Individual Cheesecakes using Food Rings
Ingredients
300g cream cheese
140ml double cream
4drops vanilla extract
10 digestive biscuits
60g butter
large handful of fresh fruit . strawberries, cherriesor raspberries
Icing Sugar to taste
SERVES 2
1.Melt the butter over a low heat. Put the digestives into a blender and process till fine. With the motor runningon low, slowly add the butter. Spoon the biscuit mixture into greased food rings placed on a baking tray . Press the mixture down firmly and chill in the fridge until set.
2.Place the cream cheese and vanilla extract in a bowl and beat until creamy. Add the double cream and fold in well. Spoon this on top of the biscuit mixture and smooth the tops with a palette knife. Chill in the fridge until set, approx. 1 hour.
3.Blend the strawberries, cherries or raspberries, reserving a few whole ones. Pulse into a puree. Add 1 tbsp icing sugar and pulse to combine. Taste and add more icing sugar if needed, pulsing to combine. Chill, covered, in the fridge until needed.
5.To serve, carefully remove the chef rings from the cheesecakes, gently heating around the rings if necessary. Place the reserved berries next to the cheesecake. Pour a little of the raspberry coulis on top of the cheesecakes and spoon around the plate.
