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Thai Tea Cheesecake


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Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1

    Bring the Thai tea leaves and heavy cream to a simmer. Turn off the heat and let the tea steep for 1 hour before straining out the tea leaves. Measure 3/4 cup of liquid. If there isn’t 3/4 cup, add heavy cream til you reach 3/4 cups.

  2. 2

    Preheat oven to 450F and line the bottom and sides of 6x3in cake pan.

  3. 3

    Lightly cream the sugar, salt, and cream cheese (room temp) together.

  4. 4

    Sift cornstarch with Thai tea cream.

  5. 5

    Crack and mix the 3 eggs into the cream cheese mixture.

  6. 6

    Combine the Thai tea cream mixture with the rest of batter. Strain and pour the mix into the cake pan.

  7. 7

    Bake for 25-28 mins til brown on top but jiggly if shaken. Take out from oven and let it rest for 30 mins before placing in fridge.

  8. 8

    Refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight (or else will not be set) and serve!


Notes

Tip 1: refrigerating before slicing is crucial to allow it to set Tip 2: strain as much Thai tea leaves out as possible for a creamier texture Tip 3: mix as little as possible to avoid incorporating too much air