Cheesecake Brulee

Cheesecake Brûlée

–a smooth, creamy center, a crisp caramel topping and a buttery crust —

16oz. cream cheese I Tbs. vanilla paste*

1/4 cup plus 4 Tbs. sugar Icup graham cracker crumbs

2 Tbs. sour cream 4 Tbs. (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted 2 eggs and

cooled
1/4 cup heavy cream 2 Tbs. brown sugar

Preheatoven to 325°F; have a pot of boiling water ready.
Prepare pan(s): In a bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs,

butter and brown sugar; stir until blended and divide mixture among fourmini-springform pans. With fingers, pat mixture evenly onto bottoms.
In bowl of an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and sourcream; beat on medium speed until smooth. Add eggs, heavy cream and vanillapaste; beat until smooth.
Divide cream cheese mixture among pans. Line

outside of pans with heavy-duty aluminum foil, shiny-side out; arrange them in abaking pan. Add boiling water to fill baking pan halfway up sides of springformpans. Bake until filling is set, 35-40 min.
Refrigerate at least 3 hours. Just before serving, unmoldcheesecakes and sprinkle one tablespoon sugar over each surface. With a kitchentorch, move flame continuously in small circles around surface until sugarmelts, bubbles and lightly browns.

Makes 4 mini-cheesecakes or one regular cheesecake.

(Above recipe was adapted from an ad formini-cheesecake pans and, of course, kitchen torches, in a Williams-Sonomacatalog.)

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