I’ve been avoiding posting desserts the past month, although I have so many recipes I want to post. It’s so hard to resist when you are cutting down the calories.
I made this dessert early June, when my son visited from Geneva. I had made Dulce de Leche for the second time and I was looking for recipes to use it. I found this recipe at Delia Online but as usual I did not have most of the ingredients, such as pecans, curd cheese, fromage frais or golden syrup, so I made a few changes. I did not make the sauce at all but I just mixed some dulce de leche with cream, just enough to make it runny like a sauce.
Dulce de Leche Banoffee Cheesecake with Greek Yoghurt – Recipe by Ivy, adapted from Delia Online.
Preparation time: 45 minutes
Cooking time:65 minutes covered plus 5 minutes uncovered
Serves:10
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Ingredients: |
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For crust: |
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200 |
Grams |
Chocolate wafer biscuits |
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½ |
Cup |
Roasted hazelnuts |
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50 |
Grams |
Butter or margarine at room temperature |
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Cream cheese-yoghurt filling: |
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4 |
eggs |
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1 |
Cup |
sugar |
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600 |
Grams |
Philadelphia cheese |
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500 |
grams |
Greek Yoghurt |
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1 |
Tsp |
Vanilla essence |
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3 |
medium |
Bananas, mashed |
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For the sauce: |
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½ |
can |
Dulce de leche |
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A few |
Tbsp |
Light cream |
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For the topping: |
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3 |
Medium-size |
Ripe bananas |
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2 |
Tbsp |
Lemon juice |
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Dark chocolate shavings |
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1 |
Cup |
Roasted Walnuts |
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Directions: |
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Combine crumbs, hazelnuts and butter, in a 28 cm spring form tin. |
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Mash the bananas in a food processor. |
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Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla essence and then add cheese, yoghurt and bananas andmix. |
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4. |
Empty cream cheese mixture on base and cover with aluminum foil. |
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Preheat oven at 180 degrees C and put the cheesecake in another tin with water.Put in the oven and bake for about one hour, or until just set. Allow to cool completely, then cover again with aluminum foil and place in the refrigerator and chill for at least an hour. |
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Carefully remove the cheesecake from the tin and place on a serving plate, using a knife to loosen the cake base from the bottom of the tin. |
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When you are ready to assemble the cheesecake put the 2 tablespoons of lemon juice into a bowl. Slice the bananas (about ½ cm) and gently toss them around to get an even coating of juice. Spread the dulce de leche on top of the cake, decorate with the bananas, walnuts and chocolate. |
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Serve with some extra sauce on top. |
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We will be away for the whole of August but as we are not going very far away from Athens we will be coming a few times back for some things we have to take care of here in Athens. I have programmed a few posts which will be posted during August but you will not be seeing the comments immediately but will post them when we visit and will try and catch up with your posts as well.
Fianlly, Shanthi, of Shanthi Krishnakumar’s Cookbook, has passed the Kreativ Blogger Award. Thank you very much Shanthi.
Have a nice Summer!!!
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Chestnut, Cream Cheese, Chocolate and Dulce de Leche Gateau
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Alma Pretorius
Saturday 31st of July 2010
I've found a wonderful way of trying out decadent recipes, but not gaining weight ... Although I walk 24 km/week at the gym, I have these coffee friends and we meet up 3 times a week after Tai Chi class. So I try a recipe, have a taste, take photo's and the rest I give to them. Clear conscience all the way.
Aparna Prabhu
Thursday 3rd of September 2009
I m new to this space.....I just ate Haggen Daszz dulce de leche ice cream yest......nd it was divine i m sure this tasted awesome....i must try it once :)
Cakelaw
Monday 24th of August 2009
Hope you and yor family are OK Ivy - I have just been reading about the fires in Athens.
Heni
Sunday 23rd of August 2009
Waw I have been away and missed so many wonderful dishes Ivy! I love this cheesecake - it's calling to me! I am going to make this!
Cakelaw
Friday 21st of August 2009
OMG Ivy - this looks super! Hope you are having a good holiday.