Next in our range of Christmas recipes is a Cherry Ripe Choc Cheesecake – another yummy and seasonal dessert to showcase over the festive period.
Ingredients
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150 gram plain chocolate biscuits
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75 gram butter, melted
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1 cup (200g) drained morello cherries, plus extra, to decorate
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500 gram cream cheese, softened
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1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar
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2 eggs
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200 gram dark chocolate, melted
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150 gram cherry ripe bars, chopped
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300 millilitre thickened cream, whipped, for serving
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cocoa, for serving
Method
Step 1: Grease a 24cm round springform pan.
Step 2: Process biscuits until fine. Add butter, process until combined. Press mixture over base of pan. Place pan on oven tray; refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Step 3: Preheat oven to 160°C (140°C fan-forced). Place cherries on absorbent paper. Beat the cheese and sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth; beat in eggs, one at a time. Gradually beat in cooled chocolate; stir in Cherry Ripe and cherries.
Step 4: Spread filling into pan; bake for about 50 minutes. Cool in oven with door ajar.
Step 5: Refrigerate cheesecake for 3 hours or overnight. Serve cheesecake topped with whipped cream, dust with cocoa and scatter with extra morello cherries.
*Recipe and photo credit – https://www.womensweeklyfood.