Strawberry Streusel Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• nonstick cooking spray
• 2 (7 ounce) packages martha strawberry muffin mix (can use strawberry cheesecake muffin mix too)
• 6 tablespoons butter, cold
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (21 ounce) can strawberry pie filling
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f; spray bottom and sides of 10 to 11 inch springform pan with no stick cooking spray.
• 2 combine muffin mix and butter in medium bowl. cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture is crumbly. reserve 1-1/3 cup of crumb mixture. place in refrigerator.
• 3 press remaining crumbs in bottom and partially up sides of prepared pan. place on cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
• 4 combine cream cheese, sugar, flour, egg and vanilla in large bowl. beat with electric mixer on medium high for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes or until creamy and smooth.
• 5 spoon cream cheese mixture evenly over partially baked crust. spread gently.
• 6 spoon pie filling evenly over cream cheese mixture.
• 7 sprinkle reserved crumb mixture and walnuts on top of pie filling.
• 8 bake 40 to 45 minutes longer, or until golden brown on cookie sheet.
• 9 cool about 30 minutes.
• 10 chill 2 hours or overnight (this is the hard part, waiting -- but worth it!).
• 11 remove sides of pan and place on serving plate to serve! yummy!