Candied Ginger Cheesecake Recipes

CANDIED GINGER CHEESECAKE.

Steps:

• Coat the bottom of a 20-inch springform pan with cooking spray; sprinkle with crumbs and set aside. Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add cottage cheese and cream cheese and process until smooth. Add 3/4 cup sugar, brandy, whole eggs, and gingerroot; process until smooth. pour into a large bowl; set aside.
• Beat egg whites (at room temperature) and cream of tartar at high speed of an electric mixer until foamy. Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, 1 Tbsp at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Gently stir 1/4 of egg white mixture into cheese mixture. Gently fold in remaining egg white mixture.
• Pour into greased pan. Bake at 325 deg for 50 minutes or until almost set. Remove from oven and cool 15 minutes. Cover and chill at least 8 hours. Garnish with crystallized gingerroot strips if desired.

GINGER AND HONEY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Crust-in a bowl, mix cookie crumbs and butter; press into the bottom of a 9-inch greased springform pan and freeze.
• Filling-in a large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream on med-high for 3 minutes.
• Mix in flour, brown sugar, and honey until well blended, about 2 minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
• Add candied ginger, ground ginger, and cinnamon.
• Pour batter over crust.
• Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 55-65 minutes or until the top is light brown and the center has a slight jiggle to it.
• Cool on a rack for 2 hours.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours before decorating and serving.
• Pipe whipped cream around border of cheesecake; sprinkle with ground ginger and cinnamon.

CREAMY GINGER CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Make crumb crust as directed, adding ground ginger to crust. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until fluffy and add eggs, 1 at a time, then vanilla, sugar, crystallized ginger, and fresh ginger, beating on low speed until each ingredient is incorporated and scraping down bowl between additions.
• Put springform pan with crust in a shallow baking pan. Pour filling into crust and bake in baking pan (to catch drips) in middle of oven 45 minutes, or until cake is set 3 inches from edge but center is still slightly wobbly when pan is gently shaken. Let stand in baking pan on a rack 5 minutes. Leave oven on.
• Stir together sour cream, sugar, and vanilla. Drop spoonfuls of topping around edge of cake and spread gently over center, smoothing evenly. Bake cake with topping 10 minutes.
• Run a knife around top edge of cake to loosen and cool completely in springform pan on rack. (Cake will continue to set as it cools.) Chill cake, loosely covered, at least 6 hours. Remove side from pan and transfer cake to a plate. Bring to room temperature before serving.

PINEAPPLE & GINGER CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• For crumb mixture - combine in a small bowl, flour, sugar, butter and candied orange peel.
• Beat on low speed for 2 minutes until well mixed.
• Set aside 1/2 cup of the crumb mixture for later use.
• Press the crumb mixture into an ungreased 8" square pan.
• Bake for 12 - 15 minutes, just until edges are lightly browned.
• Set aside to cool, while you make the filling.
• For the filling - Combine cheese, sugar, egg and lemon juice.
• Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
• Stir in the candied pineapple and ginger.
• Spread the cream cheese mixture over the warm crust.
• Sprinkle the reserved crumb mixture on top.
• Put back in the oven and bake for 15 - 20 minutes longer.
• Cool completely, cut into squares and store covered in the fridge.