Strawberry Marbled Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 24 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen sliced strawberries in syrup, thawed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 puree strawberries and cornstarch in blender.
• 2 heat in a saucepan over medium heat until thick.
• 3 cool mixture.
• 4 combine melted butter, graham crumbs and sugar and press onto bottom of 9" springform pan.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• 6 combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until well mixed, then add eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition.
• 7 pour half the batter over the crust.
• 8 add half the strawberry mixture by spoonfuls to the batter.
• 9 pour remaining cheesecake batter into the pan, then add the remaining strawberry mixture by spoonfuls.
• 10 swirl the mixture with a knife until it has a marbled effect.
• 11 bake at 300 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or until set.
• 12 allow cheesecake to cool, then remove rim of pan.
• 13 chill overnight before serving.