This crust is modified from a nut crust recipe in Myra Chanin’s excellent book “Mother Wonderful’s Cheesecakes and Other Goodies.” No nuts, just the vanilla wafers combined with white chocolate to form a candy crust for the no bake batter.
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RECIPE CARD: NO BAKE VANILLA WAFER CRUST
August 22, 2020
: 10
: 4
No bake vanilla cheesecake crust held together with melted white chocolate.
Ingredients
- 24 vanilla wafers
- 4 ounces white chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 pinch salt
Directions
- Step 1 Assemble 8″ Fat Daddios two-piece cheesecake pan.
- Step 2 Bakers Joy the interior.
- Step 3 Add 8″ circle of parchment paper and Bakers Joy the paper.
- Step 4 Process the vanilla wafers to crumbs. Transfer to large mixing bowl.
- Step 5 Combine white chocolate, butter, vanilla and pinch salt in top of double boiler.
- Step 6 Melt, stirring gently, until thoroughly combined and a paste is formed.
- Step 7 In the mixing bowl combine the crumbs with the white chocolate paste using a teflon spatula.
- Step 8 Large chunks will form: use a dough blender to break these down until the average chunk is peanut-sized.
- Step 9 Dump the mixture into the center of the prepared cheesecake pan and spread around evenly with a small offset spatula.
- Step 10 Tamp the mixture down with the bottom of a water glass.
- Step 11 Work around the crust, pressing down until it’s even and firm, not extra hard.
This crust works with many no-bake recipes, we are going to use it for a Creamsicle cheesecake.
Can’t wait!
LINKS:
Mother Wonderful’s Cheesecake and Other Goodies
What To Drink With What You Eat
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