Cheesecake In The Jar With Vanilla Poached Strawberries

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups graham cracker crumbs
• 4 tbsp butter, melted
• ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup 35% cream
• 4 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
• ½ cup icing sugar

Vanilla poached strawberries:

• 1 1/2-2 cups rose wine
• 1/2 fresh vanilla pod, cut in half or 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup sugar
• zest of 1 lemon
• 2 lbs of fresh strawberries, stems removed

Directions

1. Bring the wine, sugar, and lemon zest to a boil over medium-high in a medium saucepan, stirring to dissolve the sugar. reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes, or until it begins to reduce.
2. Add the vanilla and berries and cook for 5 minutes until the berries are soft. transfer the berries to a bowl using a slotted spot and continue to cook the liquid until it reduces to about 3/4 cup and gets syrupy, about 15 more minutes over medium-low heat. let the syrup cool, once cooled add the strawberries back to the liquid.
3. Preheat oven to 350f
4. In a small bowl, stir together graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, brown sugar until well combined, evenly dived mixture among 6 1 cup mason jars, gently pressing down to pack the crumbs.
5. Place jars on a baking sheet and bake until crumbs are set, about 5 minutes, set aside to cool.
6. Meanwhile in a large bowl, whisk cream to soft peaks.
7. In a bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese with the icing sugar until smooth. fold in the whipped cream until well combined. spoon mixture into the 6 jars.
8. Top each cheesecake with vanilla poached strawberries.