PEACH MELBA CHEESECAKE

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From recipe +. DO NOT included 6 hours of chilling time (2 x 3 hour stints), definately a recipe to start early morning for that night.

Provided by ImPat

Categories     Cheesecake

Time 45m

Yield 1 Cheesecake, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

150 g biscuits (cookies, shredded wheatmeal suggested)
75 g butter (melted)
2 teaspoons gelatin (powdered)
500 g cream cheese (room temperature, chopped)
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
300 ml cream
400 g peaches (sliced in juice, drained)
85 g jelly crystals (jello, raspberry flavoured)
1 cup water (boiling)
200 ml water (cold)

Steps:

  • Grease and line a 6cm deep, 22cm round springform pan with baking paper.
  • Process biscuits to make fine crumbs and then add butter and process until combined.
  • Press mix evenly over base of prepared pan and chill till needed.
  • Sprinkle gelatine over 2 tablespoons boiling water in a small heatproof jug and stir until completely dissolved, cool slightly.
  • Process cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and cream until smooth.
  • With motor running, add gelatine mixture until combined.
  • Arrange drained peaches over the biscuit base and spoon cream cheese mixture over peaches and smooth the surface.
  • Cover with plastic food wrap and chill for 3 hours or until firm.
  • Combine the jelly crystal and 1 cup boiling water in a medium heatproof bowl and stir until jelly is completely disssolved and then stir in 200ml cold water and set aside to cool.
  • Pour jelly gently over cheesecake and chill for 3 hours or until set.

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