Vermont Maple Syrup Cheesecake

Vermont Maple Syrup Cheesecake
Vermont Maple Syrup Cheesecake
Vermont's maple sugaring season is in early spring, and Vermont Grade B maple syrup-which has a more pronounced flavor than Grade A-is available by mail order in quart-size containers from Highland Sugarworks, Websterville, VT, tel. (800) 452-4012.
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  • Served Person: Makes 1 cake
Cake Cheese Dairy Dessert Bake Spring Maple Syrup Gourmet
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • twenty-four 5- by 2 1/2-inch graham crackers
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup (preferably grade b; see note, above)
  • four 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup pure maple syrup (preferably grade b)
  • accompaniment: pure maple syrup if desired for drizzling
  • Carbohydrate 40 g(13%)
  • Cholesterol 215 mg(72%)
  • Fat 47 g(73%)
  • Fiber 0 g(1%)
  • Protein 9 g(17%)
  • Saturated Fat 27 g(134%)
  • Sodium 397 mg(17%)
  • Calories 612

Preparation Preheat oven to 350° F. Make crust: In a food processor finely grind graham crackers (you will have about 3 1/2 cups). Melt butter. In a large bowl stir together graham cracker crumbs, butter, and maple syrup and press evenly into bottom and up side of a 10-inch springform pan. Wrap bottom and side of pan with 2 layers of heavy-duty foil to avoid leakage. Make filling: In bowl of a standing mixer fitted with paddle attachment or in a food processor beat cream cheese on low speed, scraping down side of bowl occasionally, until smooth. Add syrup and eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and cream and beat until just combined. Pour filling into crust and bake in middle of oven 1 hour (cake will not be set in center but will set as it chills). Cool cake in pan on a rack. Chill cake, covered, at least 8 hours and up to 4 days. Remove side of pan. Serve cheesecake in wedges, drizzled with maple syrup.

Preparation Preheat oven to 350° F. Make crust: In a food processor finely grind graham crackers (you will have about 3 1/2 cups). Melt butter. In a large bowl stir together graham cracker crumbs, butter, and maple syrup and press evenly into bottom and up side of a 10-inch springform pan. Wrap bottom and side of pan with 2 layers of heavy-duty foil to avoid leakage. Make filling: In bowl of a standing mixer fitted with paddle attachment or in a food processor beat cream cheese on low speed, scraping down side of bowl occasionally, until smooth. Add syrup and eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and cream and beat until just combined. Pour filling into crust and bake in middle of oven 1 hour (cake will not be set in center but will set as it chills). Cool cake in pan on a rack. Chill cake, covered, at least 8 hours and up to 4 days. Remove side of pan. Serve cheesecake in wedges, drizzled with maple syrup.