Key Lime Curd Tequila Cheesecake - Serves 8-10
ingredients
For Crust:
- 1 cup finely crushed salted pretzels
- 6 tbsp. melted butter
- 2 tbsp. sugar
For Filling:
- 24 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 4 tsp. cornstarch
- 4 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/3 cup Stonewall Kitchen Key Lime Curd
- 2 tbsp. tequila
- 1/4 cup triple sec
For Glaze:
- 2 tablespoons Stonewall Kitchen Lime Curd
- 1/3 cup Stonewall Kitchen Margarita Mixer or frozen limeade concentrate
- 1 tablespoon, plus 1/4 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon tequila
- 1 tablespoon triple sec
directions
For Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350 degree F
- Mix together crushed pretzels and sugar, add butter and mix well
- Press into a buttered 9 inch spring form pan and bake for 10 minutes, let cool
For Filling:
- Mix softened cream cheese, sugar and cornstarch until well blended using an electric mixer
- Mix in eggs, one at a time. Mix in Lime Curd, tequila and triple sec and pour mixture over baked crust
- Bake at 350 degree F for 15 minutes, lower oven to 200 degree F and bake for another 1 hour and 10-15 minutes, or until the center is set and filling does not look loose or wet
- Run a knife around the inside edges of the pan to loosen, but do not release cake from pan, let sit for 15 minutes and chill in refrigerator overnight, uncovered
For Glaze:
- In a small saucepan combine Lime Curd and frozen limeade, mix in cornstarch using a whisk
- Whisking constantly, cook on stove until mixture thickens and starts to bubble and all 3 ingredients are smooth, remove from heat and whisk in tequila and triple sec
- Release springform top from chilled cake and spread glaze over cake
- Return to refrigerator and chill well until glaze has set