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Strawberry Margarita Cheesecake

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  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 50 minutes
  • Total Time: 65 minutes
  • Yield: 12 servings 1x

Description

You’ll love this decadent Strawberry Margarita Cheesecake recipe. It’s bright, colorful, delicious and can be easily prepared in about an hour.


Ingredients

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Crust Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cup ground pretzels or graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted

Cheesecake Ingredients:

  • 3 (8-ounce) bricks cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cups sour cream
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 3 1/2 Tbsp. Grand Marnier
  • 3 1/2 Tbsp. tequila
  • 3 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
  • 3 large eggs

Lime Topping Ingredients:

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
  • 2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 2 tsp. grated lime zest

Garnish:

  • thinly sliced strawberries
  • one lime slice

Instructions

To Make Crust:

  1. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Spray 9-inch springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides with cooking spray. Whisk together pretzel (or graham cracker) crumbs, sugar and butter in a medium bowl until blended. Press crumbs evenly into the bottom of prepared springform pan. Bake for 6 minutes, then remove.

To Make Cheesecake:

  1. Meanwhile, in the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese on medium-high speed until smooth. Gradually mix in the sour cream until smooth. Add in the sugar, and beat until well combined. Add in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the lime juice, tequila and Grand Marnier until just combined. Pour the filling over the cooked crust.
  2. To minimize cracking, place a shallow pan (I used an oven-proof 9×13-inch pan) half full of hot water on the bottom rack of the oven during baking. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until the center is set. Turn the oven off and prop the door open about 4 inches. Let the cheesecake stand 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack. Let cool 10 minutes. Carefully remove the sides of the pan and let cool to room temperature on the rack. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours before slicing and serving.

To Make Topping:

  1. Whisk sour cream, lime juice, lime peel and sugar in small bowl to blend. Spread evenly over the cooled cheesecake. Arrange sliced strawberries and a slice of lime on the topping for garnish.

Notes

Blueberries, blackberries, cherries or mangoes would also be great in place of (or in addition to) strawberries with this.  Or the cheesecake also stands well berry-free on its own!

Cheesecake recipe adapted from Liv Life.