Name: White chocolate cheesecake and mixed berries
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 100 gram milk arrowroot biscuits, coarsely broken; 60 gram butter, melted; 500 gram cream cheese, at room temperature; 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar; 180 gram white chocolate, melted, cooled; 300 millilitre thickened cream, whipped; 3 teaspoon gelatine; 1/4 cup (60ml) hot water; 250 gram mixed berries, to serve; pure icing sugar, to dust

Ingredients

100 gram milk arrowroot biscuits, coarsely broken

60 gram butter, melted

500 gram cream cheese, at room temperature

1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar

180 gram white chocolate, melted, cooled

300 millilitre thickened cream, whipped

3 teaspoon gelatine

1/4 cup (60ml) hot water

250 gram mixed berries, to serve

pure icing sugar, to dust

Method

1.Place biscuit in a food processor and process until fine crumbs form. Add butter and pulse until combined. Transfer to a 20cm springform pan. Using fingers, spread and press mixture firmly over base. Chill for 15 mins, until firm.

2.Meanwhile, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Fold through chocolate and cream. Whisk together gelatine and hot water until gelatine dissolves. Stir 1/4 cup of cream cheese mixture into gelatine. Return to cream cheese mixture and mix well. Pour over biscuit base and smooth surface. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight, until firm.

3.Remove cheesecake from pan and top with berries. Dust with icing sugar and serve.

Here’s a trick that will help you create a picture-perfect cheesecake – use the base of a glass tumbler to press the biscuit into the pan and it’ll turn out even and smooth.
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