Persimmon Cheesecake Recipe

Persimmon Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients

For Crust:

• 2 cups finely chopped walnuts
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 cups pureed persimmons
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 6 eggs

For Topping:

• 1 1/4 cups sour cream
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

1. Preheat oven to 325F
2. In a large bowl, combine walnuts, brown sugar and butter
3. Press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan
4. Bake for 12 minutes
5. In a food processor, combine persimmons, cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, cinnamon and ginger and process until smooth
6. Add in eggs one at a time and pulse until just combined
7. Pour mixture into crust
8. Bake 65 to 75 minutes, until almost set
9. In a medium bowl, whisk together sour cream, sugar and vanilla
10. Spread evenly over cheesecake
11. Bake an additional 10 minutes
12. Cool, cover and refrigerate overnight

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