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Mascarpone-Berry Cheesecake

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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Jan 22, 2012
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This delicious cheesecake topped with Cascadian Farm® frozen berries and strawberry jam are perfect for anytime dessert.

Mascarpone-Berry Cheesecake

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 8 hr 45 min
  • Ingredients 10
  • Servings 12
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Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (24 squares)
  • 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

Filling

  • 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 12 oz mascarpone cheese, softened
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Topping

  • 2 bags (10 oz each) Cascadian Farm® frozen organic harvest berries, thawed, drained
  • 1/3 cup strawberry jam

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Wrap outside bottom and side of 9-inch springform pan with heavy-duty foil to prevent leaking. Spray inside bottom and side of pan with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix crust ingredients. Press in bottom of pan. Bake 7 minutes or until set. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F. Cool crust 5 minutes.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes. Beat in mascarpone cheese. Beat in eggs, one at a time, just until blended. On low speed, beat in lemon peel and lemon juice. Pour filling over crust.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 1 hour 10 minutes or until edge of cheesecake is set at least 2 inches from edge of pan but center of cheesecake still jiggles slightly. Turn oven off; open oven door at least 4 inches. Leave cheesecake in oven 30 minutes. Run small metal spatula around edge of pan to loosen cheesecake. Cool in pan on cooling rack 30 minutes. Refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight.
  • Step 
    4
    To serve, run small metal spatula around edge of pan; carefully remove foil and side of pan. Spoon berries over cheesecake. In small microwavable bowl, microwave jam on High 45 seconds or until melted. Drizzle jam over berries. Cover; refrigerate any remaining cheesecake.

Nutrition

468 Calories
32g Total Fat
7g Protein
43g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
468
Total Fat
32g
0%
Saturated Fat
17g
0%
Sodium
293mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
43g
0%
Dietary Fiber
2g
0%
Protein
7g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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