No Bake Peach Cheesecake

Peaches – Peaches – Who’s got some peaches?  I do!  And lots – So here is another idea to use some of them in a new way!  Peach Cheesecake –

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Here’s how you do it… 

What you need:

• Pre-made Graham Cracker crust
• 3 medium peaches
• 1 ½ – 8oz package of cream cheese – room temperature
• 2 cups sugar, plus 2 Tablespoons
• 1 cup sour cream – room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup frozen topping (I used the extra creamy) – thawed

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How to Do it:

Fill a 3 quart saucepan with water and bring to a boil.  Remove from heat.  Drop the peaches in and let sit for about 2 minutes, blanching them.  Remove with a slotted spoon and cool.  After the peaches have cooled, you will be able to simply slide the skin off.

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Carefully cut the peaches in half and remove the pit.

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Slice one half and cover with the 2 Tablespoons of sugar.  Cover and refrigerate.

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Chop the remaining peaches, setting aside ½ of one peach.  Add another half of a peach to a saucepan with 1 cup of sugar and ¼ cup of water.  Bring to a boil and dissolve the sugar.  Allow to cool while preparing the cheesecake.  This will be the syrup for the top of the cheesecake.

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In a mixing bowl, cream together the cream cheese and 1 cup of sugar.

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In a blender, blend the remaining 2 ½ peach halves with ½ cup sour cream, the vanilla and the nutmeg.

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Add the peach mixture to the cream cheese and gently mix.  Fold in ½ cup of the whipped topping and the chopped peach half that were set aside.  Mix well, but gently.

Pour the filling into the crust, cover, and chill 4-5 hours or overnight.

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Go back to the syrup.  Simmer for about 10-15 minutes, until it begins to reduce and becomes the consistency of syrup.  Cool and then chill until you are ready to complete the cake.

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To complete the cake, mix the remaining ½ cup of sour cream and ½ cup of whipped topping.  Spread over the top of the cheesecake.

Put the syrup on top in streaks and swirls.  I put it in a squeeze container with a small hole in top.

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Top with the sliced peaches and serve!

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