How do I add a strawberry swirl to my cheesecake without cracks and craters? I have recently experimented with adding a strawberry swirl to my cheesecake. I am using homemade strawberry jam to swirl in the flavor. Everything has gone great with it other than I get a bunch of big red craters! What am I doing wrong? How do I make a strawberry swirl without having the cheesecake full of the cracks and craters?



Here is a second picture after it cools a bit. Some of the crack come back together and others are still wide open.


Edit:

I was using this recipe and then added my own swirl: https://sugarspunrun.com/best-cheesecake-recipe/
I'd mix a small amount of your cheesecake batter with your strawberry component to help with it's bake stability. Try that and swirl that in. Hope that helps.