New York Cheesecake

By chris5863

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 6 tablespoons melted butter
• Filling:
• 24 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest (recommended: Meyer lemon)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 5 eggs, separated
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• Topping :
• 12 ounces creme fraiche
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• Cherry Confit:
• 1 pound fresh cherries , pitted
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 vanilla bean, split
• 2 sprigs thyme (tied with string)

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 300mins
Cooking time 380mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and butter together in a mixing bowl. Pour the mixture into the
splingform pan and using a mixing cup press the crumbs into the base. Using your fingers gently press crumbs
into the sides of the pan. Bake for 6 minutes . Let cool.

Filling:
In a food processor, cream the cream cheese and the sugar together. Add the zest and vanilla, Blend until
smooth. Add 5 egg yolks and heavy cream, pulse until smooth . Pour into a large clean bowl. In a separate bowl,
whisk the egg whites until a solt froth forms . Add 2 tablespoons sugar slowly to the egg whites and continue to
whisk until solt peaks form. Fold into cream cheese, a little bit at a time until fully integrated. Pour into the
prepared splingform pan. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until firm. Let cool for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Topping:
Mix the creme fraiche and sugar together and gently spread over the top of the cooled cheesecake. Bake for 5
minutes. Let cool until the topping is set or chill overnight and serve. Best served at room temperature.

Cherry Confit:

In a medium non-corrosive saucepan place water, sugar, cinnamon , vanilla and thyme . Bring to the boil, turn
down heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Add cherries and simmer for 1 hour. If more liquid is needed add water.
Continue to simmer until the cherry mixture is thick and the cherries are soft. Pour into a clean container and
refrigerate until ready to use.