All things Delicious

Yesterday, my youngest told me I should write a cookbook.  The reason being that I have been working on a recipe for a Peanut Butter, Pretzel and Salted Caramel Cheesecake.  I was up to the third version in as many weeks and he was curious as to how many more times I would tweak the recipe.

Son #3:  Are you going to make this every week?

Me:  No, I have got the recipe pretty good now, I shouldn’t have to make it again.

Son #3:  You should write a cheesecake cookbook.

Me:  It wouldn’t sell very well with only one recipe.  I would need to come up with about 50 recipes to publish a recipe book.

Son#3: So if you had to make each cheesecake at least three times to get the recipe right, that would be nearly a cheesecake a week for the next 3 years.  You should write a cheesecake cookbook.

 

Peanut Butter, Pretzel & Salted Caramel Cheesecake

 
150g pretzels
80g melted butter
2 tabs peanut butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
500g Philly Cream Cheese
1/4 cup water
3 teas gelatine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
200 ml thickened cream (whipped)
1/4 cup hard caramel lollies (crushed coarsely) (I used Werthers Original 
Cream Candies)
2 tabs brown sugar
20g butter
2 tabs cream
pinch salt (or to taste)
Base:  Crush pretzels (coarse crumb).  Mix in sugar, melted butter & peanut 
butter.  Press mixture evenly over base of a springform pan.  Refrigerate.:  Sprinkle gelatine over water in a heatproof jug and microwave in 
30 sec bursts, stirring in between, until gelatine is dissolved.  Beat cream 
cheese until smooth and creamy, add sugar and peanut butter and beat until well 
combined.  Add 2/3 crushed caramel to cooled gelatine mixture and stir through 
cream cheese mix.  Fold in whipped cream.  Pour onto base and smooth top.  
Return to refrigerator to set.

Salted Caramel:  Add sugar, butter and cream to a small saucepan and melt over 
medium heat until caramel bubbles.  Remove from heat.  Add salt (I use two 
pinches), and remaining crushed caramels.  Pour over cheesecake and refrigerate 
till set.  Better the next day.