I’ve served my cranberry tangerine chutney over cream cheese for years, love it that way, and wouldn’t have given a thought to doing it any other way until I saw the recipe for Cranberry Cheesecake Spread that Lisa recently posted on My Own Sweet Thyme. I was perfectly happy with a plain brick of Philly cream cheese until Lisa took this delicious combination of flavors to a whole new level. Her cheesecake has a slight tang from the yogurt and a bit of sweetness from the brown sugar. I pressed some roasted, chopped hazelnuts into the sides of the cake for a bit of crunch and served it with gingersnaps.
Cranberry Cheesecake Spread
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 tablespoons graham cracker or gingersnap crumbs
- 8 ounce package cream cheese
- 3 ounces plain Greek yogurt
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ cup coarsely chopped nuts to press into the sides of the cooked and cooled cheesecake.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Use 1 tablespoon butter to generously grease the bottom and sides of a 6-inch spring form pan. Add the graham cracker crumbs, tilting and tapping the pan until the crumbs thoroughly cover the bottom and sides. Set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the yogurt and egg, beating until well combined. Add the brown sugar and vanilla. Continue mixing until smooth. Pour filling mixture into the prepared pan.
- Drop 2 tablespoons of cranberry chutney on top of the cheesecake batter. Tap the pan on the counter top to settle the batter. Gently swirl the chutney through the cheesecake batter to achieve a marbled effect.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30-34 minutes or center is set.. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate several hours or overnight. Just before serving I topped the chilled cheesecake with 2-3 tablespoons of chutney and a few more chopped hazelnuts. It was delicious served with gingersnaps, but little shortbread cookies or crackers would be good too.
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I made the chutney and it is fabulous… This sounds good too.
This looks simply gorgeous!
This is beautiful! Looks like the perfect holiday party food.
Cathy! You have taken the cheese "brick" to a new level! This looks delightful. I will definitely had to try it. The presentation is wonderful!
Cathy, this looks & sounds absolutely delicious! I am definitely going to give this a try. Many Thanks…
I like the way you "dressed" it up with the nuts – makes it much more festive! Will have to remember that …
oh wow this looks wonderful I bet your family loved it
Yum. It's colorful and delicious – perfect for Christmas.
This looks wonderful — and will definitely be a holiday appetizer this year!
This would be perfect for Christmas! I like the idea of 'tarting' up the creamed cheese 😉
wow very creative! The presentation is beautiful!
this is so impressive, what a lovely dish! it looks delicious!
All I can say to this appetizer is WOW! Perfect for holiday parties. And yes I think it would be a blast if we could meet up with Rosa some day. You never know….
If it's half as tasty as it looks, it's a real winner. I love the gingersnaps as the cracker.
It look so festive..Thank you!
This really looks appealing, Cathy. It is a lovely dish – on many levels. Have a great day.
Oh so gorgeous ! mmmm. …
You have the most amazing things to eat here. This looks so wonderful, yummmmmm! And the danish too! You do tempt me when I am suppose to be losing a few pounds. Oh dear, what am I to do.
I saw this over at Lisa's blog. Yours turned out beautifully! Your photo is wonderful too! I'd love to try this sometime.
Very festive. Love the way it turned out.
This looks so good and pretty too!
Hi Cathy, It's been a long time since I visit your blog because I accidentally deleted my blog list from my blog and have to create a new one! I suddenly remembered your blog and looked through my old postings to search for your url. Missed reading and orgling at your wonderful dishes. Glad to have you back on my blog list:D
Oh, it's so pretty! Sounds super tasty, too. 😀
Cathy, that looks delicious.
Mmmmm… I love chutney, and this little savory combo with gingersnaps looks heavenly! You're making me hungry.
I love this idea!! Thanks, Cathy. I can't wait to try this myself.
Oh Mercy ME!!!! Now you've done it!!! I believe I shall have to have a NO DIET day and fix this for certain for Christmas. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this recipe!! Thank you for sharing it!
Nice presentation! Yours looks so pretty with the nuts around the edge. I'm trying your chutney recipe next time.
What a fabulous presentation, Cathy!! So festive & a lovely dish!!
MMMMMMMMMM,…. Thanks so much!!!
Any recipe that gets more cranberries on the table is a winner in my book.
Oh my….going to have to try this one for sure! Love to have gorgeous little things like this out to nibble on when company comes over!
Thanks for the recipe!
Smiles, Nancy
This looks AMAZING!!!
This is a perfect recipe for this week’s Sharing Sundays because our theme is RED!!! We would love if you would drop by and link up this recipe and any other recipes that have RED ingredients such as, Strawberries, Marinara Sauce, Red Peppers, Tomatoes etc.
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