I love a good cheesecake but with some kind of fruit like strawberries or raspberries, I had never tried apricot before, but it looks yummy enough to try. I researched a good, easy recipe to whip up and found this one. I think it’s certainly worth trying!
Apricot Cheesecake
Course: Ordinary Recipes Made GourmetIngredients
- For the Filling:
1 can (17 oz.) apricot halves, divided
1 pkg. (3 oz.) apricot gelatin
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) cream cheese softened
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
2 tbsp. orange juice
mint leaves for garnishing
- For the Crust:
1/4 c. sugar
1 c. vanilla wafer crumbs
Directions
- For the Crust:
- Combine butter and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium high heat.
- Stir constantly and bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
- Stir in vanilla wafer crumbs.
- Press crumb mixture into bottom of an ungreased 9 inch spring form pan and chill.
- For the Filling:
- Drain apricots reserving 1/2 cup juice. Combine reserved apricot juice and gelatin in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir frequently until gelatin dissolves and remove from heat.
- In a large bowl beat cream cheese until fluffy.
- Reserving 2 apricot halves for garnish. Add remaining apricots, gelatin mixture, sweetened condensed milk and orange juice.
- Beat with an electric mixer until well blended. Pour over crust.
- Cover and chill 4 hours or until firm. Garnish with apricots and mint leaves.
