Berry cheesecake in a glass

Berry cheesecake in a glass

Mascarpone is a great standby for making an almost-instant dessert. Here, its creamy richness is cut by the sharpness of the blackberries

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preperation and cooking times

Ready in 15-20 mins

Method

  1. Toss the blackberries, caster sugar and 1 tbsp of the lemon juice in a small pan. Heat gently for 3-4 mins or until the berries start to burst. Leave to cool.
  2. Meanwhile, mix together the crushed biscuits and melted butter. Spoon into 2 glasses. Gently fold the rest of the lemon juice, the lemon zest and icing sugar into the mascarpone or ricotta. Divide the lemony cheese between the glasses, then spoon over the blackberries and their syrupy juices.

Per serving

497 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 44g, fat 35 g, saturated fat 21g, fibre 3g, salt 0.67 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2004.

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  • 22 November 2007

    ailiejan rated and commented on this recipe

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    Now a favourite pud in our house, now blackberries are out of season I use frozen raspberries.

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  • 26 November 2007

    Jacs rated and commented on this recipe

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    Looks and tastes great!

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  • 27 December 2007

    Davey G commented on this recipe

    Made this as a course between the main Christmas dinner and the Christmas pudding course. Fitted in well, tasted amazing and so simple and quick to make. One of my guests were not cheese lovers so I substituted the mascarpone for whipped double cream, worked well!

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    10 January 2008

    Bec rated and commented on this recipe

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    Quick and easy, made it for a girl's night in treat, used mixed summer fruits instead of blackberries. It was very well received and have been asked for the recipe!

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  • 10 March 2008

    donnerbono rated and commented on this recipe

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    Easy and delicious. Fresh raspberries worked a treat.

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  • 14 July 2008

    funkychicken rated and commented on this recipe

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    Goes to show that you don't have to spend hours in the kitchen to make a really special dessert. For the base, I use any left over/stale chocolate cake (usually if I have been shaping birthday cakes to decorate!) and add a good slosh of tia maria or kahlua. raspberries are lovely as well, with toasted almonds on the top. Yum yum

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preperation and cooking times

Ready in 15-20 mins

Almost instant dessert

Ingredients

  • 150g punnet blackberries
  • 1 tbsp golden caster sugar
  • 1 lemon , finely grated zest and juice
  • 4 gingernut biscuits , crushed
  • knob of butter , melted
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • ½ x 250g tub mascarpone or ricotta
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Per serving

497 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 44g, fat 35 g, saturated fat 21g, fibre 3g, salt 0.67 g

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