Vanilla Raspberry Cheesecake

Name: Vanilla Raspberry Cheesecake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: NorthEast,
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs; 1/3 cup butter melted; 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar divided; 1/2 tsp McCormick® Ginger, Ground; 4 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese softened; 2 tbsps flour; 1 tbsp McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract; 4 eggs; 1/4 cup raspberry preserves stirred to soften

You don't need a springform pan to prepare this cheesecake recipe. Instead you bake it in a 13x9-inch pan and cut it into bars. The bars are made extra-special with raspberry preserves marbled throughout the filling.

15m

PREP TIME

45m

COOK TIME

241

CALORIES

9

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 24

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups graham cracker, crumbs
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Ginger
4 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
4 eggs
1/4 cup raspberry preserves, stirred to soften

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix graham cracker crumbs, butter, 2 tablespoons sugar and ginger in a small bowl. Press firmly onto bottom of foil-lined 13x9-inch baking pan. Refrigerate until ready to use.
2 Beat cream cheese and remaining 1 cup sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add flour and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust. Gently drop small spoonfuls of preserves over batter. Cut through batter several times with knife for marble effect.
3 Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool completely on wire rack.
4 Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Lift out of pan onto cutting board. Cut into bars. Garnish as desired. Store leftover bars in refrigerator.