Monday, 9 February 2015

Recipe - A simple cheesecake

I've always liked cheesecake, especially the baked variety.  This is a combination of several recipes that I've pulled together to give me something that I like and even better it doesn't cause my blood glucose to go through the roof.  What's really good about this recipe is that there is no biscuit crumb base to consider, which is the main source of starch.

Heat the oven to 180C

250g Mascarpone cheese
250g Quark
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons of flour
zest of one lime or lemon
150g of sweetener (I use Splenda)
200g fruit - blueberries, blackberries, raspberries or cherries all work well

Put all of the ingredients except the fruit into a bowl and mix together - you should be able to use a whisk rather than electric blender

Distribute the fruit evenly over a large (23cm) silicone sandwich 'tin' that's been sprayed with a little oil first.  Pour over the cheesecake mixture evenly, trying not to re-distribute the fruit too much.  Give it a little shake or tap it on the work surface to get rid of any bubbles.

Put in the oven for approx 30 mins (fan oven) or until it's risen and starting to brown - it should come over the top of the tin.  

Let it cool and then remove from the tin - I usually use the two plate technique for getting it out of the silicone 'tin', but it's up to you.  And that's it.