Air fryer Red, White and Blue Cheesecake

Air fryer red, white and blue cheesecake (A Patriotic cheesecake recipe)

This air fryer red, white and blue cheesecake recipe is all shades of beauty and taste. It’s also an easy 7 inch cheesecake that’s made with a few ingredients sweetened condensed milk included.

A bit more of the ingredients can be found in the ingredients lists further down this blog post. You literally need just less than 10 ingredients, may 6 if you are making a crustless cheesecake

Who you’ll love this Patriotic cheesecake

• Easy: To my surprise Cheesecake is one of the easiest desserts to make in the air fryer. It’s cool proof and you’ll get consistent results. No cracks, no dips! Seriously way easier than baking it in the oven.
• Perfect for the occasion: This is the perfect colors for the 4th of July celebration
• Family friendly
• Crowd pleasing dessert

Ingredients

• Graham crackers
• Butter
• Cream cheese
• Sour cream
• Eggs
• Sweetened condensed milk
• Vanilla extract
• Red and blue Food coloring

Substitutions

Graham crackers can be substituted with digestive biscuits or any other cookie that can be crushed into crumbs like biscoff, Oreos etc

Sour cream can be substituted with more cream cheese or Greek yogurt.

Vanilla extract can be substituted with other flavors like almond or lemon extract

How to make a red, white and blue cheesecake in the air fryer.

This is an overview of the recipe with step by step photos. Scroll down to end of post for a printable recipe card with the amount of ingredients and full recipe instructions.

Line the bottom and sides of your springform pan with parchment paper. Pulse the Graham crackers in a food processor till it’s all crusted and smooth. Mix it with melted butter and till well combined. 

Pour the buttered crumbs into the parchment pan, press it down with a cup till it’s all smoothened and the base covered.

Beat the cream cheese till smooth, add the sour cream and continue mixing till the mixture is smooth. Add one egg at a time and mix. Finally add the vanilla extract and condensed milk. Mix till well combined

If making in layers: Divide the batter into 3 equal parts, color one red and the second one blue. Leave the third as is.Spoon in the blue barter then the white and finally the red.

Transfer into the air fryer basket and bake at 300°F for 20 to 22 mins. The top should still be slightly jiggly when it’s ready.

If making a marbled cheesecake: Divide the batter into two equal parts, then divide one half 2. Color the two smaller barter one red and the other blue. The white portion should be bigger.

Next spoon in the different colored barters randomly. When all the batter is used up, use a skewer or knife and make a swirl movement to lightly mix the colors then bake.

When the cake is done, let it sit in the air fryer for a minute or two before placing it on a cooling rack to cool completely. Refrigerate for up 6hrs to overnight before serving.

Best cheesecake toppings for air fryer red white and blue cheesecake

Wondering what to serve with cheesecake? Well sinc this is a Patriotic cheesecake aka a themed cheesecake recipe you can actually leave it plain. But if you want some toppings, that's ok too. We’ll need to use colors that won’t be too far off from the colors in the cake. Here are our suggestions

• Cherry pie filling
• Blueberry pie filling
• Strawberry pie filling
• Raspberry pie filling
• Fruit compotes would work too
• Sour cream cheesecake topping.

How to store

Cheesecakes will store in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. Make sure your refrigerator is cooling properly

Air frying Tips

1. All ingredients should be at room temperature.
2. Do not preheat the air fryer. If you used to do so for other recipes do not preheat the air fryer for this red, white and blue cheesecake or any cheesecake recipe.
3. If your air fryer preheats automatically, put cake in the air air fryer and let it start baking while it preheats.
4. Use no taste food colors so your cheesecake doesn’t have a bitter aftertaste.
5. Mix the cream cheese well before adding the other ingredients and mix well after each addition. Remember to scrape down the sides too.
6. Divide batter equally. You can eyeball it but make sure you are using the same size of bowls to make it easier to do so.
7. Refrigerate the cheesecake for at least 6 hours before digging in (I know it’s a long time but trust me it’s worth the wait.)

FAQs

Here you’ll find answers to common questions about this recipe. If your question isn’t answered, please leave us a comment below and we’ll gladly answer them.

What is the best temperature to bake cheesecake in the air fryer.

300°F / 150°C is the temperature that I have found works for me in all my Cosori 5.8qt, Dual blaze and Gourmia. I haven’t made cheese yet in my instant vortex air fryer oven.

Can I put a springform pan in my air fryer?

Yes you can. I used a 7 inch springform pan to make this recipe.

What happens if you air fry cheesecake

When you air fry cheesecake you enjoy one of the most delicious desserts in the comfort of your home. Isn’t that cool!

Do I need a water bath to bake cheesecake in the air fryer.

You don’t need to use a water bath when making air fryer cheesecake