Caramel Macchiato Cheesecake

Two classics unite in this wonderfully decadent Caramel Macchiato Cheesecake. Skip the coffee house today and enjoy a slice of this fluffy and silky treat perfect for the Holidays. The coffee lovers in your house will thank you.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Baked Cheesecake, Perfect Cheesecake

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 1 10

Total Time 1 35

Servings servings

Calories 430kcal

Author Heather

Ingredients

For the Crust

2 sleeves graham crackers
½ cup melted butter

For the Filling

2 pounds cream cheese (4, 8 oz packages) *room temperature
1 ¼ cups sugar
4 large eggs *room temperature
¼ cup heavy cream
½ cup cooled espresso
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
8 oz. sour cream *room temperature
favorite caramel sauce
whipped cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350℉.
In food processor pulse two packages of graham crackers into fine crumbs. Add melted butter. Mix to combine. Press into greased 9 or 10 inch springform pan, working crumb mixture about halfway up the sides.
Bake in 350℉ oven for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown and your kitchen smells amazing.
While crust is baking, whip cream cheese until smooth in s stand mixer. (It is extremely important that the cream cheese be room temperature.) Scrape sides of bowl and add sugar. Mix until smooth and well combined.
Slowly add one egg at a time, scraping the sides of the bowl between additions.
While on low speed, add sour cream, heavy cream, vanilla and espresso very slowly. Make sure to stop the mixer and scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula routinely throughout this process. This will avoid lumpy batter.
Pour filling onto graham cracker crust. Place prepared springform into a large roasting pan. Slowly pour water into the roasting pan to about ½ inch in depth.
Return to the oven for approximately one hour and ten minutes. The cheesecake will still be slightly jiggly and have a sheen on the top when done. See Note #1 below.
Cool cheesecake at room temperature. Once cooled enough, remove cheesecake from water bath.
Refrigerate cheesecake overnight. Serve with caramel sauce and whipped topping.

Notes

Recipes Notes

Note #1- At the end of the baking time the cheesecake will still have a slight jiggle. If it appears to be too jiggly, turn off the oven and leave the cheesecake in the oven with the door cracked slightly for approximately 45-60 minutes. The residual heat will continue to bake the center of the cheesecake. Remove from oven and let cool to room temperature and then refrigerate overnight before cutting.

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