Comments | fitfool: No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake with Homemade Caramel Sauce

fitfool

No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake with Homemade Caramel Sauce

Nov 18, 2010 07:48

I wanted to make cheesecake. I had even bought a small springform pan so that we wouldn't have too much cake to eat for only 2 people. Problem was...when I started looking at cheesecake recipes, I felt intimidated. All these warnings about water from the water bath seeping into the pan. Tips on how to get a smooth surface so it doesn't crack. I ( Read more... )

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webmd November 18 2010, 12:52:48 UTC

I have a simple, excellent, contest-winning cheesecake recipe that involves baking but no water bath. Let me know if you want it.

fitfool November 18 2010, 12:54:17 UTC

Yes please! I feel a bit sheepish that I bought this pan to make cheesecake and then never made any any except for this No-bake one. (I have used the pan only 2 other times for different cakes.)

webmd November 18 2010, 13:15:48 UTC

I've made this many times and it's alway a hit. I never use a springform pan myself, and it is a bit gooey, so I don't know how it would hold up. Make sure you use regular cream cheese, I think using low-fat makes it less solid.

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fitfool November 18 2010, 13:27:44 UTC

Thanks! I'll give a try some time. If you don't use a springform pan, how do you get your cake out of the pan? Or do you keep it in the pan and cut slices and serve directly from the cake pan? When you chill with the strawberry glaze, is it still in the pan at that point? Since strawberries are now out of season, do frozen strawberries work for this recipe?

grapefruitgirl November 18 2010, 13:28:41 UTC

yum!!

pondhopper November 18 2010, 14:38:37 UTC

I make real cheesecake and it never involves water baths. I wish I could find the recipe I had for turtle cheesecake...heavy and rich but SO YUMMY!
(You have to be a chocolate-caramel-pecan lover to like it, though)

fitfool November 23 2010, 01:08:43 UTC

*nod* to all of that. Especially the caramel pecan part!

ruralrob November 18 2010, 14:51:19 UTC

Looks yummy!

carmy_w November 18 2010, 15:07:04 UTC

I happened to see a recipe with pics on making a cheesecake a few days ago; they made a sort of bowl out of tin foil, set the foil bowl on the pan holding the water, and set the cake pan in the foil bowl. I thought it was a pretty nifty idea.

Course, maybe that is how they are always done-what do I know? ;)