Cheesecake ( grape )

12 - 15 folks

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¾ cup Fine graham cracker crumbs;
½ cup All-purpose flour;
½ cup Walnuts;
¼ cup Sugar;
½ cup Butter melted -=OR=-
½ cup Margarine; melted
3 packs (8-oz) cream cheese;
2 teaspoons Cornstarch;
⅔ cup Sugar;
3 Eggs;
1½ teaspoon Orange peel; finely shredded
⅓ cup Orange juice;
⅓ cup Grape juice;
½ cup Orange marmalade;
⅓ cup Orange liqueur; (optional)
2½ cup Seedless grapes; halved

Directions

Combine the first four ingredients. Add melted butter and mix well.

Pat mixture into an ungreased 13x9x2" baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. In a mixer bowl, combine cheese and sugar. Add eggs, orange peel and orange juice, mix well. Pour over baked crust. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until set; cool. For glaze, combine marmalade, grape juice, liqueur and cornstarch. Cook and stir until bubbly; cook 1 minute more. Cool.

Arrange grapes atop cheesecake and top with glaze. Chill for 6 hours. Serves 12-15.

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune, Food Section, Mar. 16, 1995. + Boney's Marketplace advertizement.

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