Orange Blossom Cheesecake

Submitted 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
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 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

• Topping

• 1 1⁄2 cups sour cream
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
• 3 tablespoons honey

directions

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