Cranberry Cheesecake Pie

Cheesecake and cranberries with a touch of orange in a cookie dough crust. Delicious. @mostdeliciouslife.com

5 from 1 vote

Course Brunch, Dessert, pie

Stir all ingredients together in a saucepan. Heat and stir over med-high heat until it comes to a boil. Turn heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes until cranberries are soft. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Preheat oven to 350°.
Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl.
Add in butter and mix in with fork or pastry blender, Mix until dough will hold together.
Measure out ½ cup of crust mixture and set aside for later.
Spray pie pan with cooking spray.
Use a spoon or your hands to press pie dough into the pie plate, pressing dough up the sides. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on rack.

Beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
Add sugar, eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
Pour into slightly cooled pie crust. Smooth with spatula.
Spoon the cranberry sauce onto cheesecake mixture. Leave about ½-inch around the edges.
Spread the ½-cup crust mixture over the top of the pie. Bake 50-60 minutes until edges are browning and pie passes wiggle test. Continue to bake in 10 minute increments if needed.
**Test for doneness by gently shaking the pie pan while still in the oven. The finished pie will still be a little jiggly, mostly in the center. Don't worry too much, there is a lot of disagreement as to when cheesecake is set.
Cover loosely and chill for at least 2 hours.

Stir the sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved.
Remove from heat. Stir in cranberries until well coated. Let sit for 10 minutes.
Remove cranberries with a slotted spoon into a bowl with sugar. Gently spoon sugar over the cranberries until they are coated. Place onto a cooling rack to dry.
After the pie has chilled garnish the pie with the sugared cranberries.

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