Chilled Strawberry Cheesecake

This excellent cheesecake made with strawberries is such a simple and easy dessert to make at home.

Ingredients serve 8 - 10

Base

100 g biscuit crumbs

50 g melted butter

Cheese filling

300 ml cream

15 g gelatin leaves

450 g cream cheese
150 g caster sugar
250 g strawberry puree

Method

Line a 20 cm spring form tin with greaseproof baking paper. Place biscuit crumbs and melted butter in a bowl and combine. Spread the crumb mixture evenly in the bottom of the tin and press firmly. Place the tin in the fridge until set. Place the gelatin in a bowl with cold water. Place cream in a mixing bowl and whisk until thickened to soft peak. Place cream cheese and sugar in another mixing bowl, whisk with an electrical mixer for approx. 3 minutes until mixture is evenly soft and fluffy. Place strawberry puree in a bowl. Squeeze the excess water from the gelatin leaves and heat gelatin until melted. Mix gelatin in the strawberry puree and blend into the cream cheese combination until incorporated. Fold the whipped cream evenly into the mixture. Spread the finished cheese mixture evenly in the cake tin on top of the crumb base. Allow cooling for at least 3 hours in the fridge. Remove the cheesecake from the tin and leave on a serving plate. Decorate with whipped cream and strawberries. Cut with a sharp knife and serve.

Note: Try other fresh or frozen fruit puree such as raspberry instead of strawberry.