Food Monday ~ Strawberry Cheesecake
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.
TheChrisD said,
November 24, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Cheesecake…
* drools uncontrollably *
Grannymar said,
November 24, 2008 at 1:55 pm
ChrisD,
Have we found your soft spot?
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!
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
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.
steph said,
November 24, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Yes please!
Grannymar said,
November 24, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Steph
I don’t have it made yet!
Niamh said,
November 24, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Hi all,
Chris- you should try it out it’s as yumas it sounds!
Glad you liked the recipe
Grannymar, thanks for posting it, I hope someone gets to make it from this!
Grannymar said,
November 25, 2008 at 10:34 am
Niamh,
It was a pleasure and a the recipe a treat!
Siofra said,
April 25, 2010 at 11:54 am
Do you fold the cream into the Jelly, or fold the jelly into the cream?
Grannymar said,
April 25, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Siofra - Hi and welcome to my blog. I would slowly add the cooled jelly to the cream/cheese mixture until it is all folded through. I hope this helps. Enjoy!
josie hillis said,
May 5, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Can cheese cakes be frozen (without the topping )as I have to use up 2 Kg cream cheese and I don’t think we could manage to eat that many.
Grannymar said,
May 5, 2010 at 5:59 pm
Josie - You can freeze cheesecakes if well wrapped and no decorations on top for 2-4 weeks and thaw them in the refrigerator.