Grits Cheesecake With Granola Crust

• Granola Crust
• 1.25 cups granola (I used maple for this), finely ground in food processor
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 pinch salt
• Grits Cheesecake
• 1/2 cup water
• 3/4 cup milk (I used almond milk)
• 1/4 cup grits (slow cooking)
• 1 vanilla bean
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream
• 16 ounces cream cheese
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees; combine granola crumbs, sugar, salt and butter, and spread into 8x11" baking dish
2. Bake for about 12 minutes and allow to cool
3. Add cream cheese, and seeds scraped from vanilla bean in a mixing bowl
4. Heat the water and the milk with the leftover vanilla bean pod to boiling; add grits and stir until well cooked, about 15 minutes
5. Finish grits with heavy cream and remove from heat to cool a bit; remove vanilla bean pod and discard
6. Add grits, sugar and lemon juice to cream cheese and cream together
7. Add eggs one at a time until combined and pour mixture over granola crust
8. Bake at 325 degrees for about 45 minutes until set; chill completely before serving

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/21667-grits-cheesecake-with-granola-crust (may not work)