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Yields:
10 serving(s)
Prep Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
6 hrs 22 mins
What better way to celebrate shark week than with a shark tank cheesecake?! This show-stopper is best served with a side of Shark Infested Water for the ultimate Shark Week celebration.
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Ingredients
For the crust
Cooking spray
- 1 1/2 cups
crushed Nilla Wafers
- 6 Tbsp.
butter, melted
- 1/4 pt.
sugar
Pinch kosher salt
For the filling
- 1
cup heavy cream
- 2
(8-oz.) blocks cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup
sour cream
- 1 cup
powdered sugar
- 1 tsp.
vanilla extract
Pinch of kosher salt
Blue food coloring
For Jello layer
- 1
(3.4-oz) package blue Jell-O
Various shark & fish dummies
Directions
- Step 1 Spray and 8" springform pan liberally with cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix together Nilla crumbs, butter, sugar, and salt. Press into the bottom of prepared pan.
- Step 2In a large bowl using a hand mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer), beat heavy cream until stiff peaks form, 5 minutes.
- Step 3In another large bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt, and beat until smooth. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture, then fold in blue food coloring until mixture is bright blue. Pour mixture over crust and smooth with an offset spatula. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Step 4Make jell-o layer: In a large measuring cup, combine jell-o powder with 1 cup boiling water, and whisk until all powder is dissolved. Whisk in 1 cup cold water.
- Step 5Place fish gummies all over the surface of the cheesecake, then pour all but 1/2 cup jell-o mixture onto cheesecake. Refrigerate 2 hours, or until firm. Place sharks all over cheesecake, then pour in remaining 1/2 cup jell-o onto cheesecake. Refrigerate 2 more hours, or until firm, and serve.
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