Blue Cheese Cheesecake with Onion Pear Jam

By Grandmax4

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 1 3/4 3/4 lbs softened cream cheese
• 1 3/4 1 3/4 3/4 lbs softened cream cheese
• 1 3/4 1 3/4 3/4 lbs softened cream cheese
• 8 8 8 oz shredded Asiago cheese
• 8 8 8 oz shredded Asiago cheese
• 8 8 8 oz shredded Asiago cheese
• 8 8 8 oz blue cheese, crumbled
• 8 8 8 oz blue cheese, crumbled
• 8 8 8 oz blue cheese, crumbled
• 5 5 5 large eggs
• 5 5 5 large eggs
• 5 5 5 large eggs
• 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 tsp white pepper
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 tsp white pepper
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 tsp white pepper
• Onion Pear Jam
• Onion Pear Jam
• Onion Pear Jam
• 4 4 4 cups onions, diced
• 4 4 4 cups onions, diced
• 4 4 4 cups onions, diced
• 1 1 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 1 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 1 1 tsp olive oil
• 2 2 2 cups pears, peeled, chopped
• 2 2 2 cups pears, peeled, chopped
• 2 2 2 cups pears, peeled, chopped
• 2 2 2 TBSP fruit vinegar
• 2 2 2 TBSP fruit vinegar
• 2 2 2 TBSP fruit vinegar
• 1 1 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 1 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 1 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1 1 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 1 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 1 1 pinch cayenne pepper

Details

Adapted from sweetrecipeas.com

Preparation

Step 1

Grease a 9-inch springform pan.

Preheat oven to 350F.

Cream cheeses together until smooth. Add eggs one at a time. Add cream and pepper. Combine.

Bake uncovered in a water bath until golden brown and center is set.About 45-50 minutes.

Cool Completely, remove sides of pan.

Saute onions in oil until brown. Reduce heat and cook until glazed.
Add pears, vinegar, sugar, cayenne and salt. Cook till pears are crispy tender.

Remove mixture ans simmer juice utnil a thick glaze.
Mix pear onion mixture with glaze. Cool.

Cover cooled cheesecke with jam and serve with bread or crackers.