NY Cheesecake Recipe with Glazed Fresh Berries

Photo: Everyday Art

The lemon shortbread crust is inspired and perfectly compliments the rich, silky cheesecake filling. But if you’re short on time, you can always use a more traditional biscuit crust base that requires less baking.

And while the inhabitants of the Big Apple may have perfected NY style cheesecake, it wasn’t invented there. It may surprise you to learn that cheesecake actually dates back over 4,000 years to ancient Greece.

According to www.cheesecake.com (which sets out the history of this beloved dessert), in ancient Greece, cheesecake was considered to be a good source of energy, and there is evidence that it was served to athletes during the first Olympic games in 776 B.C.

Greek brides and grooms were also known to use cheesecake as a wedding cake. Their cheesecake recipe was somewhat simpler than ours, and used the ingredients of flour, wheat, honey and cheese formed into a cake and baked. I wonder what they’d think of the fancy cheesecakes of today.

The very talented Everyday Art shares this great NY Cheesecake Recipe.

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NY Cheesecake Recipe

 

Ingredients

For the Crust:

• 1 c. flour
• ¼ c. sugar
• 1 tsp. lemon zest
• ½ c. butter, softened
• 1 slightly-beaten egg yolk
• ¼ tsp. vanilla

For the Filling:

• 5 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• ⅛ tsp. salt
• 1 ¼ c. granulated sugar
• ⅓ c. sour cream
• 2 large egg yolks
• 6 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 3 tsp. lemon juice
• 1 tsp. lemon zest

For the Glazed Berry Topping:

• 3 lbs. fresh berries (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, any one or combination you like)
• ½ c. sugar
• 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
• 1 c. fruit juice
• 2 Tbsp. corn syrup

Instructions

1. For the full recipe go here: Cheesecake with Glazed Fresh Berries.

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