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Strawberry Cream Cheese Torte with Chocolate Cookie Crust
- Prep time
- 35
- Total Time
- 65
- Servings
- 12
Fresh strawberries are in season just a few weeks each year (forget about those hard-hearted pretenders available in cold weather), but you can give red-ripe flavor to desserts anytime if you’ve frozen some of the harvest from a pick-your-own operation or backyard patch. Juicy, thawed berries are ideal for this torte, which in turn is perfect for a potluck or large family gathering.
Ingredients
- 2 1⁄4 cups chocolate grahams, ground (Nabisco Famous Chocolate wafers, or other chocolate cookies)
- 6 tablespoons Organic Valley butter, melted
- 16 ounces Organic Valley Cream Cheese, softened
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 3 Organic Valley extra large Eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons lemon extract
- 2-2 1⁄2 pounds strawberries, thawed (frozen, about 8 cups)
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Make crust: Combine ground chocolate cookies and melted butter in a bowl. Press the mixture into an 8 1/2-by-12 1/2-inch disposable foil pan (or similarly sized baking pan).
Cream the cream cheese with electric beaters in a large bowl. Add sugar, eggs, and extracts. Beat on high speed 2-3 minutes, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula. Spread cream cheese mixture over crust. Bake until set, 25-30 minutes. Cool.
Meanwhile, make topping: Drain the thawed berries over a saucepan to collect the juices. Whisk in sugar and cornstarch until smooth. Place over medium flame and heat, stirring often, until mixture bubbles and thickens. Use a rubber spatula to scrape thickened juice over the berries; mix gently. Cool completely.
Chill torte and topping. To serve, cut torte into square or rectangular pieces and ladle each serving with strawberry topping.
Copyright by Terese Allen
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