Monday, April 1, 2019

Pineapple Upside-Down Cheesecake


Pineapple Upside-Down Cheesecake – Two classic desserts—pineapple upside-down cake and cheesecake—combine to make the ultimate sweet treat with this creamy and delicious recipe featuring PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese. Serve up this scrumptious dessert on your dessert table!

Pineapple Upside-Down Cheesecake – Two classic desserts—pineapple upside-down cake and cheesecake—combine to make the ultimate sweet treat with this creamy and delicious recipe featuring PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese. Serve up this scrumptious dessert on your dessert table!

Ingredient
  • 2 Tbsp. brown sugar   
  • 5 Tbsp. butter, melted, divided  
  • 2 cans (8 oz. each) pineapple slice s in juice, well drained   
  • 7 maraschino cherries, well drained, stemmed 
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs   
  • 3/4 cup plus 3 Tbsp. granulated sugar, divided  
  • 3 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened   
  • 3/4 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream  
  • 2 tsp. vanilla   
  • 3 egg s


direction 
  1. Heat oven to 325ºF.
  2. Mix brown sugar and 2 Tbsp. butter in 9-inch round pan until blended; spread to evenly cover bottom of pan. Top with pineapple slices, cutting if necessary to make even layer. Place cherries in centers of pineapple slices.
  3. Combine graham crumbs, 3 Tbsp. granulated sugar and remaining butter; press gently into tops of pineapple slices.