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Thursday, August 15, 2013

White Chocolate Biscoff Cheesecake

I've discovered Biscoff. Cookies and spread. So I thought why not combine them with a little white chocolate to make a scrumptious dessert. Here's what I came up with. Can you say delicious? I can.... White Chocolate Biscoff Cheesecake!!!!!!


White Chocolate Biscoff Cheesecake



Crust:

2 cups Biscoff cookie crumbs (1 8-ounce package)
¼ cup sugar
1 stick butter (1/2 cup) ~ melted

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and stir to combine.

Press mixture into a 9" springform pan that's been sprayed with cooking spray and the bottom lined with parchment paper.

Cheesecake batter:

2 8-ounce packages cream cheese
3 eggs ~ separated
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup white chocolate chips ~ melted
1/2 cup Biscoff Spread


In a large mixing bowl, cream the cream cheese until lump free.

Add egg yolks and mix well.

Slowly add the sugar and mix.

Add the vanilla.

Mix to combine.

In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. Mix half of the egg whites into the batter. Then gently fold in the rest of the egg whites.

Pour filling into prepared pan.

Combine melted white chocolate chips and Biscoff spread.

Drizzle 1/2 of the Biscoff mixture over batter and gently swirl through with a knife but don't mix in.

Bake for 1 – 1 ¼ hours or until center is no longer jiggly.
Place on a wire rack to cool.

Chill several hours or overnight before serving.

Serve with remaining Biscoff mixture. 


Here we go!

Here we go!


Pulse the cookies in a food processor or crush with a rolling pin.
Pulse the cookies in a food 
processor or crush with a rolling pin.


Combine the crumbs, sugar and butter.
Combine the crumbs, sugar and butter.


Then press into your prepared springform pan.
Then press into your prepared springform pan.


In a mixing bowl, cream the cream cheese until smooth then add the egg YOLKS.
In a mixing bowl, cream the cream 
cheese until smooth then add the egg YOLKS.


Then slowly add the sugar.
Then slowly add the sugar.


Then the vanilla.
Then the vanilla.


In a separate bowl, whip the egg WHITES until stiff.
In a separate bowl, whip the 
egg WHITES until stiff.


Add half the egg whites to the batter and mix in.
Add half the egg whites to the batter and mix in.


Then gently fold in the remaining egg whites.
Then gently fold in the remaining egg whites.


Pour into your prepared pan.
Pour into your prepared pan.


Melt the white chocolate chips together with the Biscoff in the microwave. Stir to smooth and combine.
Melt the white chocolate chips 
together with the Biscoff in the 
microwave. Stir to smooth and combine.


Drizzle half the mixture over the cheesecake batter.
Drizzle half the mixture over the cheesecake batter.


Then swirl through with a table knife but don't mix in.
Then swirl through with a table 
knife but don't mix in.


Bake!
Bake!


Serve with remaining Biscoff mixture drizzled on top! Oh yeah!!!!!
Serve with remaining Biscoff mixture 
drizzled on top! Oh yeah!!!!!