New York Style Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake

Name: New York Style Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 325 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 8 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 1 cup crumbs); 3 Tbsp. butter, melted; 3 Tbsp. sugar; 5 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; 3 Tbsp. flour; 1 Tbsp. vanilla; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup sour cream; 4 eggs; ⅓ cup strawberry jam

Creamy cheesecake, strawberry jam and a crunchy graham cracker crust. Plus a super-easy technique for achieving the swirl. This dessert is for when you want serious oohs and ahhs.

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h 0 min

Servings:

Makes 16 servings.

Ingredient list

8 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 1 cup crumbs)
3 Tbsp. butter, melted
3 Tbsp. sugar
5 pkg. (8 oz. each) brick cream cheese, softened
3 Tbsp. flour
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 cup sugar
1 cup sour cream
4 eggs
⅓ cup seedless strawberry jam

Directions

Heat oven to 325°F.

Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Combine graham crumbs, butter and 3 Tbsp. sugar; press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 min.

Meanwhile, beat cream cheese, flour, vanilla and 1 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.

Drop small spoonfuls of jam over batter; swirl gently with knife.

Bake 40 min. or until center of cheesecake is almost set; cool completely.

Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.

Recipe Tips

VariationPrepare using Neufchatel cheese and reduced-fat sour cream.
SubstituteSubstitute 1 pkg. (16 oz.) frozen fruit, thawed, drained and puréed, for the 1/3 cup jam.