Nacho Normal Cheesecake
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Go BackIngredients:
CHEESECAKE:
- 2 - 8 oz. pkg cream cheese, room temperature
- 2/3 c sugar
- 1/4 c sugar
- 1 tsp lemon zest, grated
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 lg eggs
- yellow & red food coloring
- cooking spray
- 1/2 c sour cream
CHIPS:
- 1 roll refrigerated pie dough
- all purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp milk
- 2 Tbsp sugar cinnamon mixture
SALSA & GARNISHES:
- 8 red swedish fish
- 1 c strawberry jam
- 3 strands green licorice twists
- 6 black licorice dots
- 3 Tbsp sour cream
- yellow & red food coloring
- 3 Tbsp chocolate covered raisins
Directions:
Beat the cream cheese with a mixer until smooth. Add 2/3 C sugar, the lemon zest, lemon juice & vanilla; beat well. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Tint the batter orange with yellow & red food coloring.
CHILES: Cut the green licorice on the diagonal into 1/8" thick slices.
OLIVES: Cut the black licorice dots into 1/4" thick rounds. Use a straw or pastry tip to remove a circle from the center of each round.
CHEESE: Tint the sour cream orange with yellow & red food coloring to look like melted cheese. Spoon the orange sour cream into a resealable plastic bag. Press out the excess air & seal.
OLIVES: Cut the black licorice dots into 1/4" thick rounds. Use a straw or pastry tip to remove a circle from the center of each round.
CHEESE: Tint the sour cream orange with yellow & red food coloring to look like melted cheese. Spoon the orange sour cream into a resealable plastic bag. Press out the excess air & seal.
Press the pie chips into the cheesecake. Add the black licorice (olives), chocolate covered raisins (beans) & some green licorice (chiles) & jam coated swedish fish (tomatoes).
Snip a small corner from the bag of orange sour cream & pipe a few dots on the cheesecake for the melted cheese. Serve with extra chips on the side, and make extra salsa by mixing leftover candies & jam.
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