Creme Brulee Cheesecake

A few years ago I made a friend a creme brulee cheesecake for her birthday. She doesn't really like cake (yes I always tease her because of this) but loves cheesecake and I wanted to do something different rather than your standard cheesecake. I generally don't like doing things that are the norm or standard I like putting my own twist on things. 

From memory I used a standard cheesecake recipe but instead of putting a berry coulis on the top I did a layer of brown sugar and used my blow torch to get the toffee top on it. That was a great idea, The toffee layer gave it a crunch and a sweetness that isn't usually expected. I'm personally not a massive fan of cheesecake but I did enjoy this one. 

Whilst I don't remember what exact recipe I used back then I have recently used a Martha Stewart cheesecake recipe which is amazing! I mean what Martha Stewart recipe isn't?!

Here is the link for it 

http://www.marthastewart.com/858246/no-bake-cheesecake

Ingredients

• 2 packs of biscuits (Arnott's or Graham Crackers)
• 1 3/8 stick of unsalted butter 
• 2 tablespoons of sugar 
• 454 g cream cheese at room temperature (I use Philadelphia)
• 1 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk   
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

I use this one because it uses simple quality ingredients that makes for an easy but complex tasting cheesecake. It also is a no bake so you shove it in the fridge however that does mean you need to plan to do it at least the night before so it has time to set. 

In Australia we don't have Graham Crackers so instead I usually use whatever Arnott's plain biscuits that I can find in the house. My theory is if you buy the good biscuits that you enjoy you are going to enjoy the crust as well. The crust can make or break a slice, cheesecake or anything that has a biscuit base. 

Enjoy with a side of fruit, cream or ice cream or all of them.