Deep-Fried Cheesecake Purses Recipe

Name: Deep-Fried Cheesecake Purses
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. butter; 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1-1/2 tsp. flour; 1/2 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream; 3/4 tsp. vanilla; 4 eggs, divided; 1/2 cup milk; 25 egg roll wrappers; 1/3 cup strawberry preserves; 2 cups oil; 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Servings: persons

1 Tbsp. butter
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1-1/2 tsp. flour
1/2 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
3/4 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs, divided
1/2 cup milk
25 egg roll wrappers
1/3 cup strawberry preserves
2 cups oil
1/4 cup powdered sugar

1
Heat oven to 350F.
2
Grease 8-inch square pan with butter; line with parchment, allowing edges of parchment to extend over sides.
3
Beat cream cheese, granulated sugar and flour in large bowl with mixer until blended.
4
Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well.
5
Add 3 eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended; pour into prepared pan.
6
Place in larger pan on oven rack.
7
Pour hot water into larger pan to come halfway up sides of square pan.
8
Bake 40 to 45 min.
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or until center is almost set.
10
Remove pan from water bath; cool on wire rack 30 min.
11
Refrigerate 3 hours.
12
Heat oil in deep fat fryer to 350 degrees F. Remove cheesecake from pan; cut into 25 squares.
13
Whisk remaining egg and milk until blended.
14
Lightly brush 1 egg roll wrapper with egg; top with 1 cheesecake square and 1 tsp.
15
preserves.
16
Gather corners of wrapper over cheesecake square, then twist to form purse.
17
Repeat with remaining cheesecake squares.
18
Fry purses, in batches, in hot oil 2 to 3 min.
19
or until golden brown; drain on paper towels.
20
Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
21
Serve warm.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 12 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 Tbsp. butter, 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1-1/2 tsp. flour, and more.

Yes, Deep-Fried Cheesecake Purses falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Deep-Fried Cheesecake Purses

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