Ingredient and Equipment Notes
Raspberries – Fresh or frozen both work well. You may want a few fresh berries for garnish. Cream Cheese – Full fat cream cheese works best. You may use reduced fat if you’d like. Avoid fat free. Sour Cream – Full fat sour cream produces the best result. Eggs – You want your eggs at room temperature to ensure everything is fully incorporated. If you need to bring them up to temp, set them in a bowl of warm water for about 5 minutes. White Chocolate – You’ll need white chocolate chips to melt down for the cheesecake batter. If you’d like to make white chocolate curls for garnish, grab a nice bar of white chocolate. The secret to good white chocolate curls is temperature! A cold bar of chocolate will simply crumble and break. I like to place my chocolate bar somewhere slightly warm, such as the top of a fridge for 5-10 minutes to just slightly raise the temperature without melting. Then use a vegetable peeler and peel down the long side of the chocolate bar.Water Bath – A water bath is explained in the recipe instructions, but here is a photo so you can see what mine looks like. Insulating (and water-proofing) your pan with foil and cooking in a bath of water helps create the ultra creamy texture.Springform Pan – Different sized cheesecake pans, from 8-12 inches are fine, it will just change the thickness of your cheesecake and you may need to adjust baking time accordingly.
How to Make White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
Can you make cheesecake ahead of time? Yes! One of my favorite things about cheesecake is that it’s perfect to make ahead of time. This cooked, cooled cheesecake can sit in the fridge for 2-3 days before enjoying. Keep the extra raspberry sauce in the fridge and assemble right before serving. Can you freeze cheesecake? Yes! Let the cheesecake cool completely and then wrap well and store in freezer for 2-3 months. Freeze sauce separately and if needed, add a little water to thin when defrosted. Is the water bath really necessary? Yes! Insulating (and water-proofing) your pan with foil and cooking in a bath of water helps it cook evenly and creates the ultra creamy texture.
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