Shelly's Recipe

HAVARTI AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO CHEESECAKE

Category: Spreads -- Cold

Buttery Cracker Crust:
1 1/4 cups crushed buttery crackers (28 crackers)
3 tbsp butter, melted

3 pkg (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup whipping (heavy) cream
3 eggs
1 tbsp liquid from sun-dried tomatoes
1 1/2 cups shredded Havarti cheese (6 oz)
1/2 cup sliced drained sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil and herbs
8 medium green onions, sliced (1/2 cup)

Make Buttery Cracker Crust. Heat oven to 375. Mix crumbs and butter until well blended. Press evenly in bottom of springform pan, 10x3 inch. Bake about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Reduce oven temperature to 325. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add whipping cream, eggs and tomato liquid; beat until creamy. Stir in Havarti cheese, tomatoes and onions until well blended. Spoon evenly over crust in pan.

Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until center is set. Run knife around edge of cheesecake to loosen. Cool completely at room temperature, about 30 minutes. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 24 hours. Remove side of pan. To serve, cut cheesecake into thin wedges.