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Basque-Style Pumpkin Cheesecake

Name: Basque-Style Pumpkin Cheesecake
Total time: 4 h 50 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 250 g butternut squash or pumpkin; 300 g cream cheese (spreadable type); 4 eggs; 100 g granulated sugar; 20 g cornstarch; 150 g heavy cream (30% fat); ~½ tsp ground cinnamon

⏱ 290 min

A creamy and beautifully colored pumpkin cheesecake made by blending roasted pumpkin with cream cheese, eggs, and heavy cream, baked quickly at high heat and chilled until set.

Adapted from a video by Hervé Cuisine

Le Cheesecake Basque crémeux version potimarron ...recette incroyable

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Ingredients

butternut squash or pumpkincooked (roasted, steamed, or boiled for 30 minutes)250 g
cream cheese (spreadable type)such as Philadelphia or Saint Moret300 g
eggs4
granulated sugar100 g
cornstarch20 g
heavy cream (30% fat)150 g
ground cinnamonoptional; vanilla, gingerbread spices also work~½ tspest.

Steps

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1
Prepare the pumpkin using one of three methods: roast whole (with skin, rinsed) in a 180°C oven for 45 minutes; boil cubed pieces in water for about 20 minutes; or steam for 20–25 minutes. Allow the cooked pumpkin to cool completely.
2
Combine ingredients in a blender, food processor, or with an immersion blender: mix the 250g cooled pumpkin flesh with the 4 eggs, 150g cream, 300g cream cheese, 20g cornstarch, and 100g sugar. Optional: add a pinch of cinnamon. Blend at low speed without incorporating air until smooth.
3
Pour the batter into a loaf pan (approximately 20×6 cm). Sift if there are any lumps.
4
Bake at 220°C in a conventional or convection oven. For a creamy center with slightly firm edges, bake for 20–25 minutes; for a completely firm texture, bake up to 35 minutes. The cheesecake is done when the sides brown slightly and crack while the center still jiggles slightly when moved.
5
Cool and set: place the baked cheesecake in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight to achieve the proper texture for slicing.
6
Unmold the cheesecake and slice to reveal the creamy, rich center.

Basque-Style Pumpkin Cheesecake

Ingredients

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