Cheesecake with Sour Cherry Topping

Name: Cheesecake with Sour Cherry Topping
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 package digestive cookies; 7 tablespoons margarine (100 grams); 10.5 ounces cream cheese (300 grams); 1 can sweetened condensed milk; Juice of 1 juicy lemon; 2 packets vanilla extract; 1 cup non-dairy whipping cream (250 grams); 1 small can sour cherries in syrup (such as Kyknos brand, about 14 ounces/400 grams); 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch

Evangel @Evangelia

Athens,Greece

Light and delicious. You’ll love it! The only sugar comes from the sweetened condensed milk—and a bit from the digestive cookies!

Evangel @Evangelia

Athens,Greece

Light and delicious. You’ll love it! The only sugar comes from the sweetened condensed milk—and a bit from the digestive cookies!

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Ingredients

1 packagedigestive cookies
7 tablespoonsmargarine (100 grams)
Filling:
10.5 ouncescream cheese (300 grams)
1 cansweetened condensed milk
Juice of 1 juicy lemon
2 packetsvanilla extract
1 cupnon-dairy whipping cream (250 grams)
For the sour cherry sauce:
1small can sour cherries in syrup (such as Kyknos brand, about 14 ounces/400 grams)
1 1/2 tablespoonscornstarch

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Steps

1

Melt the margarine in a small saucepan.
2

Break up the digestive cookies and pulse them in a food processor until finely ground.
3

In a bowl, combine the melted margarine and crushed cookies, and mix well.
4

Press the mixture evenly into the bottom of a springform pan using the back of a spoon.
5

Place in the refrigerator to chill.
6

For the filling, beat the non-dairy whipping cream on high speed. Add the cream cheese, vanilla, and lemon juice. Pour in the sweetened condensed milk and beat on low speed until everything is well combined.
7

Pour the filling over the cookie crust and return to the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
8

To make the sour cherry sauce, drain the cherries and pour the syrup into a small saucepan.
9

Add the cornstarch to the cold syrup and stir to combine.
10

Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the color changes. When it starts to thicken, add the cherries and stir again.
11

Let the sauce cool, then pour it over the cheesecake filling. Spread evenly and refrigerate again until set.