Lisa's Southern Kitchen

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Ingredients:

Crust:

• 1 1/4 cup Graham Cracker Crumbs

• 1 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar

• 4 tbsp. Melted Butter

Strawberry Sauce:

• 2 1/4 cup Fresh Strawberries, stem removed and sliced

• 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar

Cheesecake:

• 1 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar

• 2 tsp. Vanilla Extract

• 1 package Cream Cheese

• 1 cup Sour Cream

• 1/2 cup Heavy Cream

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a springform pan with cooking spray.
2. Make the crust, in a mixing bowl add ingredients and stir well until combined.
3. Pour and press crust in the bottom of greased springform pan out evenly and place in fridge to chill.
4. Make the strawberry sauce, in a saucepan over med high heat add in strawberries, sugar and cook for 12 minutes until thickened like sauce. Take off heat and let cool for 10 minutes.
5. Pour the sauce in a blender and blend until smooth and set aside.
6. Make the cheesecake, in a bowl of stand up mixer add in cream cheese, beat well until creamy.
7. Add in sugar, vanilla extract and beat well until combined.
8. Add in eggs, beat well until combined. Add in sour cream and beat well until combined.
9. Pour the cheesecake batter over the crust out evenly.
10. Pour the strawberry sauce in a piping bag and swirl in strawberry sauce into cheesecake filling and take a skewer to swirl strawberry sauce in the cheesecake filling.
11. Pour 1/2 inch water in roasting pan and place springform pan cheesecake inside and bake for 1 hour 20 minutes and take out of the oven and let cool completely at room temperature.
12. Place in the fridge to chill for 6 hours or overnight before serving.