I posted pictures of this cheesecake and immediately received several requests for the recipe. I was also told that no one wants to hear the story behind this creation or even how the cherries at $3.79 per pound were irresistible. “Just print the damn recipe.”
Cherry Layer:
1.75 Lb. Cherries
2 t Splenda
1/8 t Vanilla
1 T Potato Starch
¼ C Dark Rum
Cream Cheese Layer:
16 oz. Cream Cheese, softened
2 Eggs
1/3 C Splenda
2 t Vanilla
½ t or so Lemon Zest
Crust:
2 C Almond Meal
5 T Melted Butter
2 T Liquid Sweetener
1 t Cocoa
1 t Cinnamon
¼ t Vanilla
1 Egg
Butter for 9 inch glass pie pan. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Preparation
- Wash and pit the cherries. Careful with the pits. Place in big pot
- Cook the cherries on low to medium heat. Stir occasionally. Goal is to get the juices released.
- Mix the dry ingredients for the crust in a big bowl. Add the egg and liquid ingredients. Mix with your hands and then put into the greased pie pan. Make sure that the pie pan is totally covered.
- Stir the cherries. Add the vanilla at the 20 minute mark. Add the Splenda a few minutes later.
- Combine the rum and potato starch. Once enough liquid has been released, take the pot off the heat and stir in the thickener. This can be dumped into the crust in a few minutes. The goal is to have a nice layer of cherries. If there looks like too many cherries, enjoy a couple now.
- Put the cream cheese into a big bowl and beat with an electric mixer to get it started.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until it is fluffy.
- Put cream cheese layer on top of the cherries.
- Put pie into oven. Turn temperature down to 350. Bake for 35 minutes. I like the center firm. If you are concerned, check this at the 30 minute mark.
Enjoy!
Dave
Pictures – Cherry Cheesecake – David L Cunix