Raspberry and Passion Fruit Cheesecake

DessertServes 6-8

Need a simple, sweet dessert you can make with minimal fuss! This creamy raspberry and passion fruit cheesecake from the team at Raydale Preserves really hits the spot! Using their Raspberry and Passion Fruit jam this tangy dessert is easy to make and the perfect weekend pudding. For more information and to buy online visit www.raydalepreserves.co.uk  

Ingredients

125 grams crumbled digestive biscuits

75 grams soft butter

300 grams cream cheese

60 grams icing sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ teaspoon lemon juice

250 millilitres double cream

2 x 227 grams jar of Raydale Raspberry & Passionfruit Jam

 

Method

  1. Blitz the biscuits in a food processor until they begin to turn to crumbs, then add the butter and whiz again to make the mixture clump.
  2. Press this mixture into a 20cm / 8 inch springform tin; press a little up the sides to form a slight ridge.
  3. Beat together the cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla extract and lemon juice in a bowl until smooth.
  4. Lightly whip the double cream, and then fold it into the cream cheese mixture.
  5. Spoon the cheesecake filling on top of the biscuit base and smooth with a spatula. Put it in the fridge for 3 hours or overnight.
  6. When you are ready to serve the cheesecake, unmould it and spread the jam over the top.