Tom's Black Forest Cheesecakes

Tom's Black Forest Cheesecakes

Ingredients

• Cheesecake:
• 1/2 cup(s) of boiling water
• 1 tablespoon of gelatin
• 1/3 cup(s) of sugar
• 2 cups of Oreo cookies, crushed
• 1 1/4 cups of heavy cream
• 8 ounces of cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 cup(s) of semi-sweet chocolate, melted
• 1/4 cup(s) cherry reduction sauce*
• * Homemade cherry sauce:
• 1 cup cherries
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup sugar
• 1/2 cup Celia's traditional balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

1. Cheesecake:
2. 1.Mix gelatin and sugar in a bowl; add boiling water and stir until gelatin completely dissolves, about 5 minutes.
3. 2.Press crushed Oreos to bottom of pan.
4. 3.Beat heavy cream to medium peaks. Add cream cheese, lemon, salt, beat on medium-high speed until mixture is smooth, about 3 minutes.
5. 4.Add a large dollop of cream cheese to the gelatin and fold to blend. Add remaining cream cheese mixture to gelatin and slowly fold until well incorporated.
6. 5.Divide batter into thirds and separate into three bowls. Add semi-sweet chocolate to two bowls and fold to blend. Repeat with third bowl with cherry sauce.
7. 6.Layer pan with chocolate filling, cherry filling and then chocolate filling once more.
8. 7. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Release from spring form pan or mini cheesecake pan and garnish with whip cream and cherry.
10. * Homemade cherry sauce:
11. 1.Add cherries, water, sugar, balsamic vinegar and lemon juice in a pot over low medium heat. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer, stir frequently until mixture is reduced by half. Push mixture through a strainer to remove any skin. Pour mixture into a shallow bowl to cool.