Strawberry Cheesecake with Walnut Crust

Name: Strawberry Cheesecake with Walnut Crust
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 8 h
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup Graham cracker crumbs; 3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts; 3 tablespoons Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening; 4 cream cheese; 4 large eggs; 1 1/2 cups Sugar; 1 tablespoon Lemon juice; 3 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups sour cream; 1 Smucker's® Seedless Red Raspberry Jam; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1/4 cup orange juice; 1 quart strawberries

Prep Time 50 min

Cook Time 1 Hr 30 Min

Servings 16

Difficulty Moderate

Ingredients

3/4 cup Graham cracker crumbs
3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
3 tablespoons Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening melted
4 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese softened
4 large eggs at room temperature
1 1/2 cups Sugar divided
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
3 teaspoons vanilla extract divided
2 cups sour cream
1 (12 oz.) jar Smucker's^® Seedless Red Raspberry Jam divided
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup orange juice
1 quart strawberries washed, dried and hulls removed

Directions

Step 1
HEAT oven to 350°F. Combine cracker crumbs, walnuts and shortening in medium bowl. Press into bottom of 10-inch springform pan. Bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven.
Step 2
BEAT cream cheese in mixing bowl with mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in 1 1/4 cups sugar, lemon juice and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat until well blended. Pour into crust.
Step 3
BAKE 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until lightly puffed in center. Remove from oven and let stand 15 minutes. Keep oven at 350°F.
Step 4
COMBINE sour cream, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla in medium bowl. Spread over cheesecake. Bake 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Step 5
MIX 1 tablespoon jam with cornstarch in small saucepan until well blended. Add remaining jam and orange juice. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until thickened. Let cool to lukewarm.
Step 6
REMOVE cheesecake from pan. Arrange berries, points up, on top of cake. Spoon glaze over berries, allowing some to drip down sides. Chill at least 4 hours or overnight.