Orange Blossom Cheesecake

Name: Orange Blossom Cheesecake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 45 min
Yield: 1 cheesecake
Ingredients: 1 lb cream cheese, room temperature; 1/2 cup orange blossom honey; 1/4 cup orange juice; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 large eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated; 2 tablespoons orange rind, grated; 1 1/2 cups sour cream; 1 tablespoon grated orange rind; 3 tablespoons honey

Recipe by Concrete Gardener

Haven't tried this yet. But Mandy Moore's character made one in the movie "Because I Said So" and it sounded so good that I had to get a recipe...

READY IN: 3hrs 45mins

YIELD: 1 cheesecake

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

lb cream cheese, room temperature
¹⁄₂

cup orange blossom honey
¹⁄₄

cup orange juice
1

teaspoon vanilla extract
3

large eggs
1 ¹⁄₂

teaspoons lemon rind, grated
2

tablespoons orange rind, grated
Topping
1 ¹⁄₂

cups sour cream
1

tablespoon grated orange rind
3

tablespoons honey

DIRECTIONS

Beat cream cheese until smooth.
Beat in honey, OJ and vanilla.
Then beat in eggs (one at a time) until well blended.
Whisk in lemon and orange rinds.
Place filling on crust (a store-bought graham cracker crust).
Bake 15 minutes at 225 degrees and then reduce heat to 200 degrees and bake 1 1/2 hours.
Topping: Mix ingredients. Remove cheesecake from oven and spread topping over the cheesecake. Bake for 5 minutes only at 400 degrees.