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Cheesecake Dutch Oven Recipe

Ingredients:
Crust:
6 Tbsp butter (3/4 stick)
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar

Filling:
2 1/2 lb cream cheese (5 8-ounce packages)
1 1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 Tbsp vanilla
1 cup sour cream
4 eggs

Topping:
1 20-ounce can cherry pie filling
Instructions:
Warm dutch oven over a few coals.
Gently melt the butter in the dutch oven.
Remove from coals.
Add graham cracker crumbs and 1/4 cup of sugar.
Mix well.
When the dutch oven is safely cool, use your fingers to pack the crust evenly over the bottom and up the sides of the dutch oven at least 2 inches.
Put lid on the dutch oven and Bake at about 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.

While crust is baking, soften cream cheese in a large bowl by blending it with a large spoon or spatula.
When cream cheese is smooth, add 1 1/4 cup sugar, flour, and vanilla.
Blend until smooth and uniform.
Blend sour cream into cream cheese mixture.
Blend in each egg, one at a time, ensuring each egg is mixed in before adding the next.
Pour the filling into the crust.
Put lid on the dutch oven and Bake for another 50 minutes.
If the center area of the cheesecake that still looks soft, and jiggles when you shake the dutch oven a bit, is bigger than 2 inches, then bake it another 10 minutes and check again. If smaller than 2 inches, then it is done.
When done cooking, remove from heat, put the lid on, and let it cool for at least an hour. As soon as the dutch oven is cool enough to touch, you can speed up the cooling by placing it in a shallow water bath, such as a stream. The longer it cools, the better.

Pour topping on each piece when served.
Serves about 16.

dutch oven cheesecake recipe

All recipes use a 12-inch dutch oven, unless specified.
If you have a 10-inch dutch oven, use about 2/3 to 3/4 of the ingredient amounts but keep the temperature and time about the same.
If you have an 8-inch dutch oven, use about 1/2 of the ingredient amounts but keep the temperature and time about the same.
If no temperature is listed, use 350 degrees.
See Heat Settings page for temperature and coal placement
for Frying, Stewing, Roasting, Baking, and Simmering.

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Comments:
Feb 05, 2017 - Christine
Dutch Oven Cheesecake was a huge hit with our Boy Scouts and families. I mixed all the wet ingredients before hand which made it simple to do at camp site. Thanks Dutch Oven Dude!!!
Feb 05, 2017 - Dutch Oven Dude
@Christine - Super! I'm glad it went over well.
May 21, 2017 - AJ
My wife said baking a cheesecake is precision cooking and couldn't be done in a Dutch oven, well I guess I'm going to be making this for all gatherings​ now. It's awesome.
May 22, 2017 - Dutch Oven Dude
@AJ - Good for you!  It's easier than many people think.


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