Best 3 Pink Lemonade Cheesecake Recipes

CHEESECAKE FACTORY'S J. W. PINK LEMONADE

Steps:

• Moisten the rim of a 16-ounce glass. Dip the rim in sugar then fill it with ice.
• Add the ingredients in the order listed, garnish with a lemon wedge, and serve with a straw.

PINK LEMONADE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place strawberries in a covered container. Coat with 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Add 2 tablespoons sugar and shake to coat. Place in the refrigerator. Save remaining lemon juice for another use.
• Combine graham crackers and melted butter in a bowl. Mix until evenly moistened; press into the bottom and sides of an 8-inch pie pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is firm, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool.
• Meanwhile, beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until foamy. Gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form.
• Combine cream cheese, lemonade concentrate, lemon zest, and salt in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, blending well after each addition. Gently fold egg whites into the cream cheese mixture. Add food coloring until mixture is the desired shade of pink. Pour into the prepared pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set in the center, 25 to 30 minutes. Set the pan on a wire rack, and allow the cheesecake to cool at room temperature, about 1 hour. Refrigerate until completely chilled, at least 2 hours.
• Cover with the sliced strawberries. Chill 1 more hour before serving.

PINK LEMONADE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Make the crust: in a small bowl, stir the crushed cookies and melted butter together until well combined.
• Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan; set aside.
• Make the filling: in a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar, and cornstarch; beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add in eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in the lemonade concentrate, vanilla, and red food coloring; pour cream cheese mixture over the crust.
• Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 15 minutes; decrease temperature to 200° and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the center no longer looks wet or shiny.
• Remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan; turn the oven off; return the cake to the oven for an additional 1 hour.
• Chill, uncovered, overnight.
• Make the glaze: in a small saucepan, stir the lemonade concentrate, lemon juice, cornstarch, and food coloring together; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• Cool and stir 2 minutes more; pour over cheesecake; garnish with lemon; chill until ready to serve.