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Orange White Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients

  • 2 c. vanilla wafer cookies, crumbled
  • 1/4 c. white sugar
  • 6 Tbls. butter, melted
  • 4 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, softened
  • 1 c. white sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 c. low fat sour cream
  • 10 squares (1oz.) white baking chocolate, melted

Topping

  • 1 c. low fat sour cream
  • 3 Tbls. sugar
  • 1 t. orange extract
  • 11 oz. can mandarin oranges, well drained

Instructions

Combine cookies, sugar and butter. Press onto the bottom and 1-1/2 inches up the sides of a greased 10-inch spring form pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes; cool completely.

In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs and sour cream just until blended. Add chocolate. Pour into crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until center is nearly set. Cool to room temperature, about 2 hours.

Combine sour cream, sugar and extract; spread over filling.

Bake at 450 degrees for 5-7 minutes or until set. Chill, uncovered, 1 hour.

Arrange oranges on cheesecake. Cover and chill at least 4 hours.