Sunshine Orange Cheesecake Recipe

Sunshine Orange Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients

CRUST:

• 3 cups gingersnap cookies, crushed
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced orange zest

FILLING:

• 1 1/2 cups fresh orange juice
• 1/3 cup unpeeled fresh ginger, thinly sliced
• 4 8-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon minced orange zest
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 8 ounces white chocolate, melted
• 4 large eggs

CANDIED ORANGES:

• 4 cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 seedless oranges, unpeeled, cut into paper-thin slices

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. In a medium bowl, combine cookie crumbs, orange zest and butter
3. Press into the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9 inch springform pan
4. In a medium saucepan, bring orange juice and ginger to a boil for about 12 minutes, until reduced to 3 tablespoons
5. Strain orange juice and set aside
6. In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, orange zest and vanilla until smooth
7. Add in strained orange juice and chocolate
8. Beat in eggs one at a time until just combined
9. Pour batter into crust
10. Bake 50 minutes, until center is almost set
11. Cool, cover and chill overnight
12. In a large skillet over medium heat, dissolve sugar in water
13. Add in oranges and cook 1 hour
14. Turn slices and cook an additional hour
15. Arrange slices over cake
16. Let sit 1 hour
17. Boil remaining sugar water to thicken and brush over orange slices
18. Garnish suggestion – fresh mint leaves

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