Chocolate-Pecan Cheesecake Galette!
 
 
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Serves: Make 1 galette, serving 8
Ingredients
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch, divided
  • 3 egg yolks, plus 1 egg white
  • ½ cup sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
  • 6 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch salt
  • 4 ounces semi- or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • 1 refrigerated pie crust from 14.1-ounce box
Instructions
  1. Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Mix cream cheese, confectioner’ sugar, 2 tablespoons of the cornstarch, and 1 of the egg yolks in medium bowl; set aside.
  3. Meanwhile heat remaining tablespoon of cornstarch and ⅓ cup of water in a medium saucepan over low heat, whisking frequently, until pasty thick.
  4. While cornstarch heats, warm brown sugar and corn syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat until sugar has almost dissolved. Whisk remaining 2 yolks, vanilla, and salt in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk warm sugar mixture into yolks and then egg-sugar mixture into cornstarch mixture. Whisk in chocolate, and then pecans. Cool slightly to thicken
  5. Meanwhile, unfurl pie dough on a lightly floured surface and roll to about 13-inches in diameter. Slide onto a cookie sheet or pizza pan and spread evenly with cream cheese mixture, leaving a 2-inch border. Pour tepid chocolate mixture over cream cheese mixture. Fold pastry border over the chocolate.  Brush dough perimeter with egg white and sprinkle with a little sugar.
  6. Bake galette until golden brown and bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes. Loosen with a metal spatula and slide onto a wire rack to cool slightly.  Serve warm.
Recipe by Three Many Cooks at https://threemanycooks.com/recipes/sweet-treats/chocolate-pecan-cheesecake-galette/