Goat Cheese Cheesecake W/caramel Sauce & English Walnuts

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup english walnuts, chopped
• 2/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 24 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 9 ounces chevre cheese, room temperature (one log)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup chevre cheese, room temperature
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 cup caramel sauce
• 1 cup english walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350° fahrenheit. in a mixing bowl, combine the crumbs, english walnuts, and butter together. press the mixture into a 10-inch spring form pan. allow the crust to come up the sides of the pan. place the pan in the refrigerator and allow the crust to chill completely.
• 2 in a food processor, a stand mixer, or a large bowl (this is not difficult to make by hand)combine the cream cheese, allegheny chevre, sugar, and sour cream and blend until smooth.
• 3 add the eggs a little at a time until incorporated. dissolve the cornstarch in the cream and add to the cheese mixture. fold in the vanilla.
• 4 pour the filling into the spring form pan and bake for one hour or until the cake has set.
• 5 after removing the cake from the oven, run a knife around the edges of the pan to prevent the cake from cracking and allow to cool; once cool, keep it in the springform pan and place in refrigerator to chill.
• 6 combine the topping ingredients and mix until smooth(you can buy caramel sauce or make your own).
• 7 after the cake has chilled, spread the topping evenly over the cake and, still keeping it in the pan, chill it again until the topping is set.
• 8 if desired, sprinkle the top of the cake with graham cracker crumbs. cut and serve.