Food Monday ~ Strawberry Cheesecake

November 24, 2008 at 6:24 am · Filed under recipes

While Niamh was here for the weekend earlier in the month I asked if she would like to share a favourite recipe with all of us. It sounds delicious.

Strawberry Cheesecake

6oz (150g) digestive biscuits
3oz butter or margarine
8oz (225g) Philadelphia cream cheese
1/2 pint cream
1 strawberry jelly
fresh strawberries to decorate (optional)
extra cream to decorate (also optional)

Method

Crush the biscuits to resemble fine breadcrumbs. Melt butter and mix in the biscuit crumbs. Press the mixture into the base of a fluted quiche dish or a loose-bottomed 9-inch cake tin. Place in fridge to set.

Melt the jelly in the microwave with 1/4 pt water (or less). Cool slightly.

Meanwhile, whip the cream in a separate bowl until thick but not stiff.

Place the cheese in a clean bowl and beat in the jelly a little at a time. Fold in the whipped cream and pour mixture on top of biscuit base.

Place in fridge until set. Decorate with rosettes of whipped cream and sliced strawberries.

*I remember having a different version many years ago. I used a lime jelly and decorated it with sliced Kiwi.

9 Comments »

  1. TheChrisD said,

    November 24, 2008 at 1:53 pm

    Cheesecake…

    * drools uncontrollably *

  2. Grannymar said,

    November 24, 2008 at 1:55 pm

    ChrisD,

    Have we found your soft spot? :D

  3. Baino said,

    November 24, 2008 at 7:18 pm

    Ah a cheater’s cheesecake. Even I can do this and the strawbs at the moment are yummo!

  4. MikeTheWaiterDotCom said,

    November 24, 2008 at 7:32 pm

    those no bake cheesecakes always turn out so nice… love the idea with the sliced fresh strawberries to garnish.
    peace, mw

  5. Grannymar said,

    November 24, 2008 at 7:44 pm

    @Baino - It is always handy to have an easy dessert in the repertoire for emergencies!

    @MikeTheWaiter - Welcome to the party. I am beginning to long for some strawberries right now.

  6. steph said,

    November 24, 2008 at 8:46 pm

    Yes please! :D

  7. Grannymar said,

    November 24, 2008 at 9:52 pm

    Steph

    I don’t have it made yet!

  8. Niamh said,

    November 24, 2008 at 11:37 pm

    Hi all,
    Glad you liked the recipe :-) Chris- you should try it out it’s as yumas it sounds!

    Grannymar, thanks for posting it, I hope someone gets to make it from this!

  9. Grannymar said,

    November 25, 2008 at 10:34 am

    Niamh,

    It was a pleasure and a the recipe a treat!

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