Praline and goat cheese cheesecake with praline sauce

12 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2cupsGraham cracker crumbs
½cupChopped roasted pecans
cupMelted butter
poundsCream cheese; room temperature
½poundsGoat cheese; room temperature
cupSugar
1cupSour cream
3Eggs
1tablespoonCornstarch
¼cupHeavy cream
1cupCrushed Pralines; see * Note
1teaspoonVanilla
=== TOPPING ===
¼cupSour cream
¼cupGoat cheese; room temperature
3tablespoonsHoney
¼cupGraham cracker crumbs
1cupPraline sauce or carmel sauce
1cupCandied pecans; store bought
Whipped cream in pastry bag; with star tip
Fresh mint sprigs

Directions

* Note: See the “Pralines I” recipe which is included in this collection.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl combine the crumbs, pecans and butter together. Press into a 10-inch springform pan. Allow the crust to come up the sides of the pan. For the filling: In a food processor, combine the cheese, sugar and sour cream and blend until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time until incorporated. Dissolve the cornstarch in the cream and add to the cream cheese mixture. Fold in the Pralines and vanilla. Pour the filling into the springform and bake for 1 hour or until the cake has set. For the topping: Combine all the ingredients together and mix until smooth. After removing from the oven, run a knife around the edges of the pan to prevent the cake from cracking. After the cake has cooled spread the topping evenly over the top of the cake and sprinkle the top of the cake with the graham cracker crumbs. Place a piece of the cake in the center of the plate. Drizzle the praline sauce over the cake and sprinkle the pecans around the plate. Garnish with the whipped cream and fresh mint. This recipe yields 12 servings.

Comments: The original recipe title as listed is “Praline And Goat Cheese Cheesecake With Praline Sauce And Candied Pecans”.

Recipe Source: ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EE-2264 broadcast 03-10-1997) Downloaded from their Web-Site -

Formatted for MasterCook by MR MAD, aka Joe Comiskey - jpmd44a@...

03-13-1997

Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse

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