Macadamia Brittle Cheesecake

Name: Macadamia Brittle Cheesecake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams 1/4 cup melted butter or margarine; 907 grams packages each) cream cheese; 4 larges eggs; 473 milliliters graham cracker crumbs; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel; 1 teaspoon lime juice; 1 teaspoons grated lime peel; 237 milliliters roasted macadamia nuts; 473 milliliters sour cream; 473 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Macadamia Brittle Cheesecake is a vegetarian recipe with 24 servings. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 329 calories, 5g of protein, and 24g of fat. Head to the store and pick up vanilla, cream, roasted macadamia nuts, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Coarsely chop nuts.

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Nuts

Pour 3/4 cup sugar into a 10- to 12-inch nonstick frying pan. Shake pan often over high heat until sugar melts and turns golden, 5 to 8 minutes; watch carefully. At once, stir in nuts, then immediately pour onto a 12- to 14-inch sheet of foil. With a spoon, press mixture to flatten slightly.

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Shake

Sugar

Nuts

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Frying Pan

Aluminum Foil

Let cool, then break brittle into about 1/4- to 1/2-inch chunks. If making ahead, store airtight up to 3 days.

In a 10-inch cheesecake pan with removable rim at least 2 1/2 inches tall, mix cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, and butter. Press crumb mixture evenly over the bottom and 1 1/2 to 2 inches up sides of pan.

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Cracker Crumbs

Cinnamon

Butter

Sugar

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Frying Pan

In a bowl, beat cream cheese and eggs with a mixer until smooth.

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Cream Cheese

Egg

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Blender

Bowl

Add 3/4 cup sugar, lemon peel and juice, lime peel and juice, vanilla, and 1/4 cup liqueur; beat until smooth. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the nut brittle.

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Lemon Peel

Lime Peel

Liqueur

Vanilla

Juice

Sugar

Pour into crust-lined pan.

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Crust

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Frying Pan

Bake in a 325 oven until center barely jiggles when cake is gently shaken, about 1 hour.

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Oven

Meanwhile, mix sour cream with 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon liqueur. Spoon onto hot cheesecake and gently spread to cover top. Return to oven and bake until sour cream is set when gently shaken, 10 to 15 minutes longer.

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Sour Cream