So yesterday I posted my recipe for Red Velvet Graham Crackers.
When I made them I had only one purpose in mind.
Cheesecake.
Patriotic Cheesecake! Red velvet crust, white cheesecake, and blueberries! God Bless America!
Too much?
Just look at the glorious crust… thick amazing red velvet crust lusciousness. Decadent and creamy cheesecake. Naturally Tart and sweet blueberries adding a little jazz to your tastebuds as all the flavors come together. (links to the recipes I used)
I really want to try this red velvet crust with a chocolate cheesecake, a white chocolate cheesecake, even a red velvet cheesecake!! Can you imagine?
Ingredients
- 2 cups Red Velvet Graham Crackers crumbs finely ground
- 1 stick butter melted
Instructions
- Grind up red velvet graham crackers into food processor. You want a fine crumb. Melt 1 stick of butter and add to red velvet graham cracker. Prepare your spring form pan with cooking spray or butter and then add red velvet graham cracker mixture to pan. Press down and make sure to press up the edges. You can use a glass to press crumbs in tighter and get a more uniform crust.
- I used an 8in spring form as well as a 9in and much preferred the thickness of the crust in the 8in.
A few things:
When making the red velvet graham crackers, I much preferred the texture of them on the second day, or when they were more dry. However, for the cheesecake crust, using them the same day I made them worked great.
I found that my food processor did not get a fine enough crumb, so I got out my trusty Magic Bullet (yes, I still use a Magic Bullet) and ground them even finer.
If you want you can add a couple tablespoons of sugar to the crumbs after you have added the butter.
Are you making anything fun for your 4th of July celebrations? I would love to see. Feel free to leave your link!
could that be any more perfect? or beautiful? or patriotic? lovely! and what a creative way to make a crust.
I have cheesecake on my mind today too. Yours is beautiful!
Wow! Simply gorgeous – will be making this for Weds 4th July celebrations.
As always, looks mouthwatering! I am in love with your blog.
What a great dessert! I love the use of the red velvet graham crackers
Perfect for the 4th!
Not too much at all – amazing, Amanda! Your creativity knows no bounds.
Fancy! And I adore the blueberries dripping down the slice. Perfection!
You never cease to amaze me !!!! This could not be more perfect for the 4th of July – or any other day for that matter!!! So wish I had a slice right now!!
OUTSTANDING!! holy cow, could there be anything more delicious!?
That is a perfect looking cheesecake! I wish the ones I made were that stunning. And I love the twist on the crust – delicious!
Stunning! I never thought to make my own graham crackers to make my own crust. Hmmmm. Something that needs to be remedied, methinks.
What a super smart way to use those fun red graham crackers. Perfect for the 4th!
Mind. Blown.
What I great way to use those red velvet graham crackers! I bet it’s great with the cheesecake and blueberries!
This is stunning! What a fabulous way to incorporate those amazing red velvet graham crackers into a creamy cheesecake. Your creativity inspires me!
This is amazing. Totally genius to make red velvet graham crackers and then purpose them for this great cheesecake. Mmm!
Ohhhhh that looks FANTASTIC!!
One of the items on my 30 Before 30 list is to bake my mother’s cheesecake recipe, but this one may need to be #2!!
Over the top! I love red velvet, love this whole idea. You are a genius!
Very creative! Very patriotic!
Oh man! I can’t get enough of this!!!! What an amazing recipe to introduce to the world!!!!! I can only imagine how great the red velvet crust is!!!! So perfect Amanda! And beautiful pictures
Boy, this looks good! Thank you and have a lovely week end
This cake looks so thick and fabulous. Awesome job!
Your cheesecake is so incredibly neat and beautiful! And I already told you how much I love the red velvet crackers. Love love love this
If we weren’t on a dairy, gluten, and sugar free diet, I would make this tonight. Meanwhile, I’ll pick my jaw up and get back to work. You amaze me.
I am utterly obsessed with this idea. This is so incredible and my family absolutely LOVES red velvet. I’m not a huge fan of the stuff, but I thinking a delicious blueberry cheesecake with a red velvet crust sounds like a great compromise when they all come to visit for the 4th of July!
This cheesecake is an absolutely brilliant idea. Looks incredible!
Love the Red Velvet graham crackers, and the inevitable pie crust, a genius twist on an old favorite. Which of course paves the way for other flavor of crackers and crusts…
and (since you asked) I made a cake based on the Firecracker Popsicle – blue raspberry, lemon, and cherry – complete with exploding Pop Rocks. http://www.cakeremix.com/2012/06/firecracker-remix.html
Oh how genius!!!! Love this, Amanda.
Yummy Amanda! Perfect for my 4th of July dessert for the adults – doing red/white/blue berry pops for the kids.
Was wondering if you could double stack this like you did with the double layer cheesecake?? Were cooking for a large party and thought to do this stacked? thoughts?
I bet that would be fabulous!
Beautiful! Would love to have someone make this for my birthday cake! (born on the 4th July)…
so pretty!
I’m in love! I’ve been craving cheesecake for the longest time, and I love the red velvet crust idea (just as I adore the red velvet graham crackers even on their own). Yours is perfection, Amanda. Such a classic way to tie in the red, white & blue!
It’s just so beautiful Amanda. I am getting ready to make your red velvet graham crackers right now!!
I want a big, fatty slice of this right now! Love me some blueberry cheesecake.
Oh my that cheesecake looks and sounds amazing and that slice is mouthwatering and so perfectly styled.
Coming from you, that means a LOT!!! Since you are like my photographic idol and everything.
i am blown away – this is SO creative! gorgeous. stunning!
Incredible Amanda! I love how your mind words
I made this cheesecake for my family’s 4th of July party and everyone loved it! It looked beautiful and was so delicious! Everyone was very impressed that I even made the graham crackers from scratch and I have been asked to make another batch of graham crackers to use for homemade ice cream sandwiches. Thank you for the recipe!
This was so good and big hit at the picnic thanks so much!!!
This is amazing, I think I´m in love…with a cake. Thanks a lot for the recipe!
Oh! I forgot to link my humble 4th of July cupcakes: http://latilacupcakesblog.wordpress.com/2012/07/04/4th-of-july-cupcakes-anis-y-queso-crema/
Yum. Classic, simple, delicious! Will definitely have to keep this recipe on hand!
Beautiful cheesecake – a real classic
can’t seem to get the recipe for the crackers? It’s there, but there’s no ingredients under it? Something wrong with my computer perhaps?
I can see it fine!
Red, White and Blue cheesecake is always a good idea! Wowzer!
So, so beautiful, Amanda! I love how TALL the cheesecake is! Gorgeous!
I am so on the same page with this post right now! I love a good cheesecake with fresh blueberries. And I love your red velvet crust – this a beauty of a cheesecake!