Instant Pot Strawberry Cheesecake
Cheesecake in the pressure cooker
Ingredients
Cheesecake Batter
- 2 8 ounce pacakages cream cheese at room temperature
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 eggs at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cheesecake crust
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs about 9 graham crackers crushed
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Strawberry Jam
- 1 8 ounce package of straberries
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
Crust
- In a bowl, stir together the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter until the texture is like sand
- Spray your springform pan and press the cracker mixture evenly onto the bottom of the pan
- Press tightly with the help of a measuring cup
- Place in the freezer for 20 minutes while you prepare the cheesecake batter
Cheesecake Batter
- In a bowl, with a hand mixer, on medium speed, mix the cream cheese and sugar until silky soft. About 4 minutes
- Add one egg and continue mixing for 1 minute
- Add the second egg and mix for another minute
- Add the sour cream, vanilla extract and heavy whipping cream and mix until incorporated.
- Pour the cheesecake batter into the springform pan
- Cover with aluminum foil
- Add 2 cups of water to your instant pot. Add the thrivet and lower the springform pan using rack the handles. If you don't have the rack handles accesory, you can create a sleeve with aluminum foil to help you lower the springform pan
- Close the instant pot lid and set your pressure cooker to high
- Cook cheesecake for 35 minutes
- Allow a natural release of the pressure. Let the cheesecake cool down for about 20 minutes before opening the instant pot
- Remove cheesecake and place it in a cooling rack. Remove any excess water condensation by gently blotting the top with a paper towel
- Allow cheesecake to fully cool down before refrigerating to avoid cracks on the top of the cheesecake due to the sudden temperature change
- Refrigerate cheesecake for at least 3 hours or overnight
Strawberry Jam
- Add strwberries and sugar to a sauce pan and cook on medium heat for about 20 minutes
- Once the berries start releasing their juice, reserve 4 tablespoons of the juice and dissolve the cornstarch until smooth.
- Add the mixture to the strawberries and allow the mix to thicken
- Cool down before topping your cheesecake
- Serve cheesecake with the straberry jam
Notes
To get the perfect slices of cheesecake, run your knife in hot water before slicing. Clean the knife before slicing the next piece and so on.
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