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Cranberry Orange Cheesecake

INSTRUCTIONS

To make Cranberry sauce:
In a small saucepan over medium heat combine cranberries, sugar, and orange extract
Bring to a boil then reduce heat and let simmer until slightly reduced, stirring occasionally 10 minutes, let cool to room temperature

To make crusts:
Finely crush the graham crackers in a food processor, add melted butter, sugar and blend until it’s all moistened
Press crumb mixture onto the bottom of prepared 9-inch springform pan by lightly greasing the edges of the pan with cooking spray
Spread half of the cranberry jam over the crust
Place in the freezer while you make the filling

To make the cheesecake filling:
In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy
In a separate bowl, whip heavy cream until soft peaks form add vanilla, orange extract, and few drops of Orange food coloring mix until stiff peaks form
Add cream cheese mixture into the beaten heavy cream mix on low speed just to combine
Spoon all of the cheesecake filling over the cranberry jam
Set in the fridge to firm
Refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight until set

To make topping:
Mix whipped cream with 1-2 drops Orange food coloring
When the cheesecake is set and cooled run a thin knife around the sides and remove the springform pan sides
Spread remaining cranberry jam in the center of the cheesecake and pipe the whipped cream on around the edges of the cheesecake
Serve