
How To Make Strawberry Margarita Cheesecake
Who doesn’t love a bright cheesecake? Our decadent strawberry margarita cheesecake is a unique and tasty one, but it’s also a bit boozy with tequila!
Serves:
Ingredients
For Crust:
- 1¼cupspretzels,ground, or graham cracker crumbs
- ¼cupsugar
- ¼cupbutter,melted
For Cheesecake:
- 8ozcream cheese,3 bricks, room temperature
- 1¼cupssour cream
- ¾cupsugar,plus 2 tbsp
- 3½tbspGrand Marnier
- 3½tbsptequila
- 3tbsplime juice,fresh
- 3large eggs
For Lime Toppping:
- 1cupsour cream
- 2tbsplime juice,fresh
- 2tbspsugar
- 2tsplime zest,grated
For Garnish:
- strawberries,thinly sliced
- 1slicelime
Instructions
Crust:
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Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
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Spray a 9-inch springform pan with 2¾-inch-high sides with cooking spray. Whisk together the pretzel (or graham cracker) crumbs, sugar, and butter in a medium bowl until blended.
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Press crumbs evenly into the bottom of the prepared springform pan. Bake for 6 minutes, then remove.
Cheesecake:
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Meanwhile, in the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese on medium-high speed until smooth. Gradually mix in the sour cream until smooth. Add in the sugar, and beat until well combined.
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Add in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the lime juice, tequila, and Grand Marnier until just combined. Pour the filling over the cooked crust.
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Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until the center is set.
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Turn the oven off and prop the door open about 4 inches. Let the cheesecake stand for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack. Let cool for 10 minutes.
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Carefully remove the sides of the pan and let cool to room temperature on the rack. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours before slicing and serving.
Topping:
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Whisk the sour cream, lime juice, lime peel, and sugar in a small bowl to blend.
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Spread evenly over the cooled cheesecake. Arrange sliced strawberries and a slice of lime on the top for garnish.
Recipe Notes
- To minimize cracking, place a shallow pan (or an oven-proof 9×13-inch pan) half full of hot water on the bottom rack of the oven during baking.
- Blueberries, blackberries, cherries, or mangoes would also be great in place of (or in addition to) strawberries with this. Or the cheesecake also stands well berry-free on its own.
Nutrition
- Calories: 382.61kcal
- Fat: 20.70g
- Saturated Fat: 11.52g
- Trans Fat: 0.16g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.44g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.32g
- Carbohydrates: 40.26g
- Fiber: 0.87g
- Sugar: 21.26g
- Protein: 6.00g
- Cholesterol: 99.88mg
- Sodium: 397.29mg
- Calcium: 82.12mg
- Potassium: 166.48mg
- Iron: 1.46mg
- Vitamin A: 197.57µg
- Vitamin C: 3.40mg
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