Instant Pot Red White And Blue Cheesecake is the ultimate Instant Pot cheesecake for a 4th of July bash. A blue-colored crust, rich and creamy cheesecake center and topped with sweet cherries. This pressure cooker cheesecake is going to be a bang.
Ingredients
Crust ingredients
2Ccrushed graham cracker crumbs
¼Cunsalted butter, melted
2-3drops of sky blue gel food coloring
vanilla cheesecake ingredients
2 - 8ozcream cheese, softened
½Csugar
1TBSPCornstarch
2large eggs
2tsppure vanilla bean extract
Whipped cream
½Cheavy whipping cream
¼Cpowdered sugar
1large piping fitted with star tip
1 8ozcan of cherry pie filling
Instructions
Crust directions:
Start by lining the bottom of the 6 inch springform pan with parchment paper. You also want to make sure to use cooking spray to coat bottom to prevent sticking.
Now in a large bowl you want to mix your melted butter with graham crackers until almost all the way mixed. Then add in your blue food coloring and stir until combined.
Press your 4th of July blue crust into your pan pressing it down.
Place your crust in the freezer while you work on the cheesecake filling.
Vanilla cheesecake directions:
In a bowl you will want to add your sugar and cornstarch and whisk until combined. Set aside.
Now in a large bowl you will beat your softened cream cheese and sugar together until your mixture is nice and smooth.
Now slowly add in your eggs one at a time, and mix until it is combined. Don’t overmix.
Mix in vanilla bean extract and pour cheesecake into your chilled crust. Cover with aluminum foil.
Add 1 cup of water into your Instant Pot, and place a trivet inside.
Lower your cheesecake down and set on top of the trivet.
Close your Instant Pot lid and ensure the seal is set to sealing.
Cook high pressure for 40 minutes, with a natural release of 20 minutes.
Once done remove the lid and use a paper towel to wipe up any foil that is one top of the aluminum foil.
Remove cheesecake from Instant pot and place it on a cooling rack for 1 hour.
Then place your cheesecake covered in the fridge overnight to chill and finish setting up.
Whipped cream Directions:
For the whipped cream you will beat heavy cream until it begins to get thicker. Once it slowly becomes thick, start to whip in your powdered sugar.
Mix until stiff peaks are formed.
Add dollops of the whipped cream to the edge of your patriotic cheesecake and spoon cherry pie filling in the center.