Pineapple Rightside Up Cheesecake

Name: Pineapple Rightside Up Cheesecake
Total time: 10800 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup graham crackers crumbs; 3 tbsp butter, melted; 4 --8 ounce packs cream cheese, softened to room temp; 3/4 cup sour cream; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 4 eggs; 3/4 cup sugar or 1/2 cup Splenda; 1/4 cup pineapple juice; 1/2 cup crushed pineapple; 1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained; 12 maraschino cherries; 1/2 cup brown sugar or brown sugar substitute

Mae Leigh @cook_3580248

I needed something special for the holiday....absolutely delightful.

Mae Leigh @cook_3580248

I needed something special for the holiday....absolutely delightful.

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Ingredients

3 hours

12 servings

Crust
1 1/4 cupgraham crackers crumbs
3 tbspbutter, melted
Filling
4--8 ounce packs cream cheese, softened to room temp
3/4 cupsour cream
1/4 cupall-purpose flour
4eggs
3/4 cupsugar or 1/2 cup Splenda
1/4 cuppineapple juice
1/2 cupcrushed pineapple
Topping
1/2 cupcrushed pineapple, drained
12maraschino cherries
1/2 cupbrown sugar or brown sugar substitute

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Steps

3 hours

1

Preheat oven to 325°F.
2

Grease 9 inch spring form pan
3

For the Crust.......
4

Mix melted butter and graham cracker crumbs, then press into pan
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Bake for 8 minutes or until browned
6

For the Topping, prepare while cheese cake is baking
7

Mix pineapple and brown sugar ( or substitute) set aside
8

For the Filling......
9

Mix cream cheese and sour cream together until smooth.
10

Add flour, mix well
11

Add eggs, one at a time, mix until well blended
12

Fold in juice and crushed pineap
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Fold in sugar, (or Splenda) adjust to desired sweetness
14

Increase oven temp to 400°F
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Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce heat temp to 250° F.
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Bake an additional 35 to 45 minutes more or until cheesecake is almost set.
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Turn off oven and leave door ajar. Add topping. Garnish with cherries. Let cool for 45 minutes to 1 hiur
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Chill in fridge for 4 to 6 hours or over night.
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Serve and enjoy.