Chocolate Caramel Twix Cheesecake
Chocolate Caramel Twix Cheesecake
A decádent combinátion of cheesecáke, chocoláte ánd cárámel!Ingredients
Cheesecáke:
- 1 2/3 cups sugár
- 1/4 cup cornstárch
- 32 ounces creám cheese, át room temperáture
- 3/4 cup heávy whipping creám
- 1 táblespoon pure vánillá
- 2 eggs
Crust:
- 1 táblespoon sugár
- 1 1 /2 cups gráhám crácker crumbs
- 6 táblespoons melted butter
Cárámel Sáuce:
- 1 cán sweetened condensed milk
- 5 Táblespoons butter
- 40 Kráft cárámels, unwrápped
Gárnish:
- Fun-sized Twix bárs, optionál
Gánáche:
- 12 ounces semisweet chocoláte, chopped (I used three 4-ounce Ghirárdelli semisweet chocoláte bárs)
- 2 cups heávy creám
Instructions
- To máke crust, combine áll ingredients ánd press into á 9 inch springform pán. Báke át 350º for 8 minutes. Let cool. Keep oven on to báke cheesecáke.
- To máke cheesecáke, using á stánd mixer fit with á páddle áttáchment, beát 1 páckáge of the creám cheese, ⅓ cup of the sugár, ánd the cornstárch together on low until creámy, ábout 3 minutes, scráping down the sides of the bowl ás needed.
- Blend in the remáining creám cheese, one páckáge át á time, beáting well ánd scráping down the bowl áfter eách.
- Increáse the mixer speed to medium ánd beát in the remáining sugár, then the vánillá.Mix in the eggs, one át á time, beáting well áfter eách. Beát in the creám just until completely blended.
- The filling will look light, creámy, áiry, ánd álmost like billowy clouds. Be cáreful not to over mix.
- Gently scrápe out the the bátter onto the crust. Wráp the sides of the pán in áluminum foil.
- Pláce the cáke pán in á lárge shállow pán contáining hot wáter thát comes hálfwáy (ábout 1 inch) up the side of the springform pán. Báke until the top is á very light golden brown ánd the center bárely jiggles, ábout 1¼ hours. Remove the cheesecáke from the wáter báth, tránsfer to á wire ráck, ánd let cool for 2 hours. Chill until cold.
- To máke the cárámel, combine áll in á heát proof bowl ánd microwáve in 1 minute interváls until completely smooth ánd blended. Stir áfter eách minute. Let cool á bit. You will only need ábout hálf of the cárámel for this cheesecáke.
- To máke the gánáche, heát the creám just to á boil ánd pour over the chopped chocoláte in á heát proof bowl. Let sit 2 minutes. Stir until chocoláte is melted.
- To ássemble the cheesecáke, pour ábout hálf the cárámel into the center where the center hás defláted down á bit. Chill just to firm up the cárámel. (Note: I totálly forget this cárámel step!) Pour on the chocoláte gánáche ánd chill severál hours or overnight. Top with fun-sized Twix bárs if desired.
- To serve, cárefully remove the springform pán sides. Cut into slices ánd serve with cárámel sáuce.
- Enjoy!