Strawberries and Cream Cheesecake

I just had to share this strawberries and cream cheesecake with you. Valentine’s day is right around the corner and strawberries are always a big hit! This cheesecake has a cookie crumb crust, a layer of strawberry cheesecake,  and a vanilla cheesecake layer on top. Did I mention, there’s a sweet truffle surprise inside too! For the big finish, I added tall swirls of whipped cream and strawberry cream truffles!

Ingredients

Crust:
1 1/4 cups 13 cookies digestive cookie crumbs
1 T. granulated sugar
4 T. butter melted
Cheesecake:
3 (8 oz.) bricks cream cheese room temperature
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 T. Torani strawberry syrup
1 tsp. strawberry extract
7 - 9 Lindt strawberry cream white chocolate truffles
Whipped Cream:
1 cup heavy cream
2 T. powdered sugar
11 Lindt strawberry cream white chocolate truffles

Instructions

1. Crust
2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
3. Mix the cookie crumbs, melted butter, and sugar until it resembles wet sand and can be packed down.
4. Press the crust into a 9 inch springform pan.
5. Place in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.

Cheesecake

1. In a mixing bowl, add the cream cheese. Beat on medium until the cream cheese is smooth. Scrape down the bowl.
2. Add the sugar and beat on medium until incorporated. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl.
3. Add in the eggs one at a time. Beat each egg in before adding the next. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl.
4. ......................

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