Hot Buttered Rum Cheesecakes With Rum-Caramel Sauce

Serves: 2

Roxane Raynor

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

41

Spice

60

Sweetness

52

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

7 tbsps

Sugar

4 large

Egg

1.75 tsps

Vanilla Extract

2.5 cups

Sour Cream

Directions:

1

For crust: Blend ground cookies and both sugars in processor

2

Add butter and process to blend

3

Divide cookie mixture among ten 4 1/2-inch-diameter springform pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides (about 1/2 cup packed per pan)

4

Press crust onto bottoms and up sides of pans

5

Blend ground cookies and both sugars in processor

6

Add butter and process to blend

7

Divide cookie mixture among ten 4 1/2-inch-diameter springform pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides (about 1/2 cup packed per pan)

8

Press crust onto bottoms and up sides of pans

9

For filling: Position racks in top and bottom thirds of oven; preheat to 325°F

10

Boil rum in small saucepan until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 1 minute

11

Cool

12

Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl on low speed until smooth

13

Gradually beat in sugar

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Add eggs 1 at a time, beating on low speed just to blend after each addition, occasionally scraping sides of bowl

15

Beat in spices, then cream, vanilla, and cooled rum just to blend

16

Divide filling among prepared crusts (about 1 cup per pan)

17

Place cheesecakes on 2 rimmed baking sheets

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Bake until tops appear set, puffed, and golden at edges but still move slightly in center when shaken, reversing sheets after 20 minutes, about 40 minutes total

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Cool 5 minutes

20

Position racks in top and bottom thirds of oven; preheat to 325°F

21

Boil rum in small saucepan until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 1 minute

22

Cool

23

Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl on low speed until smooth

24

Gradually beat in sugar

25

Add eggs 1 at a time, beating on low speed just to blend after each addition, occasionally scraping sides of bowl

26

Beat in spices, then cream, vanilla, and cooled rum just to blend

27

Divide filling among prepared crusts (about 1 cup per pan)

28

Place cheesecakes on 2 rimmed baking sheets

29

Bake until tops appear set, puffed, and golden at edges but still move slightly in center when shaken, reversing sheets after 20 minutes, about 40 minutes total

30

Cool 5 minutes

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Meanwhile, prepare topping: Whisk sour cream, sugar, and vanilla in large bowl

32

Divide topping among hot cheesecakes, about 1/4 cup each, spreading to meet edges of crusts

33

Bake 10 minutes

34

Run knife around each cake to loosen crust from pan

35

Place hot cheesecakes directly in refrigerator

36

Chill uncovered overnight

37

(Can be made 2 days ahead

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Cover; keep chilled

39

) Serve with Rum-Caramel Sauce

40

Whisk sour cream, sugar, and vanilla in large bowl

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Divide topping among hot cheesecakes, about 1/4 cup each, spreading to meet edges of crusts

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Bake 10 minutes

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Run knife around each cake to loosen crust from pan

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Place hot cheesecakes directly in refrigerator

45

Chill uncovered overnight

46

(Can be made 2 days ahead

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Cover; keep chilled

48

) Serve with Rum-Caramel Sauce