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Cheri’s Classic Prickly Pear Cheesecake

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Provided by Cheri Romanoski of Cheri's Desert Harvest

Ingredients:

1 Package graham Crackers, crushed
1 Tbsp Sugar
1/4 Cup Crushed Pecans
5 Tbsp Butter, melted
5 Packages (2 pounds) Cream Cheese
1 1/4 cup sugar
2 Tsp. Pure Lemon extract
4 Eggs
1 Pound Sour Cream
1 to 5-ounce jar Prickly Pear Cactus Jelly

Directions:

For Crust: Mix graham crackers, sugar and pecans. Slowly stir in butter, a little at a time, until moistened. Press onto bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside. Filling: Beat cream cheese until creamy. Add sugar slowly and continue mixing until well blended and smooth. Add lemon extract and eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed until incorporated. Pour over crust. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes (45 to 50 minutes for convection oven), or until knife inserted into center comes out clean. Remove from oven. Topping: Stir jelly into sour cream to break up jelly clumps and carefully pour over cheesecake. Bake 5 minutes. Remove and place on a cooling rack. Cool completely before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours. If desired, drizzle Cheri's Prickly Pear Cactus Syrup on top before serving.

Where You Can Buy Ingredients:

Farm Name	Owner Name	Address	Details
A Bar H Farm	Anya Owens and Josh Koehn	PO Box 66, San Simon, AZ, 85632	View
Abraham’s Faith Garden	-	HC 65 Box 33416, Concho, Arizona, 85924	View
Apple Annies	Annie Holcomb	2081 W. Hardy Rd., Willcox, AZ, 85643	View
Bard Date Company (Powered by Peanut Patch)	-	4322 E County 13th Street, Yuma, AZ, 85364	View
Cheri’s Desert Harvest	Cheri Romanoski	1840 E. Winsett Street, Tucson, Arizona, 85719	View
Chile Acres	Jimmie & Celia Peterson	3247 S. 343rd Avenue, Tonopah, Arizona, 85354	View
Citrus Heights Farms	Todd Shell	4301 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, AZ, 85215	View
Cochise Groves, LLC	Jim & Ruth Graham	3649 N. Golden Rule Rd, Cochise, AZ, 85606	View
Cotton Country Jams	Amanda Hawkins / Ernie & Joe Riley	3801 S. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85040	View
Crow’s Dairy, Inc	Wendell & Rhonda Crow - Mary Lou & Erik Hernandez	11300 S. Dean Road, Buckeye, Arizona, 85326	View
Double Blessings	Kathryn Marshall	4062 N Colt Rd, Apache Junction, AZ, 85119	View
Friesian Groves/Cotton Lane Citrus	George Bradbury	14014 N 172nd Ave, Suprise, AZ, 85388	View
Green Valley Pecan Co.	Deborah Ralls	1625 E. Sahuarita Rd., Sahuarita, AZ, 85629	View
Hickman’s Family Farms	Sharman Hickman	6515 S. Jackrabbit Trail, Buckeye, Arizona, 85326	View
Hopkins Hog Farm	Elija Hopkins	PO Box 398, Aguila, AZ, 85320	View
JH Grass Fed	-	PO Box 63, Cave Creek, Arizona, 85327	View
La Buena Vida Farm	Jerry Racicot	8883 E. Turquoise Road, Portal, Arizona, 85632	View
Lewis’ Hen House & Veggie Farm	Doug Henderson	, , ,	View
M Triangle Ranch	Mark & Shelley Michaels	19099 S. Wells Road, Bonita, Arizona, 85643	View
Moonrise Farms	Jimmy Videle & Lorraine Wiesen	HC 65 Box 527026, Concho, AZ, 85294	View
Mother Nature’s Farm	Wade Kelsall	1663 E. Baseline Rd., Gilbert, AZ, 85233-1542	View
Orange Patch	Alan Freeman	2600 E Lehi, Mesa, AZ, 85213	View
Orange Patch Too	Michelle Smith	3825 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, AZ, 85215	View
Patriot’s Dream Farm	-	11800 West Sandario Place, Tucson, Arizona, 85735	View
Pinnacle Farms	Janna Anderson	-	View
San Simon Chili Company	Jane Wyatt	5256 S. US Highway 191, Safford, Arizona, 85546	View
San Ysidro Farm	Nathan and Jackie Watkins	9225 N Frontier Rd., McNeal, AZ, 85617	View
Shalako Pecan Farm	Penny Bagnall & Jane Mackley	1718 E Hwy 287, Casa Grande, Arizona, 85194	View
Simmons Honey Ranchito	Ray & Kerry Simmons	7284 Leslie Canyon Rd, Douglas, AZ, 85607	View
Summer Place Pecan Farm	Richard Tin Lin	213 E. Quarterhorse Ln., Camp Verde, AZ, 86332	View
Superstition Farm	Casey Stechnij, Jason and Alison Crittenden	3440 S Hawes Rd, Mesa, AZ, 85212	View
Terra Verde Farms	Sandi and Hugh Sabel	Rimrock, Arizona	View
The Cotton Shedd, LLC	Rodney & Tiffany Shedd	12122 S. Toltec Buttes Road, Eloy, Arizona, 85131	View
The Farm at Agritopia	Johnston Farms	3000 E. Ray Road, Building #5, Gilbert, AZ, 85296	View
The Micro Farm Project	-	3111 E Dahlia Dr, Phoenix, Arizona	View
The Simple Farm	Michael and Lylah Ledner	9080 East Cactus Road, Scottsdale, AZ, 85260	View