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Friday, March 28, 2014

Make Your Own: Dulce de Leche Cheesecake


  • READY IN7 hr

Philadelphia® Dulce de Leche Cheesecake

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"The creamy, cheesecake filling is sweetened with rich dulce de leche, and drizzled with more before serving."
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So if you have read my prior post on making your own sweetened condensed milk, you will find that this baking trip is right up your alley!!
Dulce de leche (pronounced: [ˈdulse ðe ˈletʃe]Portuguesedoce de leite [ˈdosi dʒi ˈlejtʃi] or [ˈdose de ˈlejte]) is a confection prepared by slowly heating sweetened milk to create a product that derives its taste from the caramelization of the product, changing flavor and color. Literally translated, it means "candy of milk" or "candy [made] of milk", "milk candy", or "milk jam" in the same way that dulce de frutilla is strawberry jam. It is popular in South America, notably in Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia and Venezuela. The dulce de leche of El Salvador has a soft, crumbly texture, with an almost crystallized form. In Colombia and Venezuela it's known as "Arequipe". A Mexican version calledcajeta is made from goat's milk. In the Dominican Republic it is made with equal parts milk and sugar with cinnamon, and the texture is more like fudge. In Puerto Rico dulce de leche is sometimes made with unsweetened coconut milk.
A French version, known as confiture de lait, is very similar to the spreadable forms of dulce de leche.
The Norwegian HaPå spread is a commercial variant that is thicker and less sweet. The name is an abbreviation of "Hamar" where it originally was made and "Pålegg"(spread). "Ha på" literally means "put on" as a reference to putting it on a slice of bread. HaPå originated during the Second World War when, due to the scarcity of supplies, housewives would boil Viking-melk (a type of condensed milk) to a very similar type of spread. After the war the production was commercialized and continues to this day.
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Directions

  1. Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
  2. Pour condensed milk into 9-inch pie plate; cover with foil. Place in shallow pan filled with boiling water to 1-inch depth. Bake 1 hour. Remove pie plate from water bath. Beat milk with whisk until smooth. Cool 1 hour. Remove 1/2 cup sauce; refrigerate remaining sauce for later use.
  3. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix graham crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add reserved dulce de leche sauce; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
  4. Bake 40 to 45 min. or until centre is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours.
  5. Pour remaining sauce into microwaveable bowl when ready to serve cheesecake. Microwave on HIGH 15 sec. or until warmed; stir. Drizzle over cheesecake.
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  • PREP15 mins
  • READY IN7 hrs

Footnotes

  • Make Ahead: The dulce de leche sauce can be stored in refrigerator up to 1 week before using as directed.
  • Shortcut: Prepared dulce de leche sauce can be purchased in gourmet food stores.
  • Size-Wise: Dessert can be part of a balanced diet but remember to keep tabs on portions.

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