Double-Chocolate Cheesecake With Praline Nut Topping

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 12 crackers)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
6 tablespoons butter, melted
4 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
5 large eggs
1 (8-ounce) container sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup chopped white chocolate baking bars, [...]

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Cheesecake with Cranberry-Maple Topping

Topping:
1 cup maple syrup
2 (8-ounce) packages fresh cranberries
Cheesecake:
15 gingersnaps
24 cinnamon graham crackers (6 full cracker sheets)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Cooking spray
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 (8-ounce) blocks 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
1 (8-ounce) block fat-free cream cheese, softened
4 large egg whites
To prepare topping, combine [...]

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Chocolate-Marbled White Chocolate Cheesecake

2 cups cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs (about 22 cookies)
6 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup white chocolate morsels
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Dash of salt
Combine cookie crumbs and butter in a medium [...]

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Baklava Cheesecake

32 ozs (4 blocks) cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup clover honey
1/4 cup lemon juice (fresh)
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Chocolate Caramel Pecan Cheesecake

2 cups cookie crumbs
6 Tbsp. butter or margerine
1 bag (14 ounces) caramels
1 can (15 ounces) evaporated milk
1 cup chopped pecans
2 pkg. (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
1 tsp. vanilla
Preheat oven to 350F. Mix crumbs and butter, press onto bottom and sides of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 [...]

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Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cheesecake

1 9 oz package chocolate wafer cookies
3 T butter melted
12 oz Semisweet choc chips
1 C heavy cream
3/4 C Raspberry jam
2 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 C sugar
4 Eggs
2 t vanilla
Grind cookies to a fine powder, mix with the butter and press into the bottom and up the sides about an inch of a 9″ [...]

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Coconut-Ricotta Cheesecake

1 3/4 cups flaked coconut
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 cups ricotta cheese
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/4 teaspoon coconut extract or vanilla
1 cup sugar
2 tablesoons all purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 8-ounce carton dairy sour cream
1 tablespoon sugar

Toast 1 cup of the coconut in a 350 oven for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. [...]

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Marx Bros. Cheesecake

1/4 cup plus 2 tablspoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon toasted pecans (about 2 ounces) finely ground
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
6 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
3 large egg yolks
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup sour cream
Preheat oven to 250F. Rub 2 tablespoons butter over bottom [...]

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Killer Cheesecake

2.5 lbs of cream cheese at room temp
1 3/4 granulated sugar
3 Tbs. all-purpose flour
Zest of 1 lemon
Zest of 1 orange
1/4 reaspoon vanilla extract
5 eggs
2 additional egg yokes
1/4 cup whipping cream
9-inch springform pan lined generously with butter and patted
with graham cracker crumbs
Recipe Directions:
Heat oven to 500 degrees. Prepare springform [...]

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Lemon Cheesecake with Raspberry Sauce

Crust
1 package DUNCAN HINES® Moist Deluxe® Lemon Supreme Cake Mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup finely chopped pecans
Filling
3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
3 eggs, lightly beaten
Raspberry Sauce
1 package (12 ounces) frozen dry pack red raspberries, thawed
1/3 cup granulated sugar
Fresh raspberries, lemon slices [...]

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