Looking for a delicious dessert? Then check out this creamy cheesecake that is flavored with lemon.
Lemon Swirl Cheesecake
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 24 hr 55 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 2 egg yolks, beaten
- 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, cubed and softened
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 1/2 cup whipping (heavy) cream
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, mix cracker crumbs and 1 tablespoon sugar. Stir in butter. Press evenly in bottom of 8x2-inch springform pan. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set. Cool completely.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 1 1/2-quart saucepan, mix 1 cup sugar and the cornstarch. Stir in water, lemon juice and egg yolks. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil 1 minute; remove from heat. Reserve 1/2 cup lemon mixture. Stir cream cheese and lemon peel into remaining 1 1/2 cups lemon mixture until smooth. Press plastic wrap on surfaces of each mixture (this helps prevent a "skin" forming on top). Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until cool.
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Step3In chilled small bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture; pour over baked layer. Drop reserved lemon mixture by tablespoonfuls onto cheesecake. Cut through dollops of lemon mixture, using knife, to form swirls.
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Step4Refrigerate at least 24 hours or until set. Run metal spatula along side of cheesecake to loosen; remove side of pan. Refrigerate any remaining cheesecake.
Nutrition
350
Calories
23g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
30g
Total Carbohydrate
25g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 350
- Calories from Fat
- 210
- Total Fat
- 23g
- 36%
- Saturated Fat
- 14g
- 70%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 110mg
- 37%
- Sodium
- 190mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 90mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 30g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 25g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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