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Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake

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Delicious Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea. An oven baked dessert, for any occasion to serve family and friends.

Delicious Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea. An oven baked dessert, for any occasion to serve family and friends.

Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake

Bake this Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea to create for thanksgiving or Christmas, cookie base, Oven cook and Baking base and filling for this dessert. Cranberry is quit tart so orange goes well with the sauce for the topping that is Stovetop cooking. Decorated with a slice of orange. The base is an easy chocolate, biscuit and butter mix blended until smooth and pressed into the pan. Cream cheese filling mixed with sugar, vanilla, flour and egg. Cheesecake is an oven bake in water trough. After its cooled, chilled in the fridge overnight. So a make ahead dessert recipe, for dessert or snack or tea time. A Pies Tarts Pastry and Pavlova Recipes idea.

FAQ’s

What goes well with cranberry?

Cranberries are tart, therefore fruits such as oranges, apples and pineapple are often paired with cranberries to cut that tart flavor. Cranberries are a versatile fruit and can be baked, cooked over a stove top for sauces or toppings for desserts, and even made into juice or candied.

What kind of cranberries do you use for baking?

You can use fresh or frozen cranberries, for baking as they get cooked in liquid with added orange zest or a little juice. Dried cranberries will not be suitable for baking or cooking to add orange flavor.

Do cranberries need to be cooked before baking?

When baking with cranberries they do not need to be cooked. Some recipes they do require them to be cooked before adding them to the recipes and this is to prevent tartness of the cranberries. There is a trick to cooking them so they do not get to tart. It is not to over cook them and to add a little orange zest.

Ingredients for Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake

Crust ingredients:

  1. chocolate cookies (no cream filling)
  2. chocolate chips
  3. melted butter
  4. Pinch of salt
  5. cream cheese, room temp
  6. sugar
  7. flour
  8. eggs
  9. Zest from 1 orange
  10. vanilla
  11. sugar
  12. water
  13. 1 tsp water–dissolve in 1 Tbsp cold water
  14. fresh or frozen cranberries
  15. Zest from 1 orange-make sure to only get orange part of peel
  16. sweetened dried orange slices for garnish

For all the amounts and instructions for this cheesecake view the recipe attached.

ingredients for filling. Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea to create for thanksgiving or Christmas, cookie base oven bake dessert.

The fillings ingredients.

ingredients for base, Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea to create for thanksgiving or Christmas, cookie base oven bake dessert.

curst ingredients

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toppings ingredients

How To bake Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake

For the chocolate crust.

Place chocolate cookies, salt, and chocolate chips in a food processor and blend until you get fine crumbs. Add the melted butter until it pulls into clumps. Pour into a 9″ springform pan and press an even layer firmly around, up the edge about 1″.  Bake for 8 minutes. Allow to cool completely.

blend process for crust, Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea to create for thanksgiving or Christmas, cookie base oven bake dessert.
Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea to create for thanksgiving or Christmas, cookie base oven bake dessert.
Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea to create for thanksgiving or Christmas, cookie base oven bake dessert.
Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea to create for thanksgiving or Christmas, cookie base oven bake dessert.

Once it has cooled, wrap the pan with 2 layers of aluminum foil because you will bake in a water bath and it will prevent a soggy crust.

The crust, Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea Once it has cooled, wrap the pan with 2 layers of aluminum foil because you will bake in a water bath and it will prevent a soggy crust.

To make the filling.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Add in the flour and mix.

cream cheese filling, Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Add in the flour and mix.t.

Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add the zest and the vanilla and make sure the fillings thoroughly combined.

mixing the topping, Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add the zest and the vanilla and make sure the fillings thoroughly combined.

Pour into the crust.

adding filling to base, Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea to create for thanksgiving or Christmas, cookie base oven bake dessert.
Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea to create for thanksgiving or Christmas, cookie base oven bake dessert.

Place the cheesecake into a large baking tray or roasting pan and add hot water high enough to be halfway up the springform pan.

baking in water bath, Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea to create for thanksgiving or Christmas, cookie base oven bake dessert.

Place in the oven and bake in the water bath for 55 minutes. The center should be set but may be slightly wobbly.

Take cheesecake out of the water bath and cool completely. Once cooled, cover and place in the refrigerator overnight.

To make the topping.

Place sugar and 3 tablespoons of water in a medium saucepan and put over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Mix the cornstarch with the tablespoon of water and pour into the sugar. Increase the heat and bring to a simmer.

Add cranberries and frequently stir until they start to pop, about 3-4 minutes. Add the zest from the orange and mix. (see instructions further)

Place sugar and 3 tablespoons of water in a medium saucepan and put over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Mix the cornstarch with the tablespoon of water and pour into the sugar. Increase the heat and bring to a simmer.
orange zest, Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea Add cranberries and frequently stir until they start to pop, about 3-4 minutes. Add the zest from the orange and mix.

Remove from heat and allow it to cool. Place in a container and let rest overnight in the refrigerator. 

Adding Topping

topping on cream cheese filling, Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea Adding Topping

Place on a plate and spoon the topping evenly. Place back in the refrigerator to allow it to sit for 1 hour.

Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea Place on a plate and spoon the topping evenly. Place back in the refrigerator to allow it to sit for 1 hour.

Cut dried orange slices in half and place on top around the edge of the cheesecake.

Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea Cut dried orange slices in half and place on top around the edge of the cheesecake.

Cut and serve for tea time.

Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea to create for thanksgiving or Christmas, cookie base oven bake dessert. Slice Cut and serve for tea time.

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Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake

Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea to create for thanksgiving or Christmas, cookie base oven bake dessert.

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Delicious Chocolate Crusted Cranberry Orange Cheesecake recipe idea. An oven baked dessert, for any occasion to serve family and friends.

  • Author: FillMyRecipeBook
  • Prep Time: 45 min
  • Cook Time: 1 hr 20 min
  • Total Time: 1 hr 65 min
  • Yield: 12
  • Category: Desserts
  • Method: Oven cook and Baking

Ingredients

Units Scale

Crust ingredients

  1. 255 grams (9 oz) chocolate cookies (no cream filling)
  2. 57 grams (2 oz) (1/4 cup) chocolate chips
  3. 6 Tbsp melted butter
  4. Pinch of salt

Filling ingredients

  1. 1 cup or (227 grams) (4-8 oz) blocks of cream cheese, room temp
  2. 1 c sugar
  3. 3 Tbsp flour
  4. 4 eggs
  5. Zest from 1 orange-make sure to only get orange part of peel
  6. 1 tsp vanilla

Topping ingredients

  1. 1/2 c sugar
  2. 3 Tbsp water
  3. 1 tsp water-dissolve in 1 Tbsp cold water
  4. 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
  5. Zest from 1 orange-make sure to only get orange part of peel
  6. 141 grams (5 oz) sweetened dried orange slices for garnish

Instructions

To make the crust:

  1. Preheat the oven to  163 Deg. C (325 Deg. F)
  2. Place chocolate cookies, salt, and chocolate chips in a food processor and blend until you get fine crumbs. Add the melted butter until it pulls into clumps. Pour into a 9” springform pan and press an even layer firmly around, up the edge about 1”.  Bake for 8 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
  3. Once it has cooled, wrap the pan with 2 layers of aluminum foil because you will bake in a water bath and it will prevent a soggy crust.

To make the filling:

  1. Preheat the oven to 177 Deg. C (350 Deg. F).
  2. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Add in the flour and mix.
  3. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add the zest and the vanilla and make sure the filling is thoroughly combined. Pour into the crust.
  4. Place the cheesecake into a large baking tray or roasting pan and add hot water high enough to be halfway up the springform pan. 
  5. Place in the oven and bake in the water bath for 55 minutes. The center should be set, but it may move slightly.
  6. Take cheesecake out of the water bath and cool completely. Once cooled, cover and place in the refrigerator overnight.

To make the topping:

  1. Place sugar and 3 tablespoons of water in a medium saucepan and put over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
  2. Mix the cornstarch with the tablespoon of water and pour into the sugar. Increase the heat and bring to a simmer. Add cranberries and frequently stir until they start to pop, about 3-4 minutes. Add the zest from the orange and mix. Remove from heat and allow it to cool. Place in a container and let rest overnight in the refrigerator.
  3. Run a knife around the side of the cheesecake and release the springform pan. Place on a plate and spoon the topping evenly. Place back in the refrigerator to allow it to sit for 1 hour.
  4. Cut dried orange slices in half and place on top around the edge of the cheesecake.

Slice and enjoy! 

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