g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 600
- Calories from Fat
- 330
- Total Fat
- 36g
- 56%
- Saturated Fat
- 19g
- 96%
- Trans Fat
- 2 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 155mg
- 52%
- Sodium
- 350mg
- 15%
- Potassium
- 160mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 58g
- 19%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 43g
- Protein
- 9g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 1 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 6 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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