Strawberries-and-Cream Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 1 pound strawberries, hulled
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 cup finely ground graham crackers (about 4 sheets)
• 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 pound plus 13 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• + 3 more ingredients
• • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped and reserved
  • 8 ¼ ounces mascarpone cheese, room temperature

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place strawberries in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with corn syrup, and toss gently to coat. Bake until syrup thickens and strawberries turn deep red and shrink slightly, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Transfer strawberries and syrup to a medium bowl,...

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