Recipes
Pistachio Cheesecake
May - 26 - 2017
12
Preparation: 30
Cooking: 10
Recipe by, Lara Abdulhadi – Food blogger, Lara's cooking journey
12
Preparation: 30
Cooking: 10
Ingredients
Crust Ingredients
- 1 cup pistachios
- 1 cup crushed biscuits
- 3 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1/3 cup melted butter
Filling Ingredients
- 2 cups white chocolate chopped
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1/3 cup powder sugar
- 4 packs cream cheese
- 1/3 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 Tbsp. flower water
- 1 Tsp. vanilla
For Decoration/Garnish Crushed pistachios and Whole pistachios
Method
- In a food processor, add the pistachios, and biscuits, pulse a few times until pistachios are crushed.
- Place in the butter and brown sugar, and process until combined and crumbly.
- Pour into a 9 inch cheesecake pan, press up the sides (about 1-inch) and on the bottom. And bake for 5 minutes, set aside to cool.
- In a small sized saucepan, cook the cream until sides start to bubble up. Then place the white chocolate.
- Let sit for 3 minutes on medium heat, then mix well to make sure the chocolate has melted. Then set aside to cool.
- Mix cream cheese and butter well, and then add the sugar to the mixture.
- Pour in the chocolate mixture to the cheese mixture, then add vanilla and flower water.
- Pour the filling on top of the crust. Refrigerate for 8 hours.
- Before serving, decorate with crushed and whole pistachios. Enjoy!
