Creme Fraiche Cheesecake With Honey-Rum-Roasted Pineapple

"Tangy crème fraîche and a very grown-up rum-pineapple topping take cheesecake to an entirely new level. This can be made a day ahead. The topping should be made first. If you can find creme fraiche, it would be better than the sour cream."
 
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Ready In:
3hrs 5mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • CRUST:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • Blend all ingredients in bowl.
  • Press mixture over bottom of 9 inch-diameter springform pan with 2&3/4-inch sides.
  • Bake until golden, about 12 minutes. Transfer to rack; cool.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 325°F
  • FILLING:

  • Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until fluffy.
  • Gradually beat in sugar.
  • Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean and blend 1 minute.
  • Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
  • Mix in crème fraîche.
  • Transfer filling to crust.
  • Place cheesecake in roasting pan.
  • Add enough hot water to roasting pan to come 1 inch up sides of springform pan.
  • Bake cake until top is dry-looking and slightly puffed, about 1 hour.
  • Turn off oven. Let cake cool in closed oven 1 hour.
  • Remove from water bath.
  • Refrigerate uncovered until cold, at least 6 hours.
  • (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.).
  • TOPPING:

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Place pineapple rings on large rimmed baking sheet.
  • Boil remaining ingredients in small saucepan 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour syrup over pineapple.
  • Roast pineapple 12 minutes.
  • Turn rings over; roast until tender and syrup thickens, turning rings every 5 minutes, about 20 minutes longer.
  • Cool pineapple on sheet.
  • Cut into 1/3-inch cubes; transfer pineapple and syrup to bowl. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill.).
  • Drain pineapple, reserving syrup.
  • Cover top of cheesecake with some pineapple; stir remainder back into syrup. Serve cake, passing remaining pineapple in syrup separately.

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