This recipe is the perfect combination of a classic cheesecake with a DELICIOUS kick of cranberries.
Perfect for ANY Holiday
It may sound like an unusual combination, but just imagine…
the tartness of the cranberries and the sweetness of cheesecake all in a wonderfully delicious pie.
I just love how pretty pink it turned out.
It was DELICIOUS, I was very surprised as I typically only prefer plain cheesecake. I do sometimes like it topped with blueberries, but most times I like it plain.
The cranberries were the perfect item to put into my unusual pie.
Cranberry Cheesecake Pie
Ingredients
- 2 8 oz packages Philadelphia Cream Cheese (room temperature)
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 16 oz bag fresh cranberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a food processor add 2 (room temperature) packages of cream cheese
- along with 1 cup sour cream and sugar and half package cranberries
- process until smooth
- Transfer mix to
mixer bowl - Mix in each egg
- then add in 1 tsp vanilla
- Once it was poured into the pie shell, I placed the other half bag of cranberries on top.
- I baked it at 325 for 45 minutes
- Turn oven off and leave
pie in there for one more hour. - Remove pie, allow to cool completely before refrigerating
Ellen Fitz says
November 15, 2010 at 3:34 amLooks yummy. Are the whole cranberries on top the other half of the bag? Did you add them in the beginning or after it had been baking for awhile? Would love to know so I can try this recipe!
Ellen Fitz says
November 15, 2010 at 3:36 amNever mind – I see the question was answered. Thanks again!
Shana says
November 15, 2010 at 5:13 amOh that looks really good. I never thought about cranberries and cheesecake together. Although I think you can put almost anything with cheesecake and it will be yummy lol.
Paula says
November 15, 2010 at 5:22 amBridget baked a beautiful Cranberry Apple Pie for Tidymom's Party and now I see here your beautiful Cranberry Cheesecake. Love the red and pink colours and I'll just bet it tastes twice as good as it looks.
As always Diane, your photos are fabulous.
Michele @ Healthy Cultivations says
November 15, 2010 at 12:37 pmThis is gorgeous and may even be genius!!! Cranberries and cheesecake… I'm pleasantly surprised.
Ruth H. says
November 15, 2010 at 12:40 pmWhat a pretty pie! I think I might have to try making this for our Thanksgiving dinner.
The Captain's Daughter says
November 15, 2010 at 3:48 pmOh, my!!
Well done!
Pie is on my list!
Raina says
November 16, 2010 at 2:06 amThis sounds great and looks beautiful and festive. Great idea to use cranberries in a cheesecake. I would never have thought of that.
I am going to a cookie/pie swap on Sunday and was looking for something unusual and festive to take. So I think I found my pie…thanks:)
Leslie says
November 16, 2010 at 2:22 amWhat a wonderful creation!!!!! amazing
Sandy a la Mode says
November 16, 2010 at 6:12 amoh my lord!! this pie just filled up my whole screen and i MUST MAKE IT!!!!
a moderate life says
November 16, 2010 at 6:32 amHi Diane! Visiting you back from a moderate life. I am now following your blog, your tweets and I liked you on facebook! This cranberry pie is simply wonderful! Love cheesecake in any form and I think the tartness of the cranberries is a perfect pairing! I would love it if you stopped by my place on tuesdays for the hearth and soul blog hop. I think you would fit in wonderfully with our foodie love community! all the best. [email protected]
a moderate life says
November 16, 2010 at 7:11 amYah! Diane! You linked up to the hearth and soul hop! Wonderful! I will add you to the twitter list for the hearth and soul hop daily, so look for updates on our daily "newspaper" featuring articles from all the hearth and soul hop community members! Glad to have you on board. I think you will really feel at home. All the best! Alex
TidyMom says
November 16, 2010 at 11:32 amDoesn't sound like an odd combination at ALL…..OMG I'm drooling here Diane…..it sounds and looks amazing!!!
and I was just thinking about your pie t-shirt apron the other day!! that was SO cute!!
Thanks for sharing and linking up!!
Melynda says
November 16, 2010 at 12:30 pma very delicious pie indeed!
[email protected] says
November 16, 2010 at 8:19 pmWell honestly you had me at cheesecake! If you have a moment please stop by and link up this recipe at my blog I think my followers would love this
Aurelia says
November 17, 2010 at 12:17 amThat looks delicious! I love cranberries but never thought of putting them in a cheesecake before.
Sue says
November 17, 2010 at 2:33 amYou truly came up with a winner, Diane!
Rachel says
November 17, 2010 at 3:09 amThat is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!
and it sounds delicious!
Erin @ EKat's Kitchen says
November 17, 2010 at 2:10 amMy jaw dropped when I saw your pictures! This looks absolutely amazing and wonderful. I bet the tart cranberries went wonderfully with a sweet cheesecake! Lovely!
Hope you'll swing by and check out my CSN Giveaway this week.
Meaghan Frubalee says
November 17, 2010 at 1:29 pmholy cow! what a perfect thanksgiving treat! i LOVE cranberries but, their tartness can be difficult to work with sometimes! thanks for posting!!
-meg @ http://clutzycooking.blogspot.com/
bridget {bake at 350} says
November 18, 2010 at 11:31 amDiane….this looks amazing! I LOVE cranberries (and cheesecake)! 🙂 and it looks polka-dotted! Great idea!
RecipeGirl says
November 18, 2010 at 3:27 pmIt looks delicious, but I'm more impressed with how darn PURDY it is!! So yummy!
Anna A. says
November 18, 2010 at 3:29 pmYum! I am drowning in my drool. Thanks for this recipe – I must make it!
Jane says
November 18, 2010 at 5:37 pmWhat a beautiful holiday pie! I bookmarked your recipe and hope to try it around the holidays! Thanks!
The Soy Box says
November 18, 2010 at 10:24 pmlooks great!
Kristan says
November 19, 2010 at 2:51 amOh. Em. Gee.
This pie looks AMAZING!! I love cranberries. So pretty and yummy and festive. Plus, I love cheesecake, so this is a total win/win.
I figured I'd better stop by since our pies are "neighbors". 😉
Kristan
Cookbook Queen
Mary says
November 19, 2010 at 4:03 pm::drooling!::
This looks/sounds FABULOUS! Love ALL of the ingredients! This has been bookmarked!
Great blog; happy I found you!
Mary xo
Delightful Bitefuls
Erica says
November 19, 2010 at 4:43 pmI am a little hesitant to use a dough crust. Do you think it would be good to use a graham cracker crust instead?
Ryan and Sara says
November 19, 2010 at 4:53 pmBasically it was love at first site with this cheese cake. Oh. My. Goodness. How many cups of cranberries do you suggest?
Bethany says
November 19, 2010 at 5:17 pmi've been making a cranberry orange cheesecake for years, but the orange is inside he cheesecake and the cranberries are a topping. this looks divine and i will definitely be making it. wahoo! found your link off of pioneer woman.
Deb says
November 19, 2010 at 7:43 pmI was just discussing this cranberry cheesecake pie with a friend that's as cranberry crazy as me. She suggested, and I agree, that toasted walnuts put into the crust before adding the filling would add a lovely nutty crunch that would be just AWESOME in this. Amazing looking pie. Can't wait to try it!!
Rebecca S. says
November 19, 2010 at 8:41 pmI'm a new fan and all I have to say is WOW!!!! Forget about that cranberry sauce I was going to make for my very first Thanksgiving Turkey dinner for my in-laws.. HELLOOOOOO cranberry cheesecake! Looks fabulous. I added this to our SAHM of Etsy team Facebook page!! Couldn't help but share with EVERYONE!!!!
http://www.facebook.com/SAHMofEtsy
-Rebecca Slusarchyk
P.S. I found your blog through The Pioneer Women!
Rachel C says
November 20, 2010 at 1:24 amYum! I love cheesecake, and this one looks amazing.
Found you through Pioneer Woman 🙂
Cindy says
November 20, 2010 at 1:03 pmIf the Pioneer Woman hadn't put this on her site, I would never have seen this. I make pies for a local restaurant, this is going to be a pie I'll spring on them. Thank you so much for sharing. They loved the cranberry topped cheesecake I took down. We'll see if this is a hit, too.
sopranorebecca says
November 21, 2010 at 8:23 pmJust made it and am eating my first piece!
It tastes fabulous but it didn't set all the way…any suggestions?
sopranorebecca says
November 22, 2010 at 4:31 pmHi Dianne,
Thanks for getting back to me! I left it in the oven for the extra hour but I think I figured it out.
…I was eating a piece warm. I couldn't stand waiting, haha! So, when my husband got home and it had chilled all day it was perfectly set.
Thanks for an amazing recipe!
Cindy says
November 22, 2010 at 8:51 pmso where to find the recipes in a format I can just print them off? Am I missing something? I don't see it
Erin says
November 23, 2010 at 9:52 pmMade this today, and it is fabulous! Thanks!
Anna says
November 24, 2010 at 12:09 amThank you! I've been looking for dessert ideas for the last few days without inspiration, but that cheesecake pie looks awesome! I love that I can make it ahead of time, so it's definitely going to be made tomorrow for Thanksgiving.
Nathansma says
November 24, 2010 at 3:40 pmWhat size pie crust did you use? It looks amazing!
Rae Ann says
November 25, 2010 at 5:39 amThis looked so good, I had to try it! What size package of cream cheese did you use? I used 2 8 oz. packages and ended up with enough filling to fill a 9-inch pie plate and 5 4 oz. ramekins! Yowza! Also, my 30-year-old harvest gold Partridge Family blender couldn't begin to mix/chop the filling. I had to use a food processor. I can't wait to eat a slice!
Johanna says
November 28, 2010 at 5:55 pmDiane,
I made the cheesecake. It was a smashing success. I waxed poetic a little about it on my blog homegrownutah.blogspot.com
Thanks!
-Johanna
Rachel says
December 24, 2010 at 8:59 pmI just made this for tomorrow's Christmas dinner! There was enough filling leftover that I also made cute little versions of this with my other pie crust and a mini muffin tin for my family to take home with them. OH MY GOSH they are delicious! I never would have thought of cranberries with cheesecake but it's so perfect! Thanks, have a wonder holiday!
Nettie Moore says
November 20, 2011 at 7:44 amDiane- I want to make this for Thankies!! Gorgeous!!
Nettie
ashley says
November 21, 2011 at 10:30 amis the crust prebaked? or unbaked?
Sheila says
November 23, 2011 at 10:32 pmThe ingredient list shows 4 Tablespoons but the instructions say 4 teaspoons of flour. Which is it?
Diane says
November 23, 2011 at 10:59 pmI’m so sorry about the mistake. The ingredient list is correct. 4 Tablespoons is the correct amount of flour.
~Diane
Sheila says
November 24, 2011 at 8:26 amI can’t believe you answered so quickly! I had gone ahead and used tablespoons, so that was lucky. The pie looks beautiful, can’t wait to eat it today. Thanks for answering, and Happy Thanksgiving!
Dariah says
November 20, 2012 at 4:54 pmThanks!! My mouth is watering!!
cherice says
November 26, 2014 at 1:34 pmat what point do you add the sugar it doesn’t say
Alysa says
November 25, 2017 at 7:09 amI made this for Thanksgiving this year (2017). It was the first time I made a cheesecake. It was great. I would recommend not putting the cranberries on top. It looks beautiful, but fresh cranberries are super bitter, and they were just too tart . I am glad I only added a few on top for decoration. Otherwise, I followed the recipe as is.