Crust:
1 ½ c. finely ground graham cracker crumbs
½ c. white sugar
6 Tbsp. butter, melted
Cheesecake:
8 (1 oz) squares white chocolate
24 oz cream cheese
¾ c. white sugar
¼ c. all-purpose flour
3 eggs
½ c. heavy whipping cream
½ tsp. Vanilla extract
Raspberry Sauce:
1 pint raspberries (I used 8oz pkg frozen)
¼ c. white sugar
2 Tbsp. Orange juice (I used strawberry breeze LOL!)
2 Tbsp. Cornstarch
1 c. cold water
Directions
For Crust:
Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter until well blended. Press mixture into 9 or 10” springform pan.
For Cheesecake:
Preheat oven to 300*. Wrap the outside of a 9-10” springform pan with foil. GREASE the inside of the pan.
Place cream cheese, sugar and flour in a mixing bowl and cream until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape bowl.
Melt white chocolate. (Microwave on HIGH 1 min, stir, microwave 30 second intervals until melted.) With an electric mixer on low speed, mix melted chocolate into cream cheese mixture. Keeping mixer on low, slowly beat in the vanilla and ½ c heavy cream. Blend well. Pour mixture into prepared springform pan.
Place cheesecake pan in a water bath (just a pan bigger than your pie pan filled with about 2” water.) filled with warm water. **MAKE SURE YOUR PAN IS SECURELY WRAPPED WITH FOIL OR THE WATER BATH WILL LEAK. You could also place the water bath a rack below or omit it completely. Water bath helps to prevent cracking, if you don't care then don't bother.** Bake at 300* for 50-60 min or until center of the cheesecake is just firm. Cool at room temperature about 1 hr. Refrigerate until set before removing from pan.
For Raspberry Sauce:
Combine the raspberries, sugar and juice in saucepan. Whisk the cornstarch into the cold water until smooth. Add the mixture to the saucepan and bring to a boil.
Simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until desired consistency is reached. The sauce will thicken further as it cools.
Puree the sauce in a blender and strain it through a sieve. (I skipped this part, I like chunks of fruit in my sauce).
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