Savory Blue Cheese Cheesecake with Cherry Pear Compote and Cherry Balsamic Glaze

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• 4 ounces freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves
• ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup chopped toasted pecans
• + 20 more ingredients
• • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
  • 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 8 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
  • 6 ounces freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 4 large eggs at room temperature
  • ¼ cup heavy cream at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 large sweet onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 pears - peeled, cored and chopped
  • ½ cup dried cherries
  • 2 tablespoons black cherry balsamic vinegar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
  • 2 ounces freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup candied pecans
  • 1 firm green pear, cored and thinly sliced

1. Beat 1/2 cup butter, 4 ounces Parmesan cheese, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add the flour, and mix on low until mixture resembles large crumbles. Turn dough out and shape into a log. Wrap dough with plast...

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