Feeling like a bit of indulgence? A sealed type of rice cooker is actually a fabulous way of making a cheesecake. This is because the moisture and flavour is kept within the cake. Cheesecake can be combined with everything from chocolate to blueberries.
This recipe with fudge is our greedy panda favourite and made in an 8 cup Bamboo IH rice cooker but you can use other sizes of rice cookers too (requires CAKE function) and just scale the ingredients accordingly. Note that you would need to prepare a base separately for the cake.
AuthorHungry PandaCategoryDessertsCuisineWesternDifficultyAdvancedAllergensSoften cream cheese at room temperature or put in microwave for 30 seconds.
Grease your rice cooker inner bowl with butter. Place the cream cheese in a bowl and mix with wooden spatula until it becomes smooth.
Add sugar, blend with wooden spatula. Add yolks one at a time.
Blend in sifted plain flour, fresh cream, lemon juice, vanilla extract and melted butter. At this point add a good sprinkling of fudge pieces.
In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add sugar until whites begin to hold their shape as a meringue.
Gently fold this meringue into the cream cheese mixture – do this very, very slowly (this makes sure the cheesecake stays nice and light).
Pour the batter into the inner cooking bowl and hit the bottom with the palm of your hand to release the air bubbles in the batter.
Place the bowl into the rice cooker, close and select the ’CAKE’ function. Press the ’START’ button and set cooking time to 60 minutes for the 5.5 cup model or 80 minutes for the 8 cup model.
When baking completes, allow to cool then place hand on top of cheesecake inside pan and carefully tip out, then slip it onto a ready made sweet pastry case or onto a biscuit base.
You can either serve as is or pour a chocolate fudge sauce over the cake. This fudge cheesecake can be cut into portions and frozen successfully.
Ingredients
Serve alongside vinegary pickles or a cabbage salad to balance the savoury
flavours. Don’t skip the meat browning as it adds flavour. Do use whole garlic bulb for traditional flavour and don’t forget to toast the rice for a roasted taste.
Watch our recipe video to see how it’s made!
A Bamboo rice cooker is ideal for making this yummy New york style fudge cheesecake recipe