Black Cherry Cheesecake With Sour Cream Topping
Ingredients
- 1 12 oz. pkg. pecan shortbread cookies
- 1 15 oz. pkg. dark cherries, divided in thirds
- 1/2 C. (1/2 stick) butter, melted
- 1 1/4 C. sugar, divided
- 3 tsp. vanilla, divided
- 1 16 oz. container sour cream, divided
- 4 eggs
- 4 8 oz. pkg. Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-inch spring pan with Pam. Put cookies in food processor with the butter and 2 Tbs. of sugar. Blend until even crumbs, press firmly into bottom of spring pan and bake for 10 minutes. Beat cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar, 2 Tsp. vanilla until well blended. Add one cup of sour cream, mix well. Add eggs mixing well one at a time. Add 1/3 of the cherries mix until smooth.Pour 1/3 of the cherries over the crust, pour the cream cheese over that and bake for 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Pour remaining 1/3 of the cherries over the top of the cheesecake. Mix remaining sour cream with 2 Tbs. sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla until well blended and pour carefully over the top and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until firm. Let cool, cover and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.



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