Vanilla bean Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust and Butterscotch Glaze

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Vanilla bean Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust and Butterscotch Glaze

Author: Kelly Cahoon

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Ingredients

For Cake:

3 pks Cream Cheese, room temp
1/4 C Milk
2 Eggs
2 T Flour
3/4 C Sugar
3 t Vanilla Bean paste
3/4 C Butterscotch Topping

For Crust:

3 Cups crushed Gingersnap Cookies
6T Melted Butter
1/3 C Sugar
Salt, pinch

Instructions

Preheat Smoker to (350F). I used pecan pellets.
Mix all ingredients (minus the butterscotch) in an electric mixer until there are no lumps
Pour the cream cheese mixture over the prepared Gingersnap cookie crust in a 9in Spring form Pan.
Cook for 1 hour. Let fully set in the refrigerator for a minimum of an additional 3-4 hours. If you can, keep it in the refrigerator overnight before serving.
Top with 3/4 C Butterscotch Topping (Store bought or home-made)

Crust:

In a medium sized bowl combine all ingredients until fully incorporated.
Cover the bottom of a 9in spring form pan in parchment and spray the sides in cooking spray.
Press the crust into the bottom of the pan. (The base of a measuring cup works great) Fill with prepared cheesecake.

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1 Pint whole milk
1 T vanilla bean paste
2 T bourbon
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Pull the spine and large bones out of the Sand dabs (the meat should come off the bones very easily and you can even eat the smaller bones)
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