RCI-BR.004.0043.001

Creme Brulee Cheesecake

Name: Creme Brulee Cheesecake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Ingredients: 3 cups vanilla wafer crumbs; ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter (melted); 6 tablespoon brown sugar (light or dark); 6 unit (8-ounce) bricks cream cheese (softened); 6 tablespoons low-fat sour cream; 1½ cups sugar; 6 unit eggs; ¾ cup heavy cream; 4 teaspoons grated orange peel; 1 unit boiling water (for baking cake); ¾ cup sugar

American cuisine | Vegetarian Cuisine | Holiday Recipes

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

vanilla wafer crumbs
3 cups
(1½ sticks) unsalted butter
melted
¾ cup
brown sugar
light or dark
6 tablespoon
(8-ounce) bricks cream cheese
softened
6 unit
low-fat sour cream
6 tablespoons
sugar
1½ cups
eggs
6 unit
heavy cream
¾ cup
grated orange peel
4 teaspoons
boiling water (for baking cake)
1 unit
sugar
¾ cup

Method

In a bowl, mix vanilla wafer crumbs, butter and brown sugar until well-blended.

Pat the wafer mixture into the bottom and sides of a 10-inch springform pan.

Set aside.

In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, sour cream and 1½ cups sugar on medium speed of electric mixer until smooth.

Add eggs, heavy cream and orange peel.

Beat until all the mixture is smooth.

Pour cream cheese mixture into the springform pan.

Place the springform pan into a larger pan.

Add boiling water to the larger pan to come halfway up the sides of the springform pan.

Bake for 50 minutes or until set.

Carefully remove the springform pan from the water and cool at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Refrigerate for 3 hours.

Remove cake from the springform pan.

Sprinkle sugar on top of cheesecake.

Broil under the oven broiler until the sugar melts and browns (be careful not to burn the sugar).

Creme Brulee Cheesecake

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