Strawberry Cheesecake

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 250 g unibic ladyfingers
• 1 cup apple juice
• 500 g softened cream cheese
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 large lemon, rind finely grated, juiced
• 3 teaspoons gelatin powder
• 300 ml lightly whipped pouring cream
• 375 g hulled small strawberries
• 1/2 cup strawberry jam

Recipe

• 1 grease and line the base and sides of a 5.5cm deep, 22cm (base) springform cake pan. dip biscuits, 1 biscuit at a time, into apple juice. use dipped biscuits to line the base of pan, cutting to fit.
• 2 using a mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar and lemon rind until smooth.
• 3 heat lemon juice and gelatin in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring with a fork until dissolved. set aside to cool. note~ gelatin and cream cheese mixtures must be at the same temperature before combining.
• 4 using mixer on low, beat gelatin into cream cheese mixture.
• 5 fold in cream, mixing until combined.
• 6 spoon filling over base and smooth surface. refrigerate cheesecake for at least 4 hours or overnight until set.
• 7 arrange strawberries, pointed end up, over cheesecake.
• 8 warm jam in a heatproof, microwave-safe bowl for 45 to 60 seconds on high 100%.
• 9 strain through a sieve and drizzle warm jam over strawberries.
• 10 chill for 30 minutes or until jam sets. serve.