Ingredients

  • 40 vanilla wafers, finely crushed (about 1-1/3 cups)
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
  • 1 Tbsp. ground Mexican cinnamon (canela)
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 4 eggs
  • 2-3/4 cups cooked long-grain white rice
  • 1/3 cup cajeta (goat milk caramel)

Method

  • Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Mix first 3 ingredients; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
  • Beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended.
  • Add sour cream, cinnamon and vanilla; mix well.
  • Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended.
  • Stir in rice; pour over crust.
  • Bake 1 hour 10 min.
  • or until center is almost set.
  • Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.
  • Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
  • Serve topped with cajeta.