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Tamarind Cheesecake

Sweet, tangy and glossy — tamarind caramel glaze over the creamiest baked cheesecake.

Ingredients

  • 200g digestive biscuits, crushed
  • 100g butter, melted
  • 500g cream cheese, room temp
  • 150g sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 200ml sour cream
  • 3 tbsp tamarind concentrate
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 80g tamarind paste (for the glaze)
  • 100ml water (for the glaze)
  • 2 tbsp sugar (for the glaze)

How to make it

  1. Mix crushed biscuits with melted butter, press into a 20cm springform pan and bake 10 min at 180°C.
  2. Beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, sour cream, tamarind concentrate, vanilla and cornstarch until smooth.
  3. Pour over the crust and bake 50 min at 160°C until just set. Cool, then chill 4 hours.
  4. Simmer the tamarind paste, water and sugar until glossy, cool slightly and pour over the cheesecake, slice and serve.
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