Dulce De Leche Cheesecake Squares

Name: Dulce De Leche Cheesecake Squares
Ingredients: 3 1/2 ounces (100 grams or 1 cup) graham crackers, crumbled; 2 tablespoons (25 grams) sugar; 3 tablespoons (45 grams) unsalted butter, melted; 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin (from a 1/4-ounce or 7-gram envelope, will be just about half an envelope); 1/4 cup (60 ml) whole milk; 8 ounces (225 grams) cream cheese, softened; 2 large eggs; 3/8 teaspoon salt; 1 cup dulce de leche (12 1/2-ounce or 355-gram can) (recipe follows); 3 ounces (85 grams) fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), coarsely chopped; 1/2 stick (2 ounces or 55 grams) unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 2 teaspoons light corn syrup

Dulce de leche, where have you been my whole life? Oh, sure, I knew what you were and I understood implicitly that you were a good thing. I knew that you were practically the national dish of Argentina and I knew I wanted to be the national dish of, well, anywhere, one day but I hadn’t yet taken you into my arms and my belly. I hadn’t yet really tasted you. I am sooo going to have to make up for lost time.

By smittenkitchen · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients

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Why it works: Butter and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 81,283 recipes. Both carry (z)-4-heptenal, which smells biscuit, cream. The science ↓

Dulce De Leche Cheesecake Squares

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1187Calories

39 gProtein

46 gFat

156 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Gelatin	1 envelope (7g)	23
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Dulce De Leche	not in our table	0
Syrup	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By smittenkitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Sugar + gelatintop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,778 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Butter + cream cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,747 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Milk + corntop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,955 recipes

Shared aroma: hexanal (green, grassy).
Sugar + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,404 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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