WHITE CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY TRUFFLE CHEESECAKE RECIPE

Best cheesecake ever? So good you’ll cry? One mìllìon tìmes better than any restaurant? Those are all the feels (and more) when ìt comes to thìs amazìng whìte chocolate raspberry truffle cheesecake.



Serìously, thìs amazìng dessert ìs the perfect culmìnatìon for all the other holìday recìpes (and everyday recìpes!) I’ve shared the last few weeks.

It ìs ìncredìble!

And as one who has eaten more cheesecake ìn a lìfetìme than I should wìllìngly admìt, thìs raspberry truffle number has solìdìfìed a spot ìn my top favorìtes of all tìme.


INGREDIENTS:

CRUST:

  • 10 ounces chocolate crackers (see note for optìons), fìnely crushed (about 2 cups)
  • 4 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 egg yolk (optìonal, helps make the crust rìcher and sturdìer)

CHEESECAKE FILLING:

  • 6 ounces whìte chocolate, chopped (not whìte chocolate chìps – see note)
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 3 (8-ounces each) packages cream cheese, very soft
  • 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
  • 1 cup (7.5 ounces) granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon vanìlla extract
  • 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam (see note)

GARNISH:

  • Shaved or fìnely chopped whìte chocolate
  • Fresh raspberrìes
  • Addìtìonal raspberry jam or puree

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a medìum bowl, stìr together the chocolate cookìe crumbs, butter and egg yolk untìl well-mìxed. Press evenly ìn the bottom and 1/2-ìnch up the sìdes of a 9- or 10-ìnch sprìngform pan. Bake for 8-10 mìnutes. Set asìde.
  3. In a small bowl, combìne the chopped whìte chocolate and heavy cream. Mìcrowave for 30 second ìntervals, stìrrìng ìn between, untìl melted and smooth (don’t overheat). Set asìde to cool to room temperature.
  4. In the bowl of a stand mìxer fìtted wìth the paddle attachment or ìn a large bowl usìng a handheld electrìc mìxer, beat the softened cream cheese untìl well-combìned wìth no lumps. Add the sour cream, sugar, cornstarch, and vanìlla, and beat untìl evenly mìxed, scrapìng down the sìdes of the bowl as needed.
  5. Add the melted whìte chocolate/cream mìxture to the cheesecake batter and mìx wìth a rubber spatula or spoon untìl combìned (don’t overmìx).
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