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For the filling

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal448
  • fat22g
  • saturates11g
  • carbs57g
  • sugars36g
  • fibre1g
  • protein9g
  • salt1.25g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Combine the crushed biscuits with the melted butter and sugar, then press onto the base and sides of a 20cm springform tin. Chill.

  • step 2

    Blend the cheese, eggs and sugar until smooth, pour into the case and bake for 30 mins or until set. Cool for 30 mins, then top with the cherry pie filling. Serve chilled.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2010

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A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.15 ratings

dorato194

tip

I used 20 digestive biscuits, 100g butter. 200g mascarpone 150g full fat soft cheese. it was perfect

dorato194

I used 20 digestive biscuits. 100g butter. 200g soft cheese full fat and 200g mascarpone. it turned out perfect

CurtR

Came out exactly like the picture, perfect!

I used 15 digestives with a little more butter and a full tub of fhe light cheese (340g) ewith a little extra sugar. Make sure to let set overnight!

Redkoatz

Have tried making cheesecake with double cream cream, cream cheese and strawberries before, with optional gelatin, which I left out. I whipped the cream until it was thick refrigerated it overnight, but unfortunately it didn’t set well and was rather messy.

I notice this uses eggs instead of…

HannahSp

It doesn't need to 'set' as it is baked - once baked the filling is firm (because of the eggs). You just need to chill it in the fridge. Your other attemtp may have been unsuccessful because that recipe was a setting kinda cheesecake (no bake) and needed the gelatin to set it properly. This one is…

rdboon

question

I'm a bit wary of this recipe simply because 99% of all cheesecake recipes usually include the addition of cream (usually sour). Just wondered why this one doesn't? Doesn't it lack flavour and texture without? It seems a little too simple to be true. I've always read that you need more than just…

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goodfoodteam

Thanks for your question. In our opinion the savoury cheese complements the sweet topping well in this recipe and you can see from our ratings that it's gone down well so far. However, we do have a whole collection devoted to cheesecake so take a look if this one fails to tempt. Enjoy!…

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