Dubai Chocolate Cheesecake

Name: Dubai Chocolate Cheesecake
Total time: 60 min
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 2 cups kataifi; 5 tbsp butter; 0.33 cup granulated sugar; 0.5 cup crushed raw Turkish pistachios; 1 pinch salt; 3 packages (8 oz) cream cheese; 0.33 cup sour cream; 0.75 cup heavy cream; 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 0.5 tbsp corn starch; 1 tsp vanilla; 3 large eggs; 1.5 cups kataifi; 1 tbsp peanut oil; 1 heaping cup pistachio cream; 0.25 cup crushed pistachios; 125 g high quality chocolate (66% cocoa)

Serves 1

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Dubai Chocolate Cheesecake

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Directions

1Cut the kataifi into small pieces.
2In a medium pan over low heat, toast the kataifi with 1 tbsp of butter until light golden brown.
3Add remaining butter and continue toasting until crisp and golden brown. Remove from heat and let cool.
4In a medium bowl, mix the toasted kataifi, sugar, pistachios, and melted butter.
5Press the mixture into the bottom of a springform pan to create the crust.
6In a bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream, heavy cream, sugar, flour, cornstarch, and vanilla until smooth.
7Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
8Pour the cheesecake batter over the crust.
9Bake according to your oven instructions. (This step is not shown in video)
10Melt the chocolate.
11In a bowl, combine the melted chocolate with the kataifi and pistachio cream.
12Once the cheesecake is baked and cooled, spread the pistachio mixture over the top.
13Spread melted chocolate over the pistachio layer.
14Garnish with crushed pistachios.

Ingredients

2 cups kataifi
5 tbsp butter
0.33 cup granulated sugar
0.5 cup crushed raw Turkish pistachios
1 pinch salt
3 packages (8 oz) cream cheese
0.33 cup sour cream
0.75 cup heavy cream
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
0.5 tbsp corn starch
1 tsp vanilla
3 large eggs
1.5 cups kataifi
1 tbsp peanut oil
1 heaping cup pistachio cream
0.25 cup crushed pistachios
125 g high quality chocolate (66% cocoa)

Equipment

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Dubai Chocolate Cheesecake

Serves 1

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Dubai Chocolate Cheesecake

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Serves 1

Directions

1Cut the kataifi into small pieces.
2In a medium pan over low heat, toast the kataifi with 1 tbsp of butter until light golden brown.
3Add remaining butter and continue toasting until crisp and golden brown. Remove from heat and let cool.
4In a medium bowl, mix the toasted kataifi, sugar, pistachios, and melted butter.
5Press the mixture into the bottom of a springform pan to create the crust.
6In a bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream, heavy cream, sugar, flour, cornstarch, and vanilla until smooth.
7Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
8Pour the cheesecake batter over the crust.
9Bake according to your oven instructions. (This step is not shown in video)
10Melt the chocolate.
11In a bowl, combine the melted chocolate with the kataifi and pistachio cream.
12Once the cheesecake is baked and cooled, spread the pistachio mixture over the top.
13Spread melted chocolate over the pistachio layer.
14Garnish with crushed pistachios.