Strawberry Cheesecake

My strawberry cheesecake recipe makes a easy, creamy vanilla cheesecake topped with a brightly flavored, recent strawberry topping. It’s made fully from scratch and made WITHOUT a water tub! Recipe features a how-to video!

Slice of strawberry cheesecake on a plate with more cheesecake in the background.

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Candy Strawberry Cheesecake

Hellooooo candy summertime dessert. It’s downright surprising how lengthy it’s taken me to get this strawberry cheesecake up on the weblog to share.

Maybe my most requested cheesecake twist (and one of the crucial basic flavors), this website has been sorely lacking this sweet-tart-tangy-creamy-out-of-this-world deal with. In the present day I add it to the ranks of my different decadently jazzed-up cheesecakes like my key lime cheesecake and peppermint bark cheesecake, and let me say it’s a welcome addition.

My recipe makes use of my crisp graham cracker crust, creamy, basic cheesecake filling, and a vibrant, candy strawberry topping. Like my different cheesecake recipes, this strawberry cheesecake is made and not using a water tub and is 100% from scratch. The topping comes collectively shortly and will be made with recent OR frozen berries. Really easy!

Slice of strawberry cheesecake being served from a serving platter.

Cracks aren’t a lot of a priority right here since we shall be overlaying the highest of our cheesecake, however I’m personally a stickler about ensuring my cheesecake by no means finally ends up with them. In case you are a newbie or are also a perfectionist, positively learn by this publish in its entirety for many suggestions for easy, crack-free outcomes.

What You Want

Surprisingly, this strawberry cheesecake requires simply 11 elements, and that’s accounting for the crust, filling, and the strawberry topping. As a bonus, I’d be keen to guess most of them are already in your kitchen. Listed below are a couple of key notes earlier than we start:

Overhead view of ingredients including graham cracker crumbs, strawberries, cream cheese, sour cream, and more.

Cream cheese. Should you’ve made any of my different cheesecakes, you already know simply how essential it’s to make use of full-fat, brick-style cream cheese. Low-fat cream cheese or the sort offered in tubs simply gained’t provide the correct texture, sadly. Let the bricks come fully to room temperature earlier than starting so you have got easy, lump-free outcomes.
Eggs. It’s crucial that your eggs are at room temperature; eggs which might be too chilly gained’t incorporate simply, which may trigger you to over-beat your batter. Not solely can this trigger cracks, however it could additionally trigger your strawberry cheesecake to puff up, then sink.
Bitter cream. I really like the depth of taste from bitter cream; to me, you merely can’t make cheesecake with out it! Plain, full fats Greek yogurt will even work right here. And sure, this ingredient ought to ideally be at room temperature too, although it’s not as crucial because the cream cheese or eggs.
Strawberries. The flavour of your strawberry topping is extremely depending on the flavour of your berries, so be certain yours are juicy, ripe, and flavorful. This recipe is ideal for fresh-picked summer time strawberries, nevertheless it additionally works nicely with frozen berries.
Cornstarch. This creates a steady strawberry topping, however it can barely cloud the colourful purple coloration. I embody notes within the recipe card if you happen to want to not use the cornstarch (simply save the sauce individually and high particular person slices after slicing).

SAM’S TIP: In case you may’t inform, it’s essential to ensure ALL of your cheesecake elements are at room temperature earlier than beginning! That is crucial for making certain a easy, beautifully-textured cheesecake.

Keep in mind, that is simply an outline of the elements I used and why. For the total recipe please scroll all the way down to the underside of the publish!

Learn how to Make Strawberry Cheesecake

Graham Cracker Crust

Mix the graham cracker crumbs and sugars, then stir within the melted butter.
Press the combination into the underside and up the edges of a springform pan. Attempt to get the crust as excessive up the edges as potential–this may assist stop cracks. Set this apart whilst you put together your filling.

Cheesecake Filling

collage of 4 photos showing cheesecake batter being prepared and baked

Beat the cream cheese and sugar till easy, creamy, and nicely mixed. Use a spatula to scrape the edges and backside of the bowl to ensure all the pieces is included, then stir within the bitter cream and vanilla.
Add the eggs one after the other, mixing solely till simply mixed after every.
Pour the combination into your ready springform pan and bake at 325F for 45-50 minutes or till the cheesecake is usually carried out, however the heart continues to be jiggly.
Take away the cheesecake from the oven and let it sit at room temperature till it not heat to the contact. Switch the cheesecake to the fridge to relax for at the very least 6 hours, or if potential, in a single day.

Strawberry Topping

Whisk collectively the sugar and cornstarch in a small saucepan, then add the water, lemon juice, and half of the strawberries. Flip the warmth to medium-low and cook dinner, stirring continually.
Take away the sauce from the warmth as soon as the berries have damaged down and the sauce begins to thicken.
Stir within the butter and remaining berries till mixed, then pour right into a heatproof bowl to chill. You’ll be able to place this within the fridge to hurry up the cooling course of.
Spoon the cooled topping over the chilled cheesecake, slice, and serve.

SAM’S TIP: As tempting at it might be, don’t open the oven to test in your strawberry cheesecake until you’re very near the top of the bake time. Opening the oven ceaselessly or too quickly may cause a drastic change in temperature which causes…you guessed it: cracks!

Often Requested Questions

Might I add strawberries to the batter?

I attempted making this strawberry cheesecake fairly a couple of methods, together with including strawberries into the batter. I didn’t personally like how the berries affected the feel of the cheesecake although; they tended to weep and make issues a bit mushy. So I like to recommend maintaining them on high solely!

How do I keep away from cracks and not using a water tub?

Among the best issues you are able to do to stop cracks is to ensure your crust is pressed greater up the edges of the springform pan than the batter is. Doing this permits the crust to shrink with the cheesecake because it cools, eliminating the strain that may trigger cracks.

One other factor you are able to do is be certain your strawberry cheesecake cools slowly; don’t take it straight from the oven to the fridge. I let mine cool at room temperature earlier than chilling, however you may flip the oven off and open the door partway to assist it cool even extra slowly.

How do I make strawberry cheesecake with an Oreo crust?

I personally suppose a crisp graham cracker crust works greatest because it’s refined, basic, and lets the opposite flavors of the cheesecake shine by. Should you’d wish to make an Oreo crust to your strawberry cheesecake, you may mix 35 pulverized Oreo cookies (simply the cookies, not the cream filling!) with 5 tablespoons of butter and press it into your pan as directed beneath. That is the crust I exploit for my Oreo cheesecake; I don’t advocate utilizing my common Oreo crust for this cheesecake, because it might leak out the springform pan.

Forkful of cheesecake beside a slice of strawberry topped cheesecake on a white plate.

Love fruity cheesecakes? Strive my blueberry cheesecake or lemon cheesecake subsequent!

Take pleasure in!

Let’s bake collectively! I’ll be strolling you thru all of the steps in my written recipe and video beneath! Should you do that recipe, remember to tag me on Instagram, and it’s also possible to discover me on YouTube and Facebook

My strawberry cheesecake recipe makes a easy, creamy vanilla cheesecake topped with a brightly flavored recent strawberry topping. It is 100% from scratch and made WITHOUT a water tub! Recipe features a how-to video!

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Course: Dessert

Delicacies: American

Prep Time: 45 minutes

Cook dinner Time: 50 minutes

Chilling Time: 6 hours

Complete Time: 7 hours 35 minutes

Servings: 12 servings

Energy: 443kcal

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