Pinkglow® Pineapple Lemon Cheesecake
Ingredients:
For the crust
- 12 sheets of graham crackers (finely crushed)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter (melted)
For the lemon cheesecake
- 32 ounces cream cheese (4 bricks, softened)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest (about two lemons)
- ¼ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs (room temperature)
For the Pinkglow® Pineapple jam topping
- 1 Pinkglow® Pineapple (crushed, about 2 cups)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
To make the crust
- Use a food processor to finely crush 12 graham cracker sheets, then pour them into a medium-sized bowl.
- Add melted butter and sugar. Mix until well-combined.
- Generously grease a 9-inch springform pan. Use the back of a measuring cup or your fingers to press the graham cracker mixture evenly throughout the bottom of the pan.
- Set aside.
To make the lemon cheesecake
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer, cream the softened cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Scrape down the bowl once complete.
- Add lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla, flour and salt. Mix until well combined, then scrape down the bowl.
- Add the eggs and mix until just combined. Scrape down the bowl and fold together until well combined.
- Pour the mixture over the prepared crust and bake using a water bath for 50-60 minutes, or until the center only jiggles slightly.
- Turn off the oven and allow the cheesecake to cool in the oven for 1 hour. Then remove it from the oven and the water bath and allow it to cool to room temperature.
- Place the cheesecake in the fridge to set for at least 4 hours (preferably overnight).
To make the Pinkglow® Pineapple jam
- Chop up an entire Pinkglow® Pineapple and use a food processor to crush the pineapple.
- Pour the crushed pineapple into a medium-sized saucepan and add the sugar, water and cornstarch. Mix well and place it on the stove on medium heat.
- Cook for 3-6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the mixture has thickened.
- Turn off heat and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
- Spread the jam evenly over the chilled lemon cheesecake and serve!