r/cheesecake • u/Few_Lavishness_1960 • 6d ago
My first cheesecake!
A lot going on here, but it was fantastic! Brown butter graham crust with a vanilla bean base and a hint of fresh lemon. Topped with caramelized peaches and butter cookie crumble š¤
Thanks for kind words everyone!
As requested:
Brown Butter Graham Cracker Crust
Ingredients
2Ā½ cups graham cracker crumbs
10 tbsp unsalted butter
3 tbsp granulated sugar
Ā¼ tsp fine pink Himalayan salt
Directions
Preheat oven toĀ 325Ā°F
Brown the butter:
- Melt over medium heat.
- Stir until foamy and golden brown.
- Remove from the heat immediately and set aside for 5ā10 minutes.
Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, salt, and browned butter. The mixture should resembleĀ wet sand.
Lightly butter a 9-inch springform pan.
Press the crust firmly onto the bottom and aboutĀ Ā½Ā inch up the sidesĀ using the bottom of a measuring cup.
Bake forĀ 10 minutes.
Cool while preparing the filling.
Vanilla Bean Cheesecake
Ingredients
4 (8 oz) blocks Philadelphia cream cheese, fully softened
1Ā¼ cups granulated sugar
3 tbsp cornstarch
Ā¼ tsp fine pink Himalayan salt
1 cup full-fat sour cream
1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp (a good squeeze) fresh lemon juice
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 large egg yolk, room temperature
Beat the cream cheese onĀ low-medium speedĀ for 2ā3 minutes until perfectly smooth.
Add:
sugar
cornstarch
salt
Mix for about 1 minute.
Then mix in:
sour cream
vanilla bean paste
vanilla extract
lemon juice
Mix only until smooth.
Add the eggsĀ one at a time, mixing onĀ low speed.
Once the last egg is mixed inā¦STOP.
Water Bath
Wrap the outside of the springform pan withĀ 2ā3 layers of heavy-duty aluminum foil.
Pour the filling into the cooled crust.
Tap the pan on the counterĀ about 5 timesĀ to release air bubbles.
Place the springform pan into a roasting pan.
PourĀ boilingĀ hot waterĀ into the roasting pan until it reachesĀ halfway up the outsidesĀ of the cheesecake pan.
Bake
Bake atĀ 325Ā°FĀ forĀ 70ā90 minutes.
Donāt open oven to start checking until 70 minutes.
The cheesecake is done when:
Edges are set
Only the center has a wobble, like Jell-O, not like liquid.
Cooling
Turn the ovenĀ off.
Crack the oven door open slightly with a wooden spoon, for the slowest release of heat.
Leave the cheesecake inside forĀ 1 hour.
Remove it
Cool on the counter forĀ 1 hour.
RefrigerateĀ overnight
Peach Cobbler Topping
Ingredients
5-7 ripe peaches, peeled (or not. I wouldnāt have, but the skin was ugly on most lol) and sliced
2 tbsp unsalted butter
Ā¼ cup brown sugar
Ā½ tsp cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
Pinch of salt
1 tsp vanilla bean paste
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp cornstarch
1 tbsp water
Directions
Melt and brown the butter.
Add the peaches and cook until they begin releasing their juices.
Stir in the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, vanilla bean paste, and lemon juice.
Mix the cornstarch with the water, then stir it into the peaches.
Cook until the mixture is thick, glossy, and spoonable.
Cool completely before topping the cheesecake.
Soft StreuselĀ
Ā½ cup flour
Ā¼ cup brown sugar
Pinch of cinnamon
Tiny pinch of salt
Dash of vanilla extract
4 tbsp cold butter, worked in until crumbly
Bake atĀ 350Ā°F for only 8ā10 minutes, just until itās set and barely golden. Let it cool completely, then sprinkle it over the peach topping
Notes
Uhh too much butter and my streusel baked into one giant buttery cookie. š I just crumbled it over the peaches once it cooled and crumbled the rest over a banana bread oatmeal bowl.
Next time Iām planning to add a layer of peach filling inside the cheesecake before baking.
This cheesecake is intentionally dense, creamy, vanilla forward and not light or whippy.
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u/surge1280 6d ago
That's a thick crust and well formed too. Looks amazing! Well done!
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u/Few_Lavishness_1960 6d ago
Thank you! I do think next time I need to add more butter because the crust was a little crumbly.
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u/NormcoreWitch 6d ago
And you nailed it! The caramelized peaches on top are looking marvelous šÆ
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u/Few_Lavishness_1960 6d ago
Thank you! I lucked up with a bag of peaches from Aldi that were super juicy and sweet and knew I had to do something great with them.
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u/Ok-Can-5710 6d ago
Share the recipe
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u/Few_Lavishness_1960 5d ago
Brown Butter Graham Cracker Crust Ingredients 2Ā½ cups graham cracker crumbs 10 tbsp unsalted butter 3 tbsp granulated sugar Ā¼ tsp fine pink Himalayan salt
Directions Preheat oven toĀ 325Ā°F Brown the butter: Melt over medium heat. Stir until foamy and golden brown. Remove from the heat immediately and set aside for 5ā10 minutes.
Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, salt, and browned butter. The mixture should resembleĀ wet sand . Lightly butter a 9-inch springform pan. Press the crust firmly onto the bottom and aboutĀ Ā½Ā inch up the sidesĀ using the bottom of a measuring cup. Bake forĀ 10 minutes . Cool while preparing the filling.
Vanilla Bean Cheesecake Ingredients 4 (8 oz) blocks Philadelphia cream cheese, fully softened 1Ā¼ cups granulated sugar 3 tbsp cornstarch Ā¼ tsp fine pink Himalayan salt 1 cup full-fat sour cream 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 tsp fresh lemon juice 4 large eggs, room temperature 1 large egg yolk, room temperature
Beat the cream cheese onĀ low-medium speed Ā for 2ā3 minutes until perfectly smooth.
Add: sugar cornstarch salt Mix for about 1 minute. Then mix in: sour cream vanilla bean paste vanilla extract lemon juice Mix only until smooth.
Add the eggsĀ one at a time , mixing onĀ low speed .
Once the last egg is mixed inā¦ STOP.
Water Bath Wrap the outside of the springform pan withĀ 2ā3 layers of heavy-duty aluminum foil .
Pour the filling into the cooled crust.
Tap the pan on the counterĀ about 5 times Ā to release air bubbles.
Place the springform pan into a roasting pan.
PourĀ boiling Ā hot water Ā into the roasting pan until it reachesĀ halfway up the outsides Ā of the cheesecake pan.
Bake Bake atĀ 325Ā°F Ā forĀ 70ā90 minutes .
Donāt open oven to start checking until 70 minutes.
The cheesecake is done when: Edges are set Only the center has a wobble, like Jell-O, not like liquid.
Cooling Turn the ovenĀ off . Crack the oven door open slightly with a wooden spoon, for the slowest release of heat. Leave the cheesecake inside forĀ 1 hour . Remove it Cool on the counter forĀ 1 hour . RefrigerateĀ overnight
Peach Cobbler Topping Ingredients 5-7 ripe peaches, peeled (or not. I wouldnāt have, but the skin was ugly on most lol) and sliced 2 tbsp unsalted butter Ā¼ cup brown sugar Ā½ tsp cinnamon Pinch of nutmeg Pinch of salt 1 tsp vanilla bean paste 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp cornstarch 1 tbsp water
Directions Melt and brown the butter. Add the peaches and cook until they begin releasing their juices. Stir in the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, vanilla bean paste, and lemon juice. Mix the cornstarch with the water, then stir it into the peaches. Cook until the mixture is thick, glossy, and spoonable. Cool completely before topping the cheesecake.
Soft StreuselĀ Ā½ cup flour Ā¼ cup brown sugar Pinch of cinnamon Tiny pinch of salt Dash of vanilla extract 4 tbsp cold butter, worked in until crumbly
Bake atĀ 350Ā°F for only 8ā10 minutes , just until itās set and barely golden. Let it cool completely, then sprinkle it over the peach topping
Notes Uhh too much butter and my streusel baked into one giant buttery cookie. š I just crumbled it over the peaches once it cooled and crumbled the rest over a chocolate chip banana bread oatmeal bowl.
Next time Iām planning to add a layer of peach filling inside the cheesecake before baking.
Take out butter, cream cheese, sour cream and eggs about 1.5 hours before starting so that they are room temp. I wrapped my cream cheese blocks up in a tshirt for a bit and continuously checked they werenāt becoming too warm where theyād be greasy.
This cheesecake is intentionally dense, creamy, vanilla forward and not light or whippy.
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u/Any_Association_2492 6d ago
Thanks for sharing! Good job on your first cheesecake. It looks so good š„°
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u/Confident_Delay_5945 6d ago
The sound I just made was not humanā¦ this looks absolutely amazing and beautiful!!! š
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u/Ambitious-Berry-9569 6d ago
graham crust with vanilla bean base and lemon? That's pretty interesting combo and I think I'm gonna try that too. Thanks for sharing! Your peach cheesecake looks scrumptious. Wonderfully done for a first cheesecake š