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    Recipes » Easy Cheesecake with Fresh Figs

    Easy Cheesecake with Fresh Figs

    Sep 14, 2020 · 14 Comments

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    Who loves cheesecake?! I think it might be my favorite dessert. So I'm super excited to share this easy cheesecake with fresh figs with you today.

    So it might not be surprising if you've followed my blog for a while, but I'm not a huge dessert person.

    Even as a kid, I'd prefer steak or pasta to sweets. I kind of have a "savory tooth."

    But cheesecake is one dessert that does get me excited.

    Hand cutting fig cheesecake

    All Hail Cheesecake

    When I was in high school, I worked for a restaurant that sold the most delicious cheesecakes.

    These things were HUGE. Seriously - one slice would feed four people.

    And during my hostess and serving days, I remember looking at the beautifully lit dessert case and just staring at the cheesecakes.

    One of my favorites was strawberry - a beautiful, plain cheesecake topped with fresh strawberries and strawberry jam.

    It was just so good. Simple, delicious, no fuss. Just like a dessert should be.

    fresh figs

    Fig Cheesecake

    This recipe is somewhat of an ode to that strawberry cheesecake - it's a simple, easy cheesecake topped with fresh figs and fig syrup.

    It turned out really, REALLY good. The sweetness of the syrup, cheesiness of the cake, and texture of the fresh fig all paired together so nicely.

    Plus, the graham cracker crust. Who could resist that?

    I created this recipe with a lot of help from King Arthur's easy cheesecake recipe - and just added a few tweaks.

    Also - a springform pan will make this even easier to make. Check out this one on Amazon.

    Fig cheesecake

    Easy Cheesecake with Fresh Figs Ingredients

    Crust

    • 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
    • ¼ cup confectioners' sugar
    • ¾ stick of butter, melted
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt

    Filling

    • 2 cups (2 packages) cream cheese or Neufchatel cheese, at room temperature
    • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
    • ⅔ cup sugar
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla

    Topping

    • ¼ cup fig syrup
    • 5 fresh figs, sliced in half

    Instructions

    Preheat the oven to 350°F.

    Mix crust ingredients together until well combined.

    Press the crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of a pie pan, making sure the bottom layer is thick. You want it to hold your cheesecake filling goodness!

    Next, make your filling. Mix room temp cream cheese and sugar together. Then add in eggs and vanilla, stirring until everything is smooth.

    Pour filling into the crust. Bake for 20 minutes, then cover the crust with strips of aluminum foil. Bake for another 10 minutes.

    Remove the cheesecake from the oven, and allow to cool completely. Once the cake is cool, refrigerate until you're ready to serve.

    When serving, top cheesecake with fig syrup and fresh figs and enjoy.

    Fig Cheesecake

    Easy Cheesecake with Fresh Figs

    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Cuisine American
    Servings 10 servings
    Calories 378.76 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • Crust
    • 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
    • ¼ cup confectioners' sugar
    • ¾ stick of butter melted
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt
    • Filling
    • 2 cups 2 packages cream cheese or Neufchatel cheese, at room temperature
    • 2 large eggs at room temperature
    • ⅔ cup sugar
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla
    • Topping
    • ¼ cup fig syrup
    • 5 fresh figs sliced in half

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
    • Mix crust ingredients together until well combined.
    • Press the crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of a pie pan, making sure the bottom layer is thick. You want it to hold your cheesecake filling goodness!
    • Next, make your filling. Mix room temp cream cheese and sugar together. Then add in eggs and vanilla, stirring until everything is smooth.
    • Pour filling into the crust. Bake for 20 minutes, then cover the crust with strips of aluminum foil. Bake for another 10 minutes.
    • Remove the cheesecake from the oven, and allow to cool completely. Once the cake is cool, refrigerate until you're ready to serve.
    • When serving, top cheesecake with fig syrup and fresh figs and enjoy.
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Manisha says

      September 15, 2020 at 7:48 pm

      The texture must be divine!

      Reply
      • Tasting With Tina says

        September 16, 2020 at 9:14 am

        It's so good!

        Reply
    2. Brittney says

      September 15, 2020 at 8:17 pm

      Can't relate on having a savory tooth over a sweet tooth, but I can relate on cheesecake being one of my favorites. This looks delcious!

      Reply
      • Tasting With Tina says

        September 16, 2020 at 9:14 am

        Lol I am definitely an outlier!

        Reply
    3. Amy says

      September 15, 2020 at 11:15 pm

      OMG!!! My partner is an absolute cheesecake fanatic and he can seriously eat an entire cake by himself in one sitting! And I'm a huge fan of figs so this recipe is perfect for us! Now both of us can be happy!

      Reply
      • Tasting With Tina says

        September 16, 2020 at 9:11 am

        LOL, I love that so much!! Now you can both enjoy!

        Reply
    4. Emily Woodward says

      September 16, 2020 at 7:25 pm

      Delicious cheesecake and beautiful pictures!

      Reply
      • Tasting With Tina says

        September 17, 2020 at 9:05 am

        Thank you!

        Reply
    5. Lisa says

      September 16, 2020 at 8:07 pm

      Absolutely delicious! Thanks for posting!

      Reply
      • Tasting With Tina says

        September 17, 2020 at 9:04 am

        Thanks Lisa!

        Reply
    6. Devy says

      September 19, 2020 at 5:01 pm

      You marry two of my favourite things! Cheesecake and figs. It's a must-try for me now.

      Reply
      • Tasting With Tina says

        September 21, 2020 at 3:58 pm

        They are just sooo good together! You need to try it.

        Reply
    7. Maryanne Cerise says

      July 14, 2022 at 4:02 pm

      5 stars
      Cheese cake perfect. Syrup too thin. I don't know how I went wrong

      Reply
      • Christina Musgrave says

        July 15, 2022 at 9:24 am

        Hi Maryanne, so glad you liked the cheesecake! To get the syrup thicker, keep it on the stove on medium-low heat until it thickens.

        Reply

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