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Creamy Gulab Jamun Cheesecake

Creamy Gulab Jamun Cheesecake is a unique twist to Pakistani desserts. Imagine a crust topped with the mouthwatering batter and Gulab Jamuns.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 10 minutes
Resting Time7 hours
Total Time8 hours 25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: fusion, Indian, Pakistani
Diet: Halal
Keyword: cheesecake, gulab jamun, gulab jamun cheesecake
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 696kcal
Author: Sarah Mirza

Equipment

  • Beater
  • Foil
  • Springform pan
  • oven

Ingredients

Crust

  • 12 graham cracker
  • 32 biscoff biscuits
  • 6 tbsp butter melted
  • tsp salt

Batter

  • 32 oz cream cheese 4 blocks/ needs to be room temperature
  • cup sour cream
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¾ tsp pure vanilla extract
  • ¾ tsp rose essence kewra can be substituted
  • 1 tsp green cardamom powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 3 eggs
  • large Gulab Jamun the number of gulab jamuns depends how big is the springform pan is

Garnish

  • edible rose patels
  • powdered pistachios
  • sheera from gulab jamun optional

Other Ingredients

  • water
  • baking spray

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325 F.
  • Wrap foil around the springform pan, (please see the video how to do properly.)
  • Lay a parchment paper on the bottom of the pan, and apply some baking spray

Crust

  • Add Biscoff biscuits in a food processor. Grind the biscoff until they are little crumbs.
  • Now add graham crackers and grind them until it's crumbly.
  • Take out the biscuits and crackers' crumbs out in a bowl.
  • Add salt, melted butter, mix well.
  • Lay ¼ inch layer of the crumb mixture and smooth it out with a glass.

Batter

  • In a bowl, add the room temperature cream cheese.
  • Add sugar to it and beat it for 45 seconds.
  • Next add sour cream and beat that for 20 seconds.
  • Add rose essence, pure vanilla extract, salt, green cardamom powder and beat for 15 seconds.
  • Now the beater is not needed.
  • Add one egg and fold in the batter until it gets fully incorporated with the mixture.
  • Next add the second eggs do the same thing again
  • Lastly, add the third egg and fold it until it gets fully incorporated with the mixture.

Assemble

  • Pour the batter on top of the crust and smooth it out.
  • After pouring the batter on top of the crust, start dropping Gulab Jamuns in the batter.
  • Take a rectangle baking pan with 1 in-1½ inch long sides.
  • Fill it ¾ of the pan with water.
  • Place the springform pan that has the cheesecake in this water bath.

Bake and Set

  • Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes in a water bath.
  • Turn off the oven.
  • Don't touch the cheesecake at all, open the oven door and let it open for 50 minutes or there would be bubbles on top of the cheesecake.
  • Now take it out of the oven, shut the oven door and place it on the counter for 10 minute.
  • After ten minutes, place it in the fridge overnight to set.
  • Next morning, Take it out of the fridge.
  • Pour some sheera from the Gulab Jamun (optional)
  • Garnish with rose patels and pistachio powder.
  • Enjoy!

Video

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 696kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 53g | Saturated Fat: 31g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 148mg | Sodium: 689mg | Potassium: 214mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 1905IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 149mg | Iron: 1mg