Dulce de Leche Cheescake Recipe

Technically speaking, Dulce de leche is Spanish for a milk based sauce which is created by slowly heating sweetened milk until it produces a sauce vaguely similar to caramel in taste. Often found as a syrup or a hard candy made from dulce de leche, it is also the base for many elaborate desserts traditionally found in Argentine and Urugayan cuisine.

Now that we have all the technical 'stuff' out of the way, here is a great Dulce de Leche cheesecake recipe to try. It takes some time to prepare and you need to be careful that your sauce doesn't burn but if you are looking for a delicious finish to an amazing gourmet meal, the end result is well worth it!

Dulce De Leche Cheesecake Recipe

Dulce de leche:
1 quart whole milk
2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch cinnamon

Cheesecake:
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup dulce de leche

SAUCE:
Combine ingredients in a large heavy saucepan. Place over medium heat and cook without stirring until mixture boils, 15 to 20 minutes. Briefly remove from heat. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, 45 minutes to 1 hour. When the mixture becomes a caramel color and is think enough that you can see the bottom of the pan as you stir, remove it from heat. Use at room temperature or cover and refrigerate.
Yield: 2 cups

CHEESECAKE: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place cream cheese in a food processor and process until soft. With the machine running, drop in eggs, followed by heavy cream, vanilla then dulce de leche. Place the mixture in 9 inch pie dish. Put the dish in a large pan and add hot water until it comes halfway up the side of pie dish. Place in the oven and bake about an hour or until cake tester comes out clean and top is fairly firm. Let rest one hour, then serve at once, or refrigerate, but remove from refrigerator one half- hour before serving.

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