By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 1/08/19Updated: 3/05/20

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White chocolate and raspberry are an amazing flavor combination and this White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake is the perfect way to enjoy it! Creamy cheesecake layered with tart raspberries and sweet white chocolate make for the best cheesecake flavor combination ever.

I love the combination of raspberry and white chocolate and some of my other favorite ways to enjoy it are with these Raspberry White Chocolate Bundt Cakes, Raspberry White Chocolate Cookies and Raspberry White Chocolate Bars. You can find all my dessert recipes here.

Favorite Cheesecake

I am a creature of habit. I am one of those people that every time I go to a restaurant I order the same thing I ordered last time. My husband calls me boring. I call it being safe. I know I like it so why risk getting something I don’t like!? And it never fails when I try to branch out and try something new I am almost always disappointed!

When I eat at the Cheesecake Factory I ALWAYS get the White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake. Despite the dozens of other amazing looking and sounding cheesecakes, many of which I am sure I will love, I get the same one. I love it and since I don’t get to the Cheesecake Factory very often I can’t stand not enjoying a slice of the amazing White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake.

But next time I go – I’m going to try a new kind. Why? Because now I can make that amazing White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake at home. Yes, just about an exact replica!

How to Make White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

The cheesecake starts with a chocolate cookie crust base. You can use Oreos minus the filling or just buy a box of chocolate wafer cookies like I did. The chocolate wafers can be a bit harder to find though. Crush up the cookies in your food processor or put them in a zip loc bag and roll over them with a rolling pin, you want nice fine crumbs.

Add melted butter into the crumbs and mix to combine. Use your hand to press the crumbs into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Cheesecake needs to be made in a springform pan, so if you don’t have one you can pick one up on Amazon!

One of the tips to good cheesecake making is to wrap the bottom and sides of thepan in two layers of foil. This keeps the water in the water bath from seeping in and making a soggy crust!
The cookie crust is layered with chopped white chocolate. I used a Ghiradelli White Chocolate Premium Baking Bar.

To Make The Cheesecake

Beat your softened cream cheese until it is nice and light and fluffy. I like to use the paddle attachment on my mixer. Add in the sugar, add eggs one at a time and then add in lemon juice and vanilla. Mixture should be nice and smooth.
Spoon HALF of the mixture into the pan.

Add raspberry layer and swirl with a knife. For the raspberry layer I used my favorite raspberry jam and warmed it up in the microwave to make it easy to drizzle over the cheesecake.

The remaining half of the cheesecake mixture goes on top. A lot of cheesecake recipes have you bake the cheesecake in a water bath to help prevent cracking of the cheesecake. I have done it with a water bath and without and haven’t seen much difference so I did not use a water bath this time.
Bake at 325 degrees F for about 1 1/2 – 2 hours. Insert a thin knife into the center of the cheesecake to see if it is done, it should come out clean.
After the cheesecake has completely cooled (4 hours to overnight), garnish with whipped cream and fresh raspberries before serving. I also sprinkled it with some shaved white chocolate.

Cheesecake Tips

Make your cheesecake the day before you actually need it. Cheesecake needs to cool in the refrigerator before serving. This helps it set up and also helps the flavors come together. It needs to chill for at least 4 hours before serving.
When using a spring form pan, be sure that the side is properly fastened and the bottom is securely in place. You don’t want your batter to run out all over your oven! Covering the sides and bottoms of the pan with foil helps prevent this too.
Don’t over swirl your raspberry sauce. You don’t want it totally mixed into the cheesecake mixture.
Water bath: as I mentioned above I have made a cheesecake with and without and have had it crack with a water bath and had it not crack without a waterbath so I usually don’t use one. I figure if there are cracks, I can just cover them up with whipped cream!

How To Store Cheesecake

Cheesecake does need to be refrigerated. It can sit at room temperature for 2-4 hours. It will keep in the refrigerator for up to a week. I cover it with foil to keep it from drying out on top in the refrigerator.

If you happen to have leftovers, they freeze really well. Just wrap them tightly in foil and put in an air tight freezer bag. I like to freeze individual slices of cheesecake. It will keep for up to 3 months in the freezer. To thaw, just let it sit in your refrigerator for 6-7 hours or overnight.

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