Berry Bowl
Berry Bowl
How to Make a Yummy New York Style Cheesecake with Fresh Berries
You can enjoy New York Style Cheesecake that you made yourself in your own home! This recipe is easy to do and tastes great. Topped with fresh berries, it is a real treat for cheesecake lovers. Great for family meals, dinner parties, potlucks, office parties, etc.
NY STYLE CHEESECAKE WITH FRESH BERRIES
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup + 3 tbsps sugar
3 tbsp butter, melted
4 pkgs (8-oz each) cream cheese, softened
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tbsp vanilla extract
4 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
8-10 large strawberries OR other fresh berries to suit your taste and occasion
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9-inch springform pan; set aside.
Mix the graham cracker crumbs, the 3 tablespoons of sugar, and butter in a large bowl until crumbly. Press mixture into the prepared pan and bake at 325 degrees for 10 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, the remaining 1 cup of sugar, flour, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the sour cream. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake at 325 degrees for about 1 hour until the center is almost set. Loosen cheesecake from the sides of the pan with a thin knife. Allow to cool completely before removing the sides of the pan. If using strawberries, cut enough in half to lay cut side down on the top edge of the cake. Take 1 strawberry, stem still attached, and cut into slices but not cutting all the way through to the top. Fan this berry in the center of the cake. If using other berries, place around edge of cake and form another circle of berries about half way toward center of cake. Place a few berries in the center. For a patriotic occasion, use a combination of blueberries and red raspberries or strawberries.
Enjoy!
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How Acai Berry is Harvested
Acai berries are usually harvested by the inhabitants of Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest at least twice a year. This small purplish fruit, which sprouts at the tops of acai palm trees, is of great value in the diet and health of the locals. To be able to get this fruit, one must climb to the palm tree’s top and collect the berries carefully. Acai berries are now distributed by farmers. Because of the burgeoning popularity of this fruit, many of the Brazilian rural communities are becoming involved in the yielding and harvesting of the berries.
Acai berry is an extraordinarily fragile fruit. Some people say that this perishable fruit will spoil within 24 hours, beginning from the moment it has been harvested. So it must be processed in a timely manner. Acai berries are usually loaded onto boats and brought to processing plants that will carry out the separation process. This fruit is usually transported by boats to the local municipality overnight. And since the acai fruit can only make up ten percent of the actual berry, it is cause to undergo a separation process to produce an edible and thick puree. Several processes can occur to the skin and pulp once it has been moved out from the seed. The kind of process depends on where the commodity is going to wind up. There are several things that can be done to the pulp. It can be freeze dried or can be juiced. The pulp can also be utilized in a variety of food dishes or can be processed into a powder.
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Lately, there has been an outpouring of interest in this small, dark purple fruit from the United States as well as from other countries. Huge enterprises are currently purchasing the amazing fruit from local farmers. These enterprises are turning acai berry into a plethora of products from pricey juice drinks to powdered supplements.
Acai berries popularity has made a striking impact on Brazil’s harvesting activities. It is an astounding benefit to the Brazilians that the world has become aware of the health benefits that are being offered by acai berry. Picking up this fruit has no impact on its tree and it in fact prevents people from cutting it down to obtain the palm heart. The Brazilians are currently enjoying the economic increase while keeping the trees growing and flourishing in the rainforest.
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