Raspberry Cheesecake Bites Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• To make the crust, combine the graham crackers, sugar, and melted butter until moistened. Pour into a 9-inch springform pan. With your hands, press the crumbs into the bottom of the pan and about 1-inch up the sides. Bake for 8 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
• Raise the oven temperature to 450 degrees F.
• To make the filling, cream the cream cheese and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Reduce the speed of the mixer to medium and add the eggs and egg yolks, 2 at a time, mixing well. Scrape down the bowl and beater, as necessary. With the mixer on low, add the sour cream, lemon zest, and vanilla. Mix thoroughly and pour into the cooled crust.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Turn the oven temperature down to 225 degrees F and bake for another 1 hour and 15 minutes. Turn the oven off and open the door wide. The cake will not be completely set in the center. Allow the cake to sit in the oven with the door open for 30 minutes. Take the cake out of the oven and allow it to sit at room temperature for another 2 to 3 hours, until completely cooled. Wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove the cake from the springform pan by carefully running a hot knife around the outside of the cake. Leave the cake on the bottom of the springform pan for serving.
• To make the topping, melt the jelly in a small pan over low heat. In a bowl, toss the raspberries and the warm jelly gently until well mixed. Arrange the berries on top of the cake. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Note: Measure your springform pan. The bottom of mine measures 9 inches, but it says 9 1/2. I put the springform pan on a sheet pan before putting it in the oven to catch any leaks.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Mix graham crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Gently stir in 2 cups raspberries. Pour over crust.
• Bake 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours. Top with remaining raspberries just before serving.

Steps:

• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Grease two 24-cup nonstick mini-muffin pans with nonstick cooking spray or butter.
• For the brownie batter: In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and vanilla until well combined. (The batter will be very dry.)
• Stir in the sugar and melted butter until well combined, then stir in the flour with a firm rubber spatula. Set the batter aside.
• For the cheesecake filling: In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the cream cheese, raspberry jam and egg yolk at low speed until well blended, about 2 minutes. Stir in the food coloring drop by drop until the desired color is reached. Transfer the mixture to a pastry bag or resealable plastic bag.
• Spoon a tablespoon of brownie batter into each of the cups of the prepared mini-muffin pans. Pipe about 1 teaspoon of the cheesecake filling onto each, then top off each cup with an additional teaspoon of brownie batter.
• Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a brownie bite comes out clean, about 12 minutes.
• Let the brownie bites cool for 10 minutes in the pans and then unmold and transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Adjust the oven rack to the bottom third of the oven. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with heavy duty aluminum foil, making sure that the foil is tucked into all the corners and that there is at least 1 inch over-hanging the top of the pan on all sides.
• MAKE THE CRUST: Combine the flour, confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. With an electric mixer, mix on low speed to combine. Add the butter and mix on low speed until the ingredients just begin to come together in clumps. Sprinkle this mixture across the bottom of the baking pan and press it with your fingertips into an even layer. Place the pan in the freezer for 15 minutes and then bake the crust until it is light golden, 20 to 22 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven, reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees, and let the crust cool until just warm to the touch.
• MAKE THE FILLING: Combine the cream cheese and granulated sugar in a large mixing bowl. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat the mixture until very smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat again until smooth.
• Pour the filling on top of the warm crust. Smooth the top with a rubber spatula. Scatter the berries over the top of the filling. Bake at 325 degrees until the filling is just set in the center, 50 to 55 minutes. Let the pan cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate until the bars are completely chilled, at least 3 hours.
• Grasping the overhanging foil on either side of the pan, lift the foil from the pan onto a cutting board. Cut 16 squares.
• Raspberry Cheesecake Bars will keep in the refrigerator In an airtight container for up to 2 days. Makes 16 bars.
• Mom's Big Book of Baking.

Steps:

• Line a 13" x 9" baking sheet with a parchment paper. Set aside. Place the cream cheese in a bowl with the sugar and lemon zest and whip with hand mixer. Add in the raspberries and stir to combine, allow the raspberries to break up and incorporate into the cream cheese. Add in the cool whip and stir in with a spoon or spatula, until just combined. Place in freezer for 2 hours. Place graham cracker crumbs into a small bowl. Scoop the cheesecake mixture with a small cookie scoop or a tablespoon and roll in cracker crumbs.(You may need to go in with your fingers to form them into balls.) Set on the prepared cookie sheet. If you notice the cheesecake mixture becoming too loose to handle, place it in the freezer for couple of minutes to set up again) Refrigerate for couple of hours in freezer until they get frozen. When ready to serve, let sit out for 5 minutes at room temperature to desired firmness. Serve and enjoy! Refrigerate leftover bites in a ziploc bag or an air tight container.