Lush Vanilla Brown Butter Cheesecake with Nutty Crust - Yummy Gusto

Lush Vanilla Brown Butter Cheesecake with Nutty Crust - Yummy Gusto

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Treat yourself to a creamy delight featuring toasty brown butter, aromatic vanilla bean, and a pecan-based cookie crust topped with fluffy whipped cream.

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Ingredients

  • 226g (1 cup) butter without salt
  • 120g browning butter (½ cup plus 1 tbsp)
  • Ground pecans, 115g (1 cup)
  • Two cups (240g) of cookie crumbs (pick from digestive biscuits, Oreos without filling, or graham crackers)
  • Two tbsp powdered sugar
  • Two blocks of cream cheese (8 oz each, 452g total), let them soften
  • Brown sugar, 210g (1 cup)
  • Scrape one vanilla bean, or use 2 tsp of vanilla extract or paste
  • Brown butter (mostly the nutty bits), 57g (¼ cup)
  • Sour cream or labneh, 120g (½ cup)
  • Fine salt, ¼ teaspoon
  • Two large eggs
  • Brown sugar, 2 tbsp
  • Vanilla bean scrapings or 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Just a pinch of salt
  • Heavy cream, 1 cup

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