WATCH: How to Make a Pastillas Dulce de Leche Cheesecake
Use pastillas made from fresh carabao's milk-they are extra tasty and creamy!
This cheesecake is the ultimate treat. We combined two dessert favorites, pastillas and dulce de leche, to make a quick and easy cheesecake. You only need to bake it for 40 minutes!
Pastillas Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Recipe
Makes 1 9-inch cheesecake
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 cups digestive biscuits, crushed
1/2 cup butter, melted
½ cup pastillas, cut into ½-inch pieces, plus more for decorating
2 (227-gram) bars cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 medium-sized eggs, beaten slightly
1/4 cup store-bought dulce de leche
Extra dulce de leche, for drizzling
1
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2 Mix crushed biscuits with melted butter and press down onto the base of the pan.
3 Spread pastillas over the base and chill until ready to assemble.
4 Using a mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and eggs together until smooth and creamy.
5 Remove pan from refrigerator. Pour cream cheese mixture over the top of the pastillas and swirl dulce de leche in the mixture.
6 Bake for 40 minutes or until pale golden. When you gently shake the pan, the cake should only wobble slightly.
7 Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for about 10 to 15 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen the cake. Carefully remove the cheesecake from the pan. Transfer to a serving plate. Sprinkle top with a few pieces of pastillas, then drizzle with dulce de leche.
8 Cut into slices to serve. This cheesecake is best eaten when it is at room temperature.
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