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Sopaipilla Cheesecake


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Serves 12-16 | Prep Time 30 | Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Why I Love This Recipe

My soon-to-be mother-in-law and her family are from New Mexico and they celebrate Christmas Eve with a candlelight church service and a big family dinner of posole and tamales. This year, I'm bring a dessert and I wanted to make sure it would be one to impress. I took inspiration from another New Mexican treat--sopaipillas. Cinnamon sugar, Mexican vanilla, and honey meet cheesecake. Que delicioso!


Ingredients You'll Need

For the crust:
12 honey graham crackers, processed into crumbs
1 TBSP vanilla sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 TBSP butter, melted

For the cheesecake:
3 (8-oz.) bricks cream cheese
1 c. sour cream
1 c. vanilla sugar
4 eggs
1 TBSP Mexican vanilla extract
1/3 c. honey
1/4 c. cinnamon sugar mixture

For the garnish:
honey, for drizzling
confectioner's sugar, for dusting


Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wrap a springform pan with foil. (This will prevent water from the water bath getting into the pan.)


2. Combine all ingredients for the crust and press into a springform pan, going halfway up the sides. bake for ten minutes. Allow to cool.


3. While crust is cooling, beat cream cheese and sour cream until well combined. Add vanilla sugar and beat on medium speed until creamy, about three minutes.


4. Add in eggs, one at a time, and beat until thoroughly combined.


5. Add Mexican vanilla, honey, and cinnamon to cream cheese mixture. Pour over cooled crust.


6. Place springform pan in a water bath and bake for approximately one hour.


7. After one hour, remove cheesecake from the oven. (The center will still be jiggly and the outer edges of the cheesecake will be pulling slightly away from the sides of the pan.) Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture evenly over the top of the cheesecake.


8. Turn oven to broil and place cheesecake back in the oven. Watch carefully and pull the cheesecake from the oven as soon as the cinnamon sugar has caramelized. Place on a wire rack and allow to cool, uncovered, for three hours then cover and place in the refrigerator for at least three hours before serving.


9. To serve, cut into 12-16 pieces. Place each slice on a plate, then drizzle with honey and sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.


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