Peach Melba Cheesecake

This peach and raspberry cheesecake is the perfect dessert for the summer. It requires no baking which is great when the weather is hot and turning on an oven to bake a dessert sounds terrible. Peaches also tend to be in season and at their peak of freshness in the summertime. A raspberry jelly glaze tops this perfect cake and adds a perfect extra fruit flavor.

Directions

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Step 1

In a medium sized bowl, mix together the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, cinnamon and 7 tablespoons of butter. Press the crust into a greased 9" round spring form pan and place in the refrigerator to set.

• In a medium sized bowl, mix together the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, cinnamon and 7 tablespoons of butter. Press the crust into a greased 9″ round spring form pan and place in the refrigerator to set.
• Mix the 2 teaspoons of gelatin together with 2 Tablespoons of boiling water and stir until the gelatin has dissolved. Set aside for now
• In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla together until smooth, scrape down the sides of the bowl several times to make sure there are no cream cheese chunks. Add the cream and gelatin to the bowl and mix again.

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Step 4

Mix the 2 teaspoons of gelatin together with 2 Tablespoons of boiling water and stir until the gelatin has dissolved. Set aside for now

• Peel and slice the peaches and arrange nicely on top of the graham cracker crust.
• Pour the cream cheese mixture over the peaches then cover the pan with plastic wrap and allow the cake to chill until solid, about 3-4 hours.
• Make the raspberry glaze by mixing the 1 Tablespoon of gelatin with about 1/4 cup cold water. Let the gelatin sit and bloom for about 5 minutes. Mix the raspberries and water in a small sauce pan and allow them to come to a boil. Boil for about 10 minutes.

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In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla together until smooth, scrape down the sides of the bowl several times to make sure there are no cream cheese chunks. Add the cream and gelatin to the bowl and mix again.

Strain the raspberries to remove any seeds then add the lemon juice, gelatin and sugar to the hot raspberry mix. Stir to combine then allow to cool to room temperature.
Pour the raspberry gelatin on top of the cheesecake and shake the pan gently to smooth the top.
Refrigerate the cake for about another hour or until the raspberry layer if firm. Remove the ring from the spring form pan and serve!

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Step 10

Peel and slice the peaches and arrange nicely on top of the graham cracker crust.

Tips

-Try adding different fruits to the base of the cheesecake such as bananas, strawberries or blueberries. You can also try different fruits for the top glaze. Substituting blueberries in the glaze rather than using raspberries will give you a beautiful dark blue top layer
-Make this cheesecake up to 2 days ahead! Simply store the cheesecake in the fridge and take it out whenever you are ready to serve just keep the spring form pan ring.