French Toast Cheesecake
Classic cheesecake with a hint of cinnamon and a french toast crust.
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
Chill Time: 4 hours hours
Total Time: 5 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cheesecake, French Toast Cheesecake, Girl Scout Cookie Recipes, French Toast Girl Scout Cookies
Servings: 12 people
Crust
- 1 Package Toast-Yay! Girl Scout Cookies
- 5 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter
Cinnamon Cheesecake
- 16 ounce Full fat cream cheese
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 2 Eggs
Pre-heat Oven to 350° F.
Prepare the springform pan with cooking spray. Be sure to spray both the bottom and sides.
Using a food processor grind the Toast Yay! cookies until coursely chopped. There should be some fine dust and some more chunky pieces.
1 Package Toast-Yay! Girl Scout Cookies
Melt 5 tbsp. butter in microwave for 1 minute.
5 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter
Add the melted butter to the ground cookies and mix with a fork until combined.
5 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter, 1 Package Toast-Yay! Girl Scout Cookies
Pour the mixture into the prepared spingform pan and cover the entire base using hands to pack down and smooth.
Bake for 15 minutes until the crust is golden.
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
Cheesecake
Preheat oven to 325° F.
Beat the creamcheese, sugar, ground cinnamon and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
16 ounce Full fat cream cheese, 1/2 cup Sugar, 2 tsp Vanilla extract, 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
Scrape bowl and turn onto low speed.
Add eggs one at a time mixing well in between. Be sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl. The consistency will be liquidy.
2 Eggs
Pour the cheesecake into the prepared crust.
Place the cheesecake on a middle rack in the preheated oven.
Bake for 45 minutes, leaving oven closed. This will help to avoid cracks.
After 45 minutes turn the oven off and allow the cheesecake to continue cooking for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes crack the oven door and allow the cheesecake to cool for an additional 15 minutes.
Remove the cheesecake and refrigerate for at least 4 hours ahead of serving.