Indulge in the patriotic spirit with a delectable treat that combines the colors of the American flag and the creamy goodness of cheesecake. This red, white, and blue cheesecake is a stunning dessert that is perfect for any celebration or gathering. With its layers of vibrant colors and a smooth, velvety texture, this cheesecake is sure to impress your family and friends.
Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!
NO-COOK RED, WHITE, AND BLUE CHEESECAKE
Relax with this colorful, no-cook, festive July 4th dessert that spends time in the fridge, not the oven. This red, white, and blue cheesecake will be your new favorite patriotic recipe.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a food processor, pulse graham crackers until finely ground (you should have about 2 cups). Add butter, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; pulse until combined. Press crumbs evenly onto the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan.
- In a large bowl and using an electric mixer on high, beat cream cheese until fluffy, 3 minutes. Add confectioners' sugar, yogurt, vanilla, and a pinch of salt; beat until smooth. With a rubber spatula, fold in whipped cream. Pour cream cheese mixture into crust and smooth top. Cover and refrigerate until firm, at least 8 hours (or overnight).
- Combine berries and remaining 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; let stand 15 minutes. Run a knife around edge of cake; release sides to remove from pan. Top with berries and juices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 488 g, Fat 37 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 22 g
RED, WHITE AND BLUE CHEESECAKE
The marbled effect in this Americana-inspired dessert is easier to achieve than it looks -- all it takes is alternating scoops of colored cheesecake batter, and then a simple wooden skewer does the rest.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 11h45m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F.
- For the crust: Toss together the graham cracker crumbs, butter, sugar and salt in a medium bowl. Press into the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan. Bake until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool completely. Wrap the bottom and sides of pan up with a large piece of foil and put in a large roasting pan.
- For the filling: Beat together the cream cheese and sugar, in a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the sour cream, and beat until just combined. Add the heavy cream and beat until just combined. Mix in the eggs, by hand, 1 at time. Mix in the vanilla and lemon juice, by hand, until just combined. (Take care not to overmix, or the cheesecake will turn into a soufflé!).
- Ladle out 2 cups of cheesecake batter and divide between 2 bowls. Color 1 bowl with red food coloring and 1 with blue food coloring. Leave the remaining batter white.
- Use an ice cream scoop or large spoon, and drop scoopfuls of the batter onto the crust, alternating between the different colors until all the batter is gone. Use a long wooden skewer and drag it through the batter, making sure the skewer reaches down to the bottom of the pan, in 4 swipes, to marble the colors for a tie dye effect. Transfer the springform pan to the roasting pan. Add enough hot water to come about halfway up the side of the springform pan.
- Bake until the outside of the cake is set, but the center is still slightly loose, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Turn the oven off and leave the cheesecake in the oven for another hour. Remove the cheesecake from the roasting pan to a cooling rack. Run a knife around the edge and cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours.
- Unmold the cheesecake and transfer to a serving plate or cake stand.
JULY 4TH RED, WHITE AND BLUE CHEESECAKE
While drops of food coloring will enhance the layers of this patriotic July 4th cheesecake, its stripes are tinted naturally with seasonal flavors: red raspberry, white vanilla bean and blue blueberry. The fresh blueberry topping is held together with just enough gelatin to give it a gorgeous, glossy look and to make it easy to cut. In order to achieve the clean layers you'll need to have some time to let each one set, so plan in advance. It is super easy and completely worth the extra time to present such a fun dessert at your holiday party.
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 9h25m
Yield 16 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- To Make the Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8-inch springform pan or cake pan with parchment.
- In a food processor combine the graham crackers, butter, sugar and salt, until the mixture resembles cornmeal. Press the crumbs into the bottom of the pan, and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or just until it starts to turn golden brown. Cool the crust completely, then freeze the crust.
- To Make the Cheesecake Batter:
- Cream together the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, salt, eggs, vanilla, lemon juice and cornstarch, until very smooth, scraping down the bowl as needed. Divide the batter equally into 3 bowls. Add the raspberry preserves and a drop of red dye to one. Add the scraped vanilla bean to the next. Add the blueberry preserves and blue dye to the last bowl.
- Pour the red layer over the frozen crust and return to the freezer for about 30 minutes, or until the batter is slightly firm to the touch. While this layer is chilling, place the other bowls of batter in the freezer to allow them to set as well.
- Once the red layer feels thick, but not frozen solid, very carefully pour the white batter over the red. Do this very slowly, in small amounts, so that it doesn't break the surface of the red layer. Freeze the pan again for about 20 minutes. Check to make sure the blue batter isn't setting too firmly in the freezer; if it is, move it to the refrigerator.
- Turn the oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
- Add the blue layer in the same careful way. Place the pan on a baking sheet. Place in the oven, then pour hot water in the baking sheet, which will help the cake bake evenly. (If you are using the springform pan, you will need to cover the bottom of the springform pan with foil, to prevent any water from seeping in). Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or when it is set in the middle.
- When the cake is set in the middle, remove from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for several hours.
- Run a hot knife blade around the edge before removing the cake from the pan. If you are using a regular cake pan, you will need to heat the bottom quickly over the stove, then cover the top with plastic, invert onto a plate and finally transfer to the serving platter. Refrigerate the cake while you make the topping.
- In a small bowl add the gelatin to the cold water, stir to combine and allow to bloom for several minutes. Once the water has absorbed all the gelatin, add it to the hot simple syrup. If you made the simple syrup ahead, heat it. Add the blueberry preserves and transfer to a clean bowl to cool.
- Once the glaze has come to room temperature, it will thicken, but still be pourable.
- Place the blueberries on top of the cake.
- Pour the thickened glaze over the berries. It will run down the sides, which I think is quite pretty. Refrigerate until the glaze has set a bit. If you prefer clean sides, use a hot metal spatula to scrape the excess off the sides (this is very easy to do).
- Use a hot blade to cut the cake to keep the stripes distinct, and enjoy!
RED, WHITE AND BLUE CHEESECAKE WITH CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUST.
This is the first cheesecake I've ever made. No need to find another recipe.(Ever again) It is from a Gourmet magazine (1993). I have made several variations with the topping, like caramel and peaches, but nothing to change on the main cheesecake recipe. Try it! You will never regret!
Provided by MsPia
Categories Cheesecake
Time 1h40m
Yield 1 cake, 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Make the crust:.
- In a bowl stir together the cookie crumbs and the butter until the mixture is combined well and pat the mixture onto the bottom and 1/2 inch up the side of a 9 1/2-inch spring form pan. Chill the crust for 30 minutes.
- Make the filling:.
- Preheat the oven to 325°F In a bowl with an electric mixer beat the cream cheese until it is light and fluffy, add the sugar gradually, beating, and beat the mixture until it is combined well. Beat in the flour, add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and beat in the sour cream, the zests, the salt, and the vanilla, beating the filling until it is combined well.
- Pour the filling into the crust and bake the cheesecake in a foil-lined shallow baking pan in the middle of the oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes. (The cheesecake will not be completely set; it will set as it cools.) Turn the oven off and let the cheesecake stand in the oven with the oven door propped open about 6 inches until it is cooled completely and remove the side of the pan.
- Arrange the raspberries on top of the cheesecake in a star shape and arrange the blueberries around the star to cover the top of the cheesecake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 836, Fat 59.5, SaturatedFat 32.7, Cholesterol 279.6, Sodium 713.4, Carbohydrate 66.4, Fiber 3, Sugar 51.8, Protein 13.2
RED, WHITE, AND BLUE CHEESECAKE WITH CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUST
Categories Cake Food Processor Mixer Chocolate Fruit Dessert Bake Fourth of July Cream Cheese Blueberry Raspberry Summer Sour Cream Gourmet
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Make the crust:
- In a bowl stir together the cookie crumbs and the butter until the mixture is combined well and pat the mixture onto the bottom and 1/2 inch up the side of a 9 1/2-inch springform pan. Chill the crust for 30 minutes.
- Make the filling:
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. In a bowl with an electric mixer beat the cream cheese until it is light and fluffy, add the sugar gradually, beating, and beat the mixture until it is combined well. Beat in the flour, add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and beat in the sour cream, the zests, the salt, and the vanilla, beating the filling until it is combined well.
- Pour the filling into the crust and bake the cheesecake in a foil-lined shallow baking pan in the middle of the oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes. (The cheesecake will not be completely set; it will set as it cools.) Turn the oven off and let the cheesecake stand in the oven with the oven door propped open about 6 inches until it is cooled completely and remove the side of the pan.
- Arrange the raspberries on top of the cheesecake in a star shape and arrange the blueberries around the star to cover the top of the cheesecake.
RED, WHITE, AND BLUE CHEESECAKE
My SIL sent me this recipe. I haven't tried it yet but she has requested I make it for Memorial Day Weekend. Posting it so I don't lose it and maybe someone else wants to give it a try.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Cheesecake
Time 1h26m
Yield 14 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a bowl, mix together the crust ingredients.
- Press mixture onto the bottom of a 13x9 inch pan.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 6 minutes; take out of oven and let cool.
- Spoon blueberry filling onto crust.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until fluffy.
- Beat in the sugar and vanilla.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
- Pour the cream cheese mixture over the blueberry filling layer; smooth out gently.
- Bake 45-50 minutes or until just set.
- Chill in the refrigerator for several hours.
- When ready to serve, top with whipped cream and garnish with berries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 394.5, Fat 23.1, SaturatedFat 12.6, Cholesterol 117.6, Sodium 261, Carbohydrate 42.2, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 34.8, Protein 5.5
Tips:
- Prepare the Crust: Use a combination of graham cracker crumbs and melted butter to create a firm and flavorful crust for your cheesecake.
- Chill the Crust: Before adding the cheesecake filling, chill the crust in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. This will help prevent the crust from becoming soggy.
- Use High-Quality Cream Cheese: Opt for full-fat cream cheese to ensure a rich and creamy cheesecake filling. Make sure it's at room temperature before mixing to avoid lumps.
- Mix the Filling Gently: Overmixing the cheesecake filling can incorporate too much air, resulting in a cracked or uneven texture. Mix until just combined to maintain a smooth and creamy consistency.
- Bake in a Water Bath: Placing the cheesecake pan inside a larger pan filled with hot water helps create a humid environment that prevents the cheesecake from cracking and promotes even baking.
- Cool Slowly: After baking, turn off the oven and leave the cheesecake inside with the door slightly open for an hour. This gradual cooling process helps prevent the cheesecake from sinking or cracking.
- Chill Thoroughly: Refrigerate the cheesecake for at least 4 hours, or overnight, before serving. This allows the cheesecake to set properly and develop its full flavor.
Conclusion:
Indulge in the patriotic spirit and celebrate special occasions with this stunning Red, White, and Blue Cheesecake. With its vibrant colors, creamy texture, and delicious berry filling, this cheesecake is sure to impress your guests and become a memorable dessert. Remember to follow these tips for a perfectly executed cheesecake every time. The combination of a graham cracker crust, creamy cheesecake filling, and fresh berries makes this dessert a delightful treat that embodies the essence of the American flag. So, gather your ingredients, put on your apron, and embark on a culinary journey that will leave you and your loved ones craving for more. Happy baking and enjoy your slice of Red, White, and Blue Cheesecake!
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