Bonnie's Bakers

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Dulce de Leche Cheesecake

I found this on Pinterest. It doesn't look quite like the picture of the one I found but is very good anyway. I think it is because she made her own dulce de leche. I found a can of it at Wal-Mart and just used it. My friend made her own as well just from sweet and condensed milk. I tried it and I am not talking about it. It was a big mess. So mine was darker but both very good.
Crust:
17 whole graham crackers finely ground
2 Tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
10 Tablespoons butter

Filling:
3 (8oz) packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1/2 cup dulce de leche
2 teaspoons vanilla

Glaze:
2/3 cup dulce de leche
3 Tablespoons heavy whipping cream (if you buy the dulce de leche you will need a lot more)

Preheat oven to 350. Coat a 13x9 inch baking pan with spray. Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Add melted butter, stir until coated. Transfer crumb mixture to pan. Press evenly onto bottom of pan. Bake until crust is light golden, about 10 minutes. Cool completely on rack.
Blend cream cheese and sugar until smooth and creamy. Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing after each one. Add dulce de leche and vanilla; process until blended. Spread batter evenly over cooled crust. Bake until just set in center and edges are puffed and slightly cracked, about 38 minutes. Cool completely.
Heat dulce de leche and 3 tablespoons cream in microwave in 10 seconds intervals until melted. Stir to blend, adding more cream it too thick to pour. Pour glaze over cooled cheesecake; spread evenly. Refrigerate until chilled.
If you buy your dulche de leche you should only need 1 can. For the glaze I used quite about a bit more than 3 tablespoons. But I think it is thinner if you make your own.

1 comment:

  1. This was so good Molly...Tony loved it as well. Thanks for sending a piece with me for him!:)

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