
How To Make Goat Cheese Cheesecake with Honeyed Cranberries
Goat cheese cheesecake is a tasty alternative to traditional cheesecake recipes. It has sweet cranberries, orange zest, honey, and a pinch of cinnamon.
Serves:
Ingredients
- vegetable oil
- 9wholegraham crackers
- ¼cuplight brown sugar
- ¼tspcinnamon
- 4tbspunsalted butter
- 10ozfresh goat cheese
- 2tspfresh lemon juice
- 1½cupsheavy cream
- cupgranulated sugar,(plus ¼ cup)
- 2julienned zest from navel oranges
- 1tspchampagne vinegar
- ½cuphoney
- 1cupcranberries
Instructions
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Lightly brush a 9-inch springform pan with vegetable oil. In a food processor, pulse the graham crackers, brown sugar and cinnamon to fine crumbs.
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Add the butter and process until the crumbs are moistened. Press the crumbs over the bottom of the pan and refrigerate for 30 minutes, until firm.
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In a bowl, beat the goat cheese with the lemon juice until creamy. Add the cream and beat for about 3 minutes until the mixture is very firm.
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Add â…“ cup of the granulated sugar; beat until the mixture is smooth and slightly softened. Pour the batter over the crust.
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Refrigerate for at least 5 hours or preferably overnight, until well chilled.
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In a saucepan of boiling water, simmer the orange zest over moderate heat for 10 minutes. Drain and return to the saucepan.
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Add the remaining granulated sugar and stir over low heat until the sugar is melted and the zest is glazed. Stir in the vinegar and transfer the candied zest to a small bowl.
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Add the honey and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, stir in the cranberries and let cool.
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Run a small, thin knife around the edge of the springform pan and remove the ring. Using a hot knife, trim the cake to a 6-inch square (serve the trimmings as snacks), then cut into 10 rectangles.
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Alternatively, cut the cake into wedges.
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Transfer to plates, garnish with the orange zest and honeyed cranberries and serve.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 501.73kcal
- Fat:Â 33.92g
- Saturated Fat:Â 19.51g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.26g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 10.13g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 2.29g
- Carbohydrates:Â 43.76g
- Fiber:Â 2.03g
- Sugar:Â 32.67g
- Protein:Â 9.04g
- Cholesterol:Â 92.70mg
- Sodium:Â 255.48mg
- Calcium:Â 114.58mg
- Potassium:Â 159.71mg
- Iron:Â 1.49mg
- Vitamin A: 338.66µg
- Vitamin C:Â 23.38mg
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