Easy Air Fryer Pumpkin Spice Basque Burnt Cheesecake Recipe

As October rolls in, the allure of seasonal pumpkin pie spice beckons us to embrace the Fall cliche. This Easy Air Fryer Pumpkin Spice Basque Burnt Cheesecake Recipe, with its warm spices, creamy texture, and light sweetness, is a breeze to make. With just a few ingredients, this homemade basque-style cheesecake is the perfect PSL festive dessert, inviting even the most novice bakers to try their hand at it.

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After perfecting the original recipe for burnt top cheesecake, I wanted to make this creamy cheesecake with real pumpkin purée. Compared to other pumpkin spice latte treats, this delicious crustless cheesecake has the perfect balance of holiday season flavours to enjoy year-round.

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• Easy Air Fryer Pumpkin Spice Basque Burnt Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients and Substitutes

You only need simple ingredients to make this delicious pumpkin basque cheesecake in the air fryer. The best part about this simple recipe is that different variations of flavours can be built on this one, like matcha cheesecake. Once you nail this one, you can experiment with other decadent dessert flavours!

Cream cheese - My favourite full-fat cream cheese is Philadelphia Cream Cheese. Rest the cream cheese to room temperature if you intend to mix the cheesecake batter by hand. This ensures that the cream cheese is silky smooth. And if you are lactose intolerant like me, use Philadelphia Cream Cheese Lactose Free! It's friendly for those who are lactose intolerant!

Alternatively, if you want to avoid blending by hand for a long time, use a paddle attachment in a stand mixer bowl. You can also use a good-quality food processor. Here are my picks for the Best Food Processors!

Whipping Cream - Use a heavy cream with >36% high-fat content, giving you that smooth, creamy texture you crave in the cheesecake batter!

Sugar - I am not a big fan of tooth-aching sweet desserts. I like to keep the sweetness well-balanced. Use white granulated sugar, brown sugar, or monk fruit sugar as an alternative.

Eggs - Rest the chicken eggs at room temperature. You will use them to stabilize the cake batter.

Corn Starch - You probably have heard me use corn starch slurry in many Chinese recipes like this Hong Kong Curry Fish Balls to tighten sauces. But what does cornstarch do to cakes? Cornstarch helps create a crumbly and soft texture when added to cake and pastries. Cornstarch is a natural anti-caking agent.

Salt - Add a tiny dash of salt in cake recipes to enhance and perk up the flavour and complexity of other ingredients. 

Pumpkin - Of course! What Pumpkin Spice Recipe does not have pure pumpkin puree in it? We love the umami profile of roasted Japanese pumpkin. However, a few tablespoons of canned pumpkin puree is a great way to shortcut any pumpkin-spiced latte recipe!

Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice - To enhance the perfection of the Pumpkin Spice taste. I make my own PSL seasoning with cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves and ground nutmeg.

Pure Vanilla Extract - is optional but highly recommended for its added warmth and depth of flavour.

Most dry goods, ingredients, tools, and supplies can be purchased at your local Asian grocery store or online at my Amazon Store. I have linked the products for your convenience!

Basque Cheesecake Variations 

You can experiment with other flavours once you've mastered the original Basque Cheesecake. Matcha Basque Burnt Cheesecake and Earl Grey Burnt Cheesecake are the most common flavours. You can try other more complex flavours and develop your own repertoire. But let me tell you, you definitely need this air fryer kabocha basque cheesecake in your life!

Instructions

If this isn't the easiest, most delicious air fryer basque cheesecake recipe, I need to know what it is! I love the creamy, sweet, golden brown charred top contrasting the jiggly center with the slightest ooze. 

If you love cheesecake, you want to make it without a springform pan or temperamental water bath because it is unnecessary!  

Before you start preparing the cream cheese mixture, I like to use parchment paper to line my cake tin. I use 6-inch cake pans and a pre-cut sheet of parchment paper.

To keep the vibe rustic, crumble a piece of parchment paper with your hands. Place the parchment paper in the baking pan and ensure the side of the pan is also lined.

Ensure the pan size will fit inside your air fryer basket.

The beauty of this mini basque cheesecake original recipe is that everyone always remembers that you brought a delicious air fryer pumpkin cake to the friends and family Thanksgiving meal!

Preheat the air fryer to 400F for a few minutes.

Add all the ingredients (room temperature cream cheese, large eggs, whipping cream, sugar, corn starch, salt, pure pumpkin puree, gluten-free pumpkin pie spice, pure vanilla extract) to your food processor and choose the puree function. Blend until silky smooth. Check halfway through and use a spatula to move the cheesecake batter around. There shouldn't be any chunks left.

Alternatively, mix the batter with the paddle attachment at low speed in a stand mixer.

Don't worry if you do not own either kitchen appliance. You can mix the cheesecake batter by hand in a large mixing bowl with the ingredients tempered at room temperature.

Once your mixture is nice and smooth, pour it into the prepared cake pan.    

Place the prepared cake pan into the air fryer basket.

Set to a high temperature of 400F and cooking time of 25 minutes. Check-in on your cheesecake at 20 minutes and see how burnt it is. The top of the cheesecake should have a lovely dark golden brown colour with speckles of char. If you prefer your cake to be less dark, now is an excellent time to place a piece of aluminum foil on top to stop it from further burning.

Pro Tip 1: The cooking time depends on how creamy, jiggly and gooey you fancy. 20 minutes for a wiggly, gooey center. 25 minutes for a perfectly creamy but jiggly center. 30 minutes for an extra firm center.

Pro Tip 2: Keep in mind a shallow pan with a bigger diameter will yield a firmer cake, and a cake pan that is deeper but with a smaller diameter will be more jiggly.

Carefully remove your baked delicious air fryer cheesecake from the hot basket with kitchen mitts.

Remove the cake and the parchment paper and rest for 30 minutes on a wire rack before serving.

Pro Tip 3: If you prefer to set the cake more, chill it in the refrigerator for at least one hour before serving. The burnt cheesecake will be less ooey gooey. In fact, I immensely enjoy making this type of cheesecake for 20 minutes and allowing it to firm up further in the refrigerator. It has the best taste and velvety texture combination! 

One of my favourite things about this easy recipe is that it is very forgiving and does not take much time. The cooking press is simple, and you do not need to worry about large air bubbles.

Drizzle caramel sauce and whipping cream, and dust a generous amount of pumpkin pie spice on top of the cheesecake just before serving to make it extra fancy.

Vegan Cheesecake Substitutes

This recipe can be easily turned plant-based. For a Vegan cheesecake substitute, use silken tofu instead of cream cheese and full-fat coconut milk instead of whipping cream.

What To Serve With The Best Burnt Basque Cheesecake 

Ideal burnt cheesecake recipes have a burnt dark brown bitter layer on top of the cake. The cooking process is simple and makes for a heck of a birthday cake anytime! You do not wait for the holiday season.

Enjoy it with whipping cream and a cup of espresso to cut through the richness. You will love New York-style cheesecake, then you will definitely enjoy this style of cheesecake from the Basque region of Spain!

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