Dulce de Leche Cheesecake with a Maria Cookie Crust.

Preparar

1. 🥄Heat oven to 325ºF.

Cocinar

1. 🔥Place cookies in bowl of food processor.

Pasos

1. 🧂Pulse 30 seconds, or until finely ground.

Cocinar

1. 🍳(Or, crush them by hand by placing cookies in zip-top bag and using the bottom of a heavy skillet, pound cookies until finely crushed)
2. 🫇transfer cookie crumbs to bowl.

Preparar

1. 🫇Add softened butter, stirring until combined.
2. 🍽️Transfer cookie mixture to 9” spring form pan.

Cocinar

1. 🍽️Using your fingers, press cookie crumbs evenly onto bottom and sides of pan.
2. 🌿Bake until firm and fragrant, about 10 minutes.

Pasos

1. 🌿Allow to cool.

Preparar

1. ✨Set electric mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese until fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Pasos

1. 🥄Add condensed milk; beat until smooth, 1 minute.
2. 🔥Beat in eggs, vanilla and 3 tbsp.

Preparar

1. 🔥dulce de leche (caramel) until combined, 3 minutes.
2. 🧂Pour filling into prepared crust.

Cocinar

1. 🧂Bake until golden brown and set, but still a little wiggly in the middle, 45 – 55 minutes.

Pasos

1. 🍳Turn off oven; partially open oven door.
2. 🫇Let cheesecake sit in oven until it come to room temperature, about 1 hour.
3. 🍽️Transfer cheesecake to refrigerator; cool completely, at least 4 hours.
4. 🌿Remove cooled cheesecake from sprigform pan.
5. ✨Place remaining dulce de leche in ziplock bag.
6. 🥄Using scissors, snip small hole in corner of bag.
7. 🔥Applying even pressure on “pastry bag,” paint stripes on your finished cheesecake.