Frozen Strawberry Cheesecake & CSN Review

I know Summer is still about a month away but get ready cuz this dessert

is what Summer is all about!! Ice cream, strawberries with just a hint of lemon...

mmmmm!

A while back we got an invitation to do another CSN review (love them!! :))

and chose to get the cutest mini springform pans!

Aren't they the adorable? :)

They are great to make individual little desserts!

Your dessert comes out perfectly... you don't have to worry about whether

it will keep its shape or is it even going to come out?

Check out all the CSN stores for the mini springform pans

or anything else you might be looking for.

Back to the dessert.....

Inside of the the frozen cheesecake is chunks of cheesecake (It is

almost like a blizzard!!) so to start you can either purchase a store

bought cheesecake or make your own. I chose to make a White chocolate Cheesecake

adapted from Paula Deen. It is a great Cheesecake!! And

pretty simple to throw together.

Start by mixing your graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter.

Press into a 9-inch springform pan.

Note: We didn't end up using the whole cheesecake so you could

make a smaller one!

Bake for 8 minutes.

Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth....

Add eggs one and a time.

Next, add the best part... the melted white chocolate!

Pour into baked crust and bake for 45 minutes.

Let sit for about 8 hours on a cooling rack.

..... much later :)

Make another graham cracker crust and press into

your springform pan.

Cut cheesecake into bite size pieces.

Fold cheesecake chunks into ice cream that has been whipped along

with small chunks of strawberries.

Add the ice cream filling to the prepared pans....

Don't be shy.... fill 'er up!

Such cute little pans!

Cover with Reynolds wrap and place into freezer.

Make the topping by adding strawberries, lemon juice and sugar

to saucepan. Cook for 3-5 minutes and cool until ready to use.

Once the ice cream and re-frozen, remove from freezer and

springform pan.

I love how the shape is so perfect!

Add your strawberry topping.

Sit back and enjoy!

White Chocolate Cheesecake Printable Recipe

Frozen Cheesecake Printable Recipe

Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake Recipe

I have never made/attempted a plain cheesecake in a springform pan before so when I had to make a strawberry cheesecake for my SIL for her birthday I knew that I wanted to make one in a spring foam pan!! So I found a Cheesecake Factory cheesecake recipe all over the internet and figured I would give it a shot!!! The crust alone sounded different then the typical crust with all the different nuts and no graham crackers!! Someday I would love to go to the Cheesecake Factory and have a real sample besides the samples I get at Starbucks but until  then this recipe will do in the mean time!!!  This recipe will not let you down…if you are a cheesecake lover then you must try this recipe!!!!
For the crust pulse together the pecans,walnuts,almonds, and the vanilla wafers…then mix in melted butter.

Press into a 9 inch buttered springform pan, trying to line the sides as much as possible about 1 1/2" up the sides of the pan, set aside.

*Make sure all of your cheesecake ingredients are at room temperature!!!
{I totally forgot to get any pictures of the mixing of the cheesecake part…sorry} 
You will beat the cream cheese until light and fluffy on low {always keep this setting} Add sugar a little at a time and continue beating until creamy. Add one egg at a time and beat after each egg. Add flour, vanilla and lemon juice, mix well. Add the sour cream and beat well. Pour cream cheese mixture into the springform pan.Place on the top rack in the middle of a 325 degree F preheated oven for one hour and 15 minutes.

When time is up turn oven off, prop open oven door and leave in oven for one hour. Remove from oven and let cool then refrigerate for 24 hours.
Remember this important tip : A cheesecake should season. The wait is worth it. The flavor ripens and becomes enriched.
Serve it with a drizzle of strawberry sauce and you are all set!!!!

Enjoy because it is delish!!!!
{If anyone is interested in the strawberry sauce let us know!!!}
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Double Stuffed Cupcakes

Double deliciousness!!:)

These cupcakes are stuffed with an Oreo cookie and a cheesecake filling-

over the top yummy!;)

The way I would describe the cupcake would be layers of Oreo goodness all wrapped up in a scrumptious cupcake package!!!

Try it-you'll see;)

Here's the rundown~a little virtual tour:

fill liner 1/4 the way with cake batter

top that with an Oreo

top it off with more batter

Bake at 350 degrees for 17 to 20 mins.

Cool.

Fill with cheesecake filling.

Frost with Buttercream Frosting.

Then feel free to enjoy;)

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Printable Recipe-{frosting}

Cheesecake Sugar Cookies

We have had this Sugar Cookie mix sitting in a cupboard for a little while and it got me thinking... what could i do to spice up the regular sugar cookie? So i came up with what i call Cheesecake Sugar Cookies!

It was hard to get a really good picture of the end product but here is one!

First, mix up the Sugar Cookie dough as directed on the package. Set aside.


Meanwhile, start the cheesecake mixture by combining the sugar and cream cheese in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixture until fluffy.

Add egg, beating very well.

Stir in 1 to 1 1/2 ounces melted white chocolate.

Liberally grease muffin pan.

Take a heaping tablespoon of the cookie dough mix and press down into the muffin tin. With your thumb press down in the middle so dough goes up the sides of the pan and makes a"well" to hold your cheesecake.

Fill each cookie "well" with the cheesecake mixture. Bake at 350° for 9 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Place in fridge to cool completely. (If you try to remove them from the pan without cooling in the fridge, they just fall apart!!! Yep, happened to me!!) Remove from pan to wire rack or parchment paper.

I drizzled half the the cookies with caramel and half with white chocolate. For the white chocolate ones, melt the remaining white chocolate and using a spoon, drizzle chocolate over cookies.

For the caramel drizzle, melt 20-24 caramels (for half the recipe i used about 10) with 1 tablespoon whipping cream.

Here is the before picture....

Using a spoon, drizzle caramel over cookies!

And the white chocolate ones... Jimmy like the white chocolate ones a lot better! The cookies need to stay refrigerated for the cheesecake so the caramel gets a little crunchy.

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