Hello everybody and welcome back to my channel. I hope you guys are doing well. In today's video
I'm going to walk you through how I whipped up this delectable strawberry cheesecake using fresh
strawberries from my very own backyard along with a perfectly paired sour blackberry syrup using
blackberries that are on the cusp of perfect ripeness and give them a really unique sour
flavor that only blackberry growers really get to appreciate. All right it's time to dive into the
All right, so like I said last week, this tart recipe will be sort of a borrowed version of the
lemon tart. So click on the card pop up right here if you guys missed that. But this will be
made with a few different twists. For starters, I'm making a much smaller tart shell using the
same pine nut tart dough and the procedure is essentially the same. Push, mold, and form the
tart shell using your fingers until the edges are fully enclosed and the bottom has a relatively
even thickness. This will bake for about 15 minutes in a 375 degree oven until it is dark golden brown
from edge to edge. Since there's going to be quite a bit of tart dough left over, I thought it would
be a great idea to make a spiced crumble to go around the strawberry for the graham cracker-like
flavor. Simply break up the tart dough into small little chunks and add in some ground cloves
ground cinnamon, and some granulated sugar. Then give this a good mix until all the little crumbles
are coated and baked for 15 minutes in the same 375 degree oven
At this point in the baking process, it's a great idea to push down any of the tart
shell that's bubbling up to make sure that the bottom doesn't split down the line
Bye okay so now it is time to make the filling so first up you going to crack your whole egg
in egg yolk into a mixing bowl add in the sugar along with the vanilla extract then you're going
to give it a good whisk until it's frothy after that put the bowl over a pot of boiling water and
constantly whisk until the mixture becomes thick and forms thick ribbons when you drizzle it over
itself. Once the custard is done, you're going to slowly and vigorously whip in the cream cheese
until it is fully absorbed and super creamy. As soon as the filling is ready
you're going to pour it into the tart shell until it's about even with the top of the rim
then transfer it to the fridge to set up for about an hour and a half
Alrighty, so next up is the strawberry topping. So get a small pan on low to medium heat
then add in the sour blackberries, then the sugar and water and you're going to cook this
for about seven minutes or so until it has thickened up into a beautiful red syrup While you waiting for it to thicken you gonna slice up the strawberries as you see fit then pour the blackberry syrup right over the top of the cut strawberries and give it a good toss
at this point everything should be ready to go so you're going to grab your mini cheesecake
and begin to assemble it starting with the strawberry topping and of course a generous
helping of the spiced crumble around the edges to finish. And that's it. Strawberry cheesecake
with a spiced crumble topping. All right, so the strawberry cheesecake is done. This was a joy to make. I love making new creations
especially when they're miniature like this. Brings me back to my, you know, pastry days and
a few kitchens that I worked at. I love being able to make something slightly more elegant than
it is normally presented. You know, bulk, big cheesecakes just aren't as, they're beautiful
but it's just a little different flair to it when it's a tart form
Anyways, I really love the aesthetic of this tart. Got the little crumbly texture on the outside which I love Represents crispy and texture Obviously I taken a little bite out of it for my outro piece and it is quite spectacular
So let me dive into this tart and tell you guys how I did. Oh yeah
A little bit smaller, otherwise I'll be chewing. okay so the first thing you get is a very silky smooth creamy custard like cheesecake
the filling aspect of it and of course it's very crunchy the outside sort of that caramelized tart
has that crispy snap to it as well just slightly flaky and of course that graham cracker-like
crumble around the edges just very satisfying all the complementing flavors and of course the
strawberries with the blackberry syrup I mean that is just such a great idea I love utilizing
even some of the things that are out of season like my blackberries are just coming into season
they turned red maybe a day or two ago and they're turning darker every day and I have a hard time
and not just picking them off the bush and eating the sour blackberries. So I thought it was a good idea
I had some strawberries ready to go, make some blackberry syrup, toss them in the strawberries
Just a fun way to utilize the garden. Mm. So good. Very good, solid cheesecake mini tart
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