Valentine's Day Recipes
Valentine Cheesecake
This Valentine Cheesecake makes a delicious elegant dessert for that special Valentine dinner.
Prep: 30 min | Bake: 50 min | Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate Graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
Cheesecake
- 36 Nestlé® Butterfinger Hearts
- Nestlé® Milk Chocolate Hearts
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
Topping
- 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Crust
- Grease bottom and side of a 9 inch springform pan.
- Combine Graham cracker crumbs and butter in medium bowl. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Place in freezer for 5 minutes.
Cheesecake
- Set aside 12 Nestlé® Hearts to use for garnish.
- Unwrap and cut remaining Nestlé Hearts in quarters.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar in large mixer bowl until fluffy. Beat in vanilla extract. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sprinkle cut Nestlé® Hearts over bottom of crust to 1/2 inch from edge. Pour filling into crust.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until center is set and edges begin to crack.
- Cool for 2 minutes before adding sour cream topping.
Topping
- Combine sour cream, sugar and vanilla extract in medium bowl; mix well. Spread over surface of warm cheesecake.
- Bake for 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
- Refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
- Remove side of springform pan. Garnish each slice with one unwrapped Nestlé Heart.
Nutrition
Per serving: Calories: 570 Calories from Fat: 350 Total Fat: 39g Saturated Fat: 23g Cholesterol: 145mg Sodium: 330mg Carbohydrates: 48g Dietary Fiber: .5g Sugars: 37g Protein: 9g
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from: Nestlé® and meals.com