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White Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake

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This White Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake is a classic dessert, with a modern twist from roasted strawberries and rich vanilla beans. It’s my new go-to cheesecake recipe!

white chocolate strawberry cheesecake on serving stand

Last weekend, we were checking out our new hometown and discovered the fantastic Safety Harbor Farmer’s Market. We hadn’t planned on shopping, but I could not resist these fresh, local strawberries.

The berries were so beautiful I just knew I had to find a way to use them.  And you all know I am a cheesecake nut – just check out these Cookies & Cream Cheesecake Cupcakes and these Snickers Cheesecake Brownies. So I set my heart on cheesecake, and came up with this recipe for a white chocolate strawberry cheesecake.

fresh strawberries in a bowl

I decided to take this cheesecake up a notch by roasting the fresh strawberries with a bit of sugar and vanilla bean. The strawberries are incorporated in the bottom layer, and the top layer of cheesecake filling is combined with decadent melted white chocolate!

Even better, this cheesecake is lower in fat, thanks to the use of low fat ricotta cheese in place of the usual cream cheese.

 

Let’s make White Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake!

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White Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake

This White Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake is a classic dessert, with a modern twist from roasted strawberries and rich vanilla beans. It's my new go-to cheesecake recipe! 

Course Dessert
Cuisine Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 481 kcal
Author Delicious Everyday

Ingredients

  • CHEESECAKE:
  • 4 cups non-fat/low fat ricotta cheese
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3 cups icing sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean seeds scraped
  • 3 tablespoons plain flour all-purpose
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 500 g of strawberries cleaned and hulled
  • 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar
  • 150 g of white chocolate
  • BASE:
  • 10 graham crackers
  • 1 tablespoon caster sugar
  • 6 tablespoons butter melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 220 Celsius (425 Fahrenheit) and line a roasting pan with baking paper. Toss the strawberries with the granulated sugar and vanilla bean and then spread onto the baking paper and roast for 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.

  2. For the base - Reduce the oven to 175 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit). In a food add the graham crackers and process until they form small crumbs. Pour into a bowl and combine with the caster sugar and melted butter. Pour the base into a greased 25cm springform pan and press the mixture using a glass or coffee cup to form a flat base. Bake in the oven for 8 minutes. Set aside to cool.

  3. Reduce the oven to 165 Celsius (325 Fahrenheit). In a food processor, combine ricotta cheese, eggs, icing sugar, flour, and vanilla seeds and extract and process until smooth,scraping down sides as needed.

  4. Remove 2 cups of the cheesecake mixture and place in a small bowl. Melt the white chocolate and combine with the 2 cups of cheesecake mixture.
  5. Add the roasted strawberries to the mixture in the food processor and process to combine. Pour the mixture into the cheesecake base. Top this with the white chocolate mixture by carefully spooning the white chocolate cheesecake mix on top.
  6. Wrap the springform pan in foil and place in a roasting pan. Fill the roasting pan with hot tap water until it comes half way up the side of the springform pan. Bake until set, around 2 hours and 15 minutes. Set aside to cool and then refrigerate overnight before serving.
Nutrition Facts
White Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 481 Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 102mg 34%
Sodium 295mg 12%
Potassium 168mg 5%
Total Carbohydrates 71g 24%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 55g
Protein 12g 24%
Vitamin A 6.2%
Vitamin C 35.6%
Calcium 21.8%
Iron 7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  4. Delightful 🙂 Gorgeous presentation, as always. And yes… it's wonderful when people rave about your cooking. It's humbling and thrilling at the same time.

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  6. Nice shot!!! I have been looking and looking for a pinkish cake stand? Any ideas? LOVE the napkin (tea towel)?
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  9. Most cheesecake recipes are not interesting to me, but roasting strawberries hooked me. Looks and sounds so yummy! this will be a keeper for me. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. I just discovered a strawberry farm down the road from my house! So delicious 🙂 I made strawberry galette this weekend so your cheesecake may feature next Sunday night! Thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂

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    • Sure Kulsum 😀 A cottage cheese cheesecake is a much lighter version of a traditional cream cheese cheesecake. If you try it let me know how you go.

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    • I'd rather send the cheesecake off to work than have it end up on my hips 😀 As much as I love to eat sweets, I actually get as much pleasure baking them and sending them off for someone else to enjoy.

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  13. I’ve never made toasted strawberries before! Had no idea you can do that… sounds delicious, like strawberry jam 🙂

    And the feel of knowing someone loved your recipe is just so cool. It always makes my day when I hear about it 🙂

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    • I'm not usually a fan of cheesecake either Dzenana, but this one was really delicious, and a little different and lighter, thanks to the cottage cheese. 😀

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