Cheesecake Recipes

White Chocolate Cheesecake

This white chocolate cheesecake is a stunning dessert. Smooth and creamy with an Oreo cookie crust and topped with chocolate ganache - it's the ULTIMATE white chocolate cheesecake!

~Ingredients:

-For the Crust:*

30 Oreo Cookies.

5 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, melted.

-For the White Chocolate Cheesecake Filling:

10 oz White Chocolate.

24 oz Full Fat Cream Cheese.

1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar.

1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract.

1 Tablespoon Cornstarch.

1 Cup Sour Cream.

3 Large Eggs.

Boiling Water.

-Chocolate Ganache:**

6 oz Semi Sweet Chocolate.***

1/2 Cup Heavy Cream.

2 oz White Chocolate.

Whipped Cream.

Rasperries.

~Directions:

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit and position the oven rack on the bottom 1/3 of the oven.

Step 2: Wrap the outside of 9 inch springform pan with aluminum foil so that the bottom and sides are covered. Wrap at least 3 times so that every part of the outside of the pan is tightly covered.

-Making the Oreo Crust: 

Step 3: Pulse the cookies in a food processor until they're fine crumbs.****

Step 4: Add in the melted butter and pulse a few more times to combine.

Step 5: Press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan and slightly up the sides to form a little edge.

Step 6: Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes. (Remove from the oven but leave it turned on).

-Making the White Chocolate Cheesecake Filling:

Step 7: Chop the white chocolate into very small pieces and place in a large, glass bowl. 

Step 8:  Microwave for 30 - second intervals on medium power (NOT high power / regular power or the chocolate will burn), stirring in between each interval, until melted.

Step 9: In a large bowl beat the cream cheese until soft. 

Step 10: Beat in the sugar and vanilla extract.

Step 11: Beat in the slightly cooled white chocolate, turning off the mixer and scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.

Step 12: Beat in the sour cream and cornstarch. 

Step 13: Then beat in the eggs 1 at a time until just combined.