Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart
BAKE Cheese Tart
Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart Recipe Type : Dessert Author: FiliVino My approximation of the amazing cheese tarts
BAKE Cheese Tart

Hokkaido Bake Cheese Tart

One of the main things that has stuck with me since our trip to Seoul is the Hokkaido Bake Cheese Tarts. Sometimes known as Hokkaido Cheese Tarts. When you walk past a stall, you will notice one of two things: a long line, or no one there at all. People really do line up for these things and they really do sell out! I know, they look like standard tiny cheesecakes, or cheese tarts you get from Chinese bakeries and the like, but they’re not. The website says

BAKE Cheese Tart

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The best cheese tart in your life ever for you.

And it’s true on the list of cheese tarts in your life, this one is the best one. Maybe not nutritionally, but it will be the best. These tarts have a sort of cheese mousse filling that’s baked to a nice golden brown on top. Simply amazing.

You’ll find these tarts are best eaten warm to the point that they’re still a bit soft and gooey a.k.a heavenly.

I used the recipe I found at the Michelin Guide – Singapore as a starting place for my own Hokkaido Cheese Tart recipe. While I found the ingredients to be a pretty close approximation, I made a few changes of my own. I also found their bake times and heat to be way off. I’m also generally not big on making my own pastry dough for some reason. I find that most of the time store-bought to will suffice. That being said, if you want my favorite crust recipe, I use the one at Serious Eats. Or feel free to use your own! Try them both, see what you think!

***update: there is now a Bake Cheese Tart San Francisco location at the Westfield Mall. Check it out! Now back to your regularly scheduled baking***

BAKE Cheese Tart

Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart

Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart Recipe Type : Dessert Author: FiliVino My approximation of the amazing cheese tarts
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CourseDessert
CuisineJapanese
Keywordbake cheese tart, cheese tart
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Servings8
Calories171kcal
AuthorFiliVino

Equipment

  • Stand mixer

Ingredients

  • 150 g cream cheese
  • 50 g Mascarpone cheese
  • 20 g Parmesan cheese grated
  • 30 g butter salted
  • 100 g milk fresh
  • 30 g sugar powdered
  • 8-12 g corn starch depending on consistency desired
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp salt optional
  • 1 egg yolk for brushing on top of custard

Instructions

  • Prepare the cheese custard. Add cream cheese, Mascarpone cheese, Parmesan cheese, fresh milk and salted butter into a small pot. Place the pot into a large, shallow pan/pot with barely simmering water. This is the bain-marie method; the aim is to create a gentle and uniform heat for cooking custard. Keep stirring the mixture till everything is melted.
    bake cheese tart ingredients
  • Once the mixture has melted, add sifted corn starch (the amount depends on final consistency of custard desired) and icing sugar. Mix till well-blended, the mixture will thicken slowly.
    bake cheese tart smooth mix
  • Add full egg, vanilla extract and lemon juice. Mix till well-blended, the mixture will further thicken into custard. Taste the custard and if desired, add some sea salt to increase intensity of the cheese taste.
  • There may be some fine lumps and grainy bits in the custard. Sifting will yield a more velvety smooth custard, but this is optional. Let the custard cool down completely.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Fill a piping bag with the cheese custard. Chill in the freezer for 5-10 minutes to firm it up. Pipe the custard into the tart cases, in a slightly domed shape. Brush custard evenly with egg yolk.
    bake cheese tart ready to bake
  • Bake the tarts at 350°F for 12 to 15 mins.
  • Once baked, remove from oven and place on wire rack to cool.

Nutrition

Serving: 100g | Sodium: 218mg | Calcium: 77mg | Vitamin C: 1mg | Vitamin A: 535IU | Sugar: 5g | Potassium: 50mg | Cholesterol: 83mg | Calories: 171kcal | Saturated Fat: 8g | Fat: 14g | Protein: 4g | Carbohydrates: 6g | Iron: 1mg

 

 

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