Berry Quartet Cheesecake Pie Recipes

BERRY QUARTET CHEESECAKE PIE

Steps:

• Stir together cheesecake filling and almond extract until well blended. Spoon evenly into prepared pie crust.
• Stir jam in medium bowl until smooth. Add fruit, stirring gently until evenly coated.
• Arrange fruit on top of filling, starting with strawberries, top side down in center, then encircling rows of blackberries, red raspberries and blueberries. Garnish with whipped cream. Serve immediately.

MIXED BERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix flour and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add ice water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Divide dough into 2 portions so that 1 is slightly larger than the other. Shape each into a disk. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., For filling, in a large saucepan, whisk sugar, cornstarch, salt, water and, if desired, cinnamon until smooth; add blueberries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool slightly., Preheat oven to 400°. Gently fold raspberries, strawberries, blackberries and lemon juice into blueberry mixture. On a lightly floured surface, roll out larger portion of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate. Add filling; dot with butter., Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; cut into 1/2-in.-wide strips. Arrange over filling in a lattice pattern. Trim and seal strips to edge of bottom crust; flute edge. Bake 10 minutes. , Reduce oven setting to 350°; bake 45-50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

CHEESECAKE PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine cracker crumbs and butter. Firmly press onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-in. pie plate. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. , In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in vanilla and lemon zest just until blended. Pour into prepared crust. , Bake at 325° for 20-25 minutes or until center is almost set. Remove from the oven; let stand for 5 minutes (leave oven on). Combine the sour cream, sugar and vanilla; spread carefully over pie. Bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight. Garnish with mint and lemon zest if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE PIE

Steps:

• Beat 8 ounces room-temperature cream cheese, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, the zest of 1 lemon, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/4 teaspoon salt with a mixer until smooth. Dissolve 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin powder in 1 tablespoon hot water; beat into the cream cheese mixture along with 1 1/4 cups plain Greek yogurt. Pour into a 9-inch graham cracker crust. Refrigerate until set, about 3 hours. Microwave 2 tablespoons honey 20 seconds. Stir in 1 tablespoon lemon juice, then toss with 2 cups sliced strawberries; spoon around the edge of the pie.