Margarita Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 1/4 cups crushed pretzels
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 (8 ounce) packages light cream cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 eggs
• 1/3 cup tequila
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lime zest
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups low-fat sour cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon lime zest
• 1 tablespoon lime juice

Recipe

• 1 crust:finely crush the pretzels using a blender or food processor.
• 2 add melted butter and sugar.
• 3 press the crumbs onto the bottom and sides of a 9" springform pan lightly sprayed with cooking spray.
• 4 bake at 325 until light brown, 6-8 minutes.
• 5 set aside.
• 6 cheesecake:lightly beat softened cream cheese until fluffy.
• 7 next, mix in cornstarch, lemon extract and sugar.
• 8 beat in the eggs one at a time with mixing in between each.
• 9 finally, mix in tequila, lime zest, and vanilla.
• 10 pour cheesecake onto the pretzel crust and bake at 325 until center is almost set (about 30 minutes) cool the cheesecake 30 minutes at room temperature.
• 11 while the cheesecake is cooling, increase oven temperature to 425.
• 12 in a small bowl, mix sour cream, sugar, lime zest and lime juice.
• 13 using a spatula, carefully spread sour cream mixture over the surface of the cooled cheesecake.
• 14 bake at 425 for 10-15 minutes (sour cream will"set-up").
• 15 cool at room temperature before refrigerating.
• 16 serve cold.