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Brown Sugar Cheesecake with Bourbon Butterscotch Sauce
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Ingredients (view qty in metric system instead)
Crust: 1/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted and cooled 16 chocolate wafer cookies 4 graham crackers 1/3 cup dark brown sugar 6 tbsp. butter, softened
Filling: 24 ounces cream cheese, softened 4 large eggs 3 tbsp. bourbon 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 cup dark brown sugar
Topping: 2 cups sour cream 2 tbsp. dark brown sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Sauce: 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup bourbon 6 tbsp. butter
Directions
For Crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine pecans, wafers and grahams in a food processor and finely grind. Add sugar and butter and pulse until combined. Press into bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Wrap outside of pan tightly with foil.
For Filling: Beat cream cheese until fluffy in a large bowl. Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing on low speed. Beat in bourbon, vanilla and sugar until just combined. Pour over crust and place pan in a water bath. Bake 40 to 50 minutes until set. Remove pan from bath and refrigerate 60 minutes.
For Topping: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Stir together sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Spread evenly over top of cheesecake and bake 5 minutes. Refrigerate at least 8 hours. Remove pan sides and refrigerate cheesecake, covered, until ready to serve. Cut into wedges and serve with sauce.
For Sauce: Cook sugar in a large pan, stirring over medium-low heat until melted and pale golden. Cook, without stirring, until deep golden. Remove from heat and carefully add water and bourbon. Simmer until caramel is dissolved. Stir in butter. Cool sauce until warm.
Makes 1 cheesecake with sauce.
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