Palm Beach Cheesecake
From goodeat 14 years agoIngredients
- -----FOR THE CRUST----- shopping list
- 1 cup walnuts, ground shopping list
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs shopping list
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted shopping list
- -----FOR THE FILLING----- shopping list
- 1 1/2 pounds cream cheese shopping list
- 1 1/4 cups dark brown sugar shopping list
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla shopping list
- 3 eggs shopping list
- 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped shopping list
- -----FOR THE PRALINE SAUCE----- shopping list
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar shopping list
- 4 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 1/2 cup heavy cream shopping list
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped shopping list
- 25 walnut, halves shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Make the crust: Combine the ground walnuts, graham cracker crumbs, and melted butter. Press the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan.
- 2. Make the filling: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Cream the cheese with sugar and vanilla. Add eggs gradually, beating until smooth. Stir in walnuts. Pour into crusts and bake for 1 1/2 hours, until barely set. Cool inpan on rack. (May be prepared up to 48 hours in advance if covered and refrigerated)
- 3. Make the sauce: Heat the sugar and butter over medium high heat, stirring until smooth. Whisk in cream. Boil, whisking, about 5 minutes, until sugar barely begins to caramelize. Add walnuts. Cool to lukewarm. Slice cheesecake, top with sauce and garnish with walnut halves.
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