Baked Passion Fruit Cheesecake - Easy Recipe
This passionfruit cheesecake recipe is foolproof if you follow my guide and tips. It is very easy to make, filled with rich, creamy, and tropical flavors, and will be a hit at your next gathering!
Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE BASE:
- 1 ¾ cups graham crackers, crumbs
- 2 tbsp white granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled
FOR THE CAKE BATTER:
- 2 pounds full-fat cream cheese at room temp
- 1 ⅓ cups granulated white sugar
- 2 tbsp cake flour
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 4 large eggs, room temp
- ⅔ cup sour cream, room temp
- ½ cup heavy cream, room temp
FOR THE PASSION FRUIT TOPPING:
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 large egg yolks
- ½ cup fresh passion fruit pulp (with seeds)
Instructions
Make the crust
- Preheat your oven to 320ºF (160ºC). Then line a 10-inch springform cake pan with non-stick baking paper. Brush the sides of springform pan with extra melted butter or spray it with non-stick cooking spray.
- Combine the graham crackers, sugar, and melted unsalted butter in a mixing bowl. Mix them together until you have a uniform crumb mixture.
- Press the crumbs into the lined cake pan. Make sure they are packed tightly.
- Pre-bake your crust for 10 minutes or until it slightly starts browning.
- Remove it from the oven and allow it to cool completely at room temp.
Make the cheesecake filling
- To start, beat together the cream cheese, sugar in a large mixing bowl. Mix them for about 5 minutes or until they become light and fluffy.
- Then, mix in the flour, vanilla extract, and fine salt.
- Add the eggs, one at a time. Mix each egg well before adding the next one. If you don't, the cheesecake batter will bake unevenly and sink in.
- Finally, gently whisk in the sour cream and heavy cream. Don't overmix the batter, but it should be uniformly smooth and creamy.
Bake the cheesecake
- Pour the batter into the crust-lined cake pan.
- Place the cheesecake into a water bath.
- Bake the cheesecake for roughly 40 minutes. At this point, the cheesecake will still be underbaked. But you need to add the passion fruit topping.
Make the passion fruit topping and continue baking the cheesecake
- While the cheesecake is baking, you can make the topping.
- Whisk together the condensed milk, egg yolks, and passion fruit puree.
- Once the cheesecake has been baking for 40 minutes, add the passion fruit topping over the cheesecake.
- Leave the cheesecake to bake for another 20 minutes or until it has set completely.
Cool the cheesecake
- After the cheesecake has been baked, switch off the oven and open its door slightly. Remove the cheesecake from the water bath, but leave it inside the cooling oven. There, it should cool for about 1 hour.
- Then, remove it from the oven and leave it to cool at room temperature for another hour or so.
- Finally, wrap the entire cheesecake pan with plastic or saran wrap. Leave it inside the fridge to set for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 sliceCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 7gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 151mgSodium: 284mgPotassium: 236mgFiber: 2gSugar: 45gVitamin A: 609IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 144mgIron: 1mg
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