Ingredients:
 1 1/2 cups (345g) sugar
1/2 cup (65g) cornstarch
2 1/2 pounds (1,134g) cream cheese
5 eggs
1/2 ounce (16ml) vanilla extract
1/4 ounce (8ml) lemon extract
1 tablespoon lemon zest
3 cups (525g) Ocean Spray® Sweetened Dried Cranberries plumped in 1 cup lemon juice, drained
3 (20cm) 9-inch graham cracker pie shells (recipe follows)
Directions:
1. Allow cream cheese to soften to room temperature by unwrapping and placing in a stainless steel bowl covered in plastic wrap for 3-4 hours or until soft.
2. Sift together the sugar and cornstarch.
3. Cream together the sugar mixture and the cream cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer. Using the paddle attachment beat on medium speed until smooth.
4. Combine eggs, vanilla, lemon extract, and lemon zest and add one fourth of the mixture at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition.
5. Place 1/2 cup of Ocean Spray sweetened dried cranberries in the bottom of each pie shell and pour 2 1/2 cups of batter into each shell, top each pie with 1/2 cup of sweetened dried cranberries and bake in a 250°F conventional oven for 50-60 minutes or until cheese cake is set*.
6. Refrigerate overnight.
7. To serve, cut into appropriate sized pieces and garnish with Ocean Spray® Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce.
*NOTE: During the cooking process the sweetened dried cranberries may come to the surface of the cheesecake due to uneven oven temperature. If this is undesirable, simply press the surface of the cake with an off-set spatula just after removing from the oven to submerge sweetened dried cranberries.
YIELDS: 3 9-inch pies
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GRAHAM CRACKER PIE SHELLS
Ingredients:
4 1/2 cups finely ground graham cracker crumbs
1 cup white sugar
18 tablespoons of butter, melted.
Directions:
1. Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter until well combined.
2. Distribute mixture evenly into 3 9-inch pie plates. Press mixture into each plate.
3. Bake pie shells in a conventional 375° oven for 5-7 minutes. Allow to cool.
YIELDS: 3 9-inch pie shells
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