Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Dulce de leche Cheesecake



What could be better than caramel and cheesecake combined?
Nothing that I can think of at the moment!  
It's a new favorite! 



Dulce de leche Cheesecake

Crust:
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 TBSP sugar

Mix all crust ingredients and press firmly onto bottom 
and sides of a 9 inch spring-form pan.  

Cheesecake Filling:

4--8oz pkg cream cheese, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup heavy cream
4 eggs
1 can dulce de leche

 Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.  
Add heavy cream until combined.  
Add the eggs 1 at a time; mixing on low speed 
until filling is blended.  

Remove 1 1/4 cup filling and mix well with 
the can of dulce de leche.  
Pour the cheesecake batter over the crust 
and drop the caramel in dollops over the batter.  
Swirl gently with a knife.  

Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes on 325 degrees.  
Cool on counter for 10 minutes.  
Gently run knife around the edge.  
Refrigerate overnight before removing the rim. 
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This recipe is dedicated to my daughter Jessica
 and her friend Janette...
A couple of weeks ago, Jessica decided to make her own caramel by boiling a can of sweetened condensed milk...
as you surely can...

 

but...
as things sometimes go wrong...
the can turned into a "hot caramel bomb" as Jessica put it...
exploded all over their huge kitchen...
and all over them...
it took them 4 hours to clean all the caramel off everything...
she said she had even washed her hair 3 times 
and it was still full of caramel...
I know it wasn't funny at the time...
but maybe, they'll be able to laugh about it one day! 

For future caramel cravings, ladies, have I got a product for you!  
Nestle La Lechera Dulce de Leche!  
Yes, it's $4.00 a can, but it's not dangerous 
like the "do it yourself" caramel :)



Let's make the crust:

Melt the butter and add the sugar and graham cracker crumbs...


Press it well along the bottom and sides of the spring-form pan...


It will be perfect like this!


Now for the amazing filling:

Cream the sugar and the cream cheese until smooth...
add the eggs one at a time...
and then the cream...


Mix the 1 1/4 cup of the filling with the caramel...

Stir until well combined...


Add the cheesecake mixture to the pan...

Drop the caramel over the cheesecake in delicious dollops...


Take a knife and gently make swirls with the caramel...




Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes...


After it has been refrigerated over night, gently loosen the edges from the pan and remove the ring...


Enjoy each amazing piece!



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