White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
They say, “Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart.” Well if you’re wanting a Valentine, you may need, “something special to catch their heart!” Our White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake is smooth as velvet, on a divine graham cracker crust, then topped with raspberry sauce, fresh berries, mint leaves, and whipped cream, proving Cupid didn’t need an arrow, just this best cheesecake ever!
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White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
One of the things I like best about cheesecakes is that they age well. Like most, White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake is best made 2 or 3 days ahead. The flavor deepens as it chills in the fridge. I also like the subtle flavor of the white chocolate for those who aren’t huge fans of deep, dark chocolate. When it comes to a raspberry sauce, I love the seeds! I think they are so pretty, but you may strain them out of your puree with a fine sieve strainer, and push it through with a rubber spatula. Another thing about the raspberries, use fresh or frozen, either one is lovely. We used to use old metal pans and often the sides of the cake would stick to the pan. I suggest you use a 9-inch nonstick springform pan. If you don’t have one and like to make cheesecakes, especially, it’s well worth the investment. Make a simple graham cracker crust in a springform pan and let it cool. Mix up the filling and scrape it over the crust. Now bake it and then let it cool completely. Cover your cake with wrap and place it in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours to chill, preferably 24 to 36 hours. Make the raspberry sauce, and let it cool. Plate your White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake by carefully removing the sides of the pan. Using a thin, flat, spatula, loosing the crust from the bottom of the pan. I use two spatulas and carefully lift my cake onto a cake platter. You may top your cheesecake with the raspberry sauce or spoon it over each piece. I do a little of both! Garnish with fresh berries, mint leaves, and whipped cream. Generally it serves 12 to 16 depending on how you slice it.
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Velvety smooth White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake is the best cheesecake ever! It has a divine graham cracker crust and is topped with appealing raspberry sauce.
Author: Renée
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 16 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 8 Tablespoons butter, melted
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 2 bars (8-ounces) White Chocolate Baking Bar, broken into ½" pieces
- ⅓ cup boiling water
- 4 (8-ounce) packages of cream cheese, softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 (12-ounce) package of frozen raspberries, thawed, or 2½ cups of fresh raspberries
- ½ cup sugar
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
For garnish
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- mint leaves
- whipped cream
Instructions
For the crust
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and position rack just below center.
- In a medium bowl, mix the butter, graham cracker crumbs, and sugar until blended.
- Press the mixture firmly and evenly over the bottom of an ungreased 9-inch springform pan.
- Set the baking pan on a baking sheet and bake the crust 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.
- Set the pan and baking sheet on a rack to cool.
- When cool enough to handle, grease the sides of the pan above the crust and set aside.
For the filling
- Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees.
- Put the chocolate in a medium bowl. Pour boiling water over the chocolate and shake the bowl to submerge the chocolate. Cover and let stand for 2 minutes without stirring.
- Whisk the chocolate and water together until thoroughly blended and smooth. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese just until smooth (about 1-1/2 minutes), scraping the bowl and beaters once or twice.
- Beat the eggs in one at a time, just until blended.
- Use a rubber spatula to stir the melted chocolate thoroughly into the filling. Scrape the filling on top of the crust and spread it evenly.
- Bake the cake, on the baking sheet, for 60 to 70 minutes, until edges of the cake are puffed but the center still jiggles like tender gelatin when the pan is gently shaken.
- Set the pan on a rack. Slide a thin paring knife carefully around the upper edges of the cake to detach it from the pan, but do not remove the pan sides. When the cake is cool, loosen the sides of the pan, but do not remove them.
- Refrigerate the cake until it is thoroughly cold, before covering it with plastic wrap. For the best flavor, keep the cake refrigerated for at least 8 hours, preferably 24 to 36 hours before topping and serving.
For the topping
- Puree half of the raspberries (2⅔ cups) with the sugar in a blender or food processor. Strain the puree through a medium mesh strainer to remove the seeds if desired, to remove as much puree as possible.
- Measure puree and add water if necessary to make 2 cups. Whisk the cornstarch into the puree in a small non-reactive saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium high heat, stirring constantly. Simmer 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until the puree is thickened and bright in color. Set aside.
- Uncover and remove the sides of the cake pan. If the top of the cake is moist, blot it with a dry paper towel.
- Scrape the hot topping on the cold cake and spread it easily.
- Garnish with fresh raspberries, mint leaves, and whipped cream and enjoy.
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WoW this looks delicious! The article is easy to follow up and I think I will try this receipt out. The pictures make me really hungry for it and are very convincing. Love it 🙂
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I totally agree the pictures even make me hungry and there is still a slice left in my fridge that Renee brought me over! It is truly the best cheesecake I have ever had! Hope you get an opportunity to try it out!
Looks delicious! I’ll definitely try to make it!
It’s so good and not too hard to make. I hope you like it Dunja, thanks!
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Alison,
That looks so yummy! I love cheesecakes… Until the doctor said I should cutdown. Haha. But I can’t do this myself. So I am going to look for cheesecake later and hope it is as good as this one from you!
That photo is amazing too. 🙂
Thanks Robert, I’m so glad you like this recipe. Like you, we have to go easy when it comes to cheesecake. I like to make and share it lots of people I love!
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OMG!!! I so love cheesecakes and you made me wish a new technology is available wherein I’ll be able to grab a slice out from the screen! I’ll be following you on IG. I’m @foodiecheatday there.
Oh, thank you Roselle! We appreciate our followers and I love to LOOK at all the foodie pix out there too. Thanks heavens I can’t “grab a slice!” Try making this cheesecake for a party when you can share it.
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Renée,
I can actually say that just the though of this make me hungry! I love love love chocolate (even my hair color is chocolate! hehe) and I will try this!! I let you know how it turned out!
Thanks Raffa, we’d love to know how it goes. A pix of your cheesecake and hair would be chocolaty good!
This looks so delicious, I haven’t made my own cheesecake before but this doesn’t look too difficult so may give it a try. Thanks for sharing
Yes, it is easy to make!
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I’m a massive cheesecske fan and this looks wonderful.
Thanks Jemma! This is definitely a cheesecake you will have to try!
Looks so delicious. I live for cheesecakes….I have never made one from scratch but now I might just try to make it at home.
I was the same way! This recipe is the easiest and best I have ever had!
oh my! That looks yum! and I don’t even like cheese cake