Golden Nugget Fried Cheesecake

Tasty nuggets of creamy cheesecake lightly breaded and crisp fried. Served over vanilla bean ice cream with strawberry sauce.


GOLDEN NUGGET FRIED CHEESECAKE
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For the Cheesecake Bites:
You can purchase the prepared cheesecake bits in your grocer’s freezer or purchase the cake itself and cut it up into the size bites you want. You can even do this by making the cake yourself, if desired, and then cutting it into the size bites you want.

Once you have your “bites” you will need 3 different bowls. 1 bowl will have one cup of flour, another bowl will have 2 cracked and whisked eggs in it (or you can use buttermilk instead), and the third bowl will have 1 cup crushed graham cracker crumbs. Place the bites into the flour first and coat completely, then remove with a slotted spoon. Place the bites into the egg next and again make certain completely coated. Remove from the egg using a different slotted spoon. Finally, completely coat the bites in the graham cracker crumbs. Once you have removed the bites from the graham crackers, put them into the freezer for about 3 hours before frying.

Heat the vegetable oil to 325 degrees. Place only three or four bites into the oil at one time. Let fry for a couple minutes or until they begin to float. Remove from oil and place onto white paper towels to drain. Once finished and allowed to drain, return to the freezer until ready to serve or keep in refrigerator. If freezing them, remove from freezer and put into refrigerator about 6 hours before ready to serve. If wanting to serve ASAP, place into the refrigerator and allow to chill about 2 or 3 hours before serving.



For the Raspberry Sauce:
Take about 2 tablespoons raspberry preserves to a cup of boiling water and stir until reduced.

Source:  Hillbilly Housewife.com