Mini basque cheesecake

Think of this as a baked-cheese-lava-cake hybrid. Dense and creamy on the outside, light and mousse-y through the centre. I ate a slice of La Viña’s cheesecake in the Basque town of San Sebastian every evening on our honeymoon many moons ago, and can still remember the surprisingly accommodating dessert stomachs it unlocked within us both. I implored my friend Dani Valent to score the recipe when she visited a few months later, so that we could hope to recreate the feeling at home. Not only…

Dense, rich, crustless cheesecake with a burnt and caramelised top

This dessert originates from La Viña, a cafe in the resort town of San Sebastian in the Basque region of Spain. In 1990, Chef Santiago..

A crustless, light cheesecake with a touch of “burnt” caramelized flavor – toasty on the outside, smooth and creamy on the inside. This Mini Basque Cheesecake recipe is so easy to make that it nearly foolproof!

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This mini burnt cheesecake recipe is a bite-sized interpretation of the classic Basque or San Sebastian Cheesecake. Made famous by La Viña, in San Sebastian, Spain, these are the perfect little snack cheesecakes or a great dessert for a party or pot luck. Spanish Recipes | Spanish Food | Spanish Tapas Recipes | Spanish Dessert Recipes |

These mini Basque cheesecakes are the easiest cheesecake you will ever make. They are baked at a high temperature without a water bath and the end result is a toasty, intentionally burnt exterior and silky smooth custard- like center.

Last month, I used a lot of cream cheese for testing this recipe. Well, I didn't have any specific reason for baking basque cheesecake, only that I wanted to eat it, but I didn't want to bake a large cake every time. And my quest began. After the first batch, I found that the recipe that I used didn't give me the cake that I want. It's not bad, but it's not creamy enough and it's a bit spongy. Batch after batch, I learned something new, it's fun but I think I ate too much cream cheese now…

These mini burnt basque cheesecakes are made of a creamy cheesecake layer and Oreo crust. Using a muffin tin makes these a quick and easy cheesecake recipe that doesn't require any chilling!