Hey everyone! I just started a fun new pin board today and have
invited several of my foodie friends to pin to it, so it should have
some seriously delicious stuff on it for you to pin and make. You can
click on the link HERE to follow. It’s the first group board I’ve created so I hope to make it a success! Thanks for your support!!
Now
for this post, I just have to say it. I really don’t like these photos.
BUT, these cheesecakes were so good that I just had to share anyway. I
took pictures twice, yesterday then again today and I’m just not getting
the photos to turn out how I’d like (for example, that caramel sauce in
the second and third pic – yeah it looks artificial but it’s real).
These dark rainy days are just that, dark out. Frustrating but on a
better note, since I made these two days in a row that means I get to
eat them two days in a row! I’ll never complain about eating cheesecake.
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I
post cheesecake and other various cheesecake inspired desserts quite a
bit. Cheesecake and ice cream and anything chocolate are all probably my
favorite desserts, so I make them way too much I’m sure. Last week I
posted Pumpkin Cheesecake Breakfast Smoothies (that are actually healthy yet so creamy and delicious), Pumpkin Cheesecake Cupcakes
and now these, just to finish off that pumpkin cheesecake list (all
though some form of pumpkin cheesecake cookie or blondie is sounding
seriously tasty. I’ll resist though and wait until next year for that
:).
These cheesecakes are so easy. Their texture is more like a mousse
than an actual cheesecake (to be more cheesecake-like you could probably
add in some dissolved gelatin). They are amazingly fluffy and perfectly
creamy. The caramel is optional if you aren’t feeling up to making it
(did I really just list caramel as optional? In my mind caramel it is a
must!) and you could replace that 2 Tbsp of caramel in the mixture with
an equal amount of brown sugar. You really should make them with caramel
though, just saying. Also, if you can’t find the Biscoff cookies then
you could make a graham cracker crust instead (make one and half of this
recipe here). And if you aren’t a salty caramel kind of person, of course just omit the sea salt. Enjoy!
No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecakes with Salted Caramel Sauce
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
16 Biscoff cookies, finely crushed
2 Tbsp butter, melted
1 2/3 cup heavy cream, divided
8 oz cream cheese (cold)
2 Tbsp caramel sauce, plus more for topping, recipe follows
6 Tbsp packed light-brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 pinch ground cloves
1 cup canned pumpkin puree, chilled
Flaked or coarse sea salt (optional)
Directions
In a mixing bowl (or food processor if that's what you used to crush cookies) blend together butter and crushed Biscoff cookies until evenly moistened. Divide mixture among six small cups and gently press into an even layer.
In a mixing bowl, using an electric hand mixer, whip 1 cup heavy cream until stiff peaks form. In a separate mixing bowl, whip cream cheese with caramel sauce until smooth, then blend in brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves and whip until sugar has dissolved and mixture is fluffy. Fold in pumpkin puree, then fold in whipped heavy cream.
Pipe or spoon pumpkin cheesecake mixture over cookie crumb layer in cups, then whip remaining 2/3 cup heavy cream until stiff peaks form and pipe or dollop over tops. Drizzle each with caramel sauce and sprinkle lightly with sea salt and serve.
Notes: Assemble cheesecakes within 1 hour of serving for best results (and preferably drizzle caramel just before serving). Store ingredients in refrigerator until ready to assemble.
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Caramel Sauce
Ingredients
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp water
1/4 cup salted butter
1/2 cup heavy cream
Directions
Gather all of your ingredients and have them nearby ready to add to the mixture as needed. In a heavy-bottomed 3 quart saucepan, heat sugar and water over medium-high heat whisking constantly to dissolve sugar. Once mixture reaches a boil, stop whisking and allow mixture to boil until it reaches a dark amber color, carefully swirling pan occasionally. Once mixture reaches a dark amber color, immediately add butter and whisk until butter has melted then immediately remove from heat. Carefully pour in cream and immediately whisk to combine (it will bubble vigorously). Whisk until mixture is smooth. Pour caramel into a glass jar to cool, sprinkle lightly with sea salt when serving if desired.
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
16 Biscoff cookies, finely crushed
2 Tbsp butter, melted
1 2/3 cup heavy cream, divided
8 oz cream cheese (cold)
2 Tbsp caramel sauce, plus more for topping, recipe follows
6 Tbsp packed light-brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 pinch ground cloves
1 cup canned pumpkin puree, chilled
Flaked or coarse sea salt (optional)
Directions
In a mixing bowl (or food processor if that's what you used to crush cookies) blend together butter and crushed Biscoff cookies until evenly moistened. Divide mixture among six small cups and gently press into an even layer.
In a mixing bowl, using an electric hand mixer, whip 1 cup heavy cream until stiff peaks form. In a separate mixing bowl, whip cream cheese with caramel sauce until smooth, then blend in brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves and whip until sugar has dissolved and mixture is fluffy. Fold in pumpkin puree, then fold in whipped heavy cream.
Pipe or spoon pumpkin cheesecake mixture over cookie crumb layer in cups, then whip remaining 2/3 cup heavy cream until stiff peaks form and pipe or dollop over tops. Drizzle each with caramel sauce and sprinkle lightly with sea salt and serve.
Notes: Assemble cheesecakes within 1 hour of serving for best results (and preferably drizzle caramel just before serving). Store ingredients in refrigerator until ready to assemble.
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Caramel Sauce
Ingredients
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp water
1/4 cup salted butter
1/2 cup heavy cream
Directions
Gather all of your ingredients and have them nearby ready to add to the mixture as needed. In a heavy-bottomed 3 quart saucepan, heat sugar and water over medium-high heat whisking constantly to dissolve sugar. Once mixture reaches a boil, stop whisking and allow mixture to boil until it reaches a dark amber color, carefully swirling pan occasionally. Once mixture reaches a dark amber color, immediately add butter and whisk until butter has melted then immediately remove from heat. Carefully pour in cream and immediately whisk to combine (it will bubble vigorously). Whisk until mixture is smooth. Pour caramel into a glass jar to cool, sprinkle lightly with sea salt when serving if desired.
Recipe Source: Cooking Classy, inspired by My Baking Addiction
