Cheesecake With Praline Sauce
- Reviews 2
Ready In: 6 hrs 20 mins
Serves: 10-12
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 1⁄2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1⁄4 cup melted butter
Filling
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Topping
- 1 1⁄2 cups sour cream
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Praline Sauce
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup dark corn syrup
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- For the crust, stir together the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter. Pat this mixture into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch spring form pan.
- Make the filling: In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese and granulated sugar. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, and then beat in the vanilla. Pour the filling into the crust and bake for 1 hour. Remove the cake from the oven and cool for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the topping: In a bowl, mix the sour cream, sugar, and vanilla until well blended. Spread this mixture over the warm cake and return to the oven for 4 minutes. Let the cake cool to room temperature in the pan, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- At serving time, use a table knife to loosen the cake from the pan. Remove the sides of the pan and place the cake on a platter, leaving it on pan bottom.
- To make the praline sauce, in a small heavy saucepan stir together the brown sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the corn syrup and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the nuts and vanilla. Cool slightly.
- Serve the cheesecake, passing the sauce in a bowl with a small ladle.
- Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.
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