Lime Cheesecake with Strawberries

Name: Lime Cheesecake with Strawberries
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 150 g (5½ oz) crunchy biscuits, such as Hobnobs or ginger biscuits; 1 tbsp lime zest; 50 g 2 oz) butter, melted; 4 sheets gelatine (8 g/¼ oz); 30 g 1 oz) desiccated (grated dried) coconut; 200 ml 7 fl oz) thick double cream; 1 tsp vanilla bean paste; 1 tbsp boiling water; 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) cream cheese; 100 g (3½ oz) caster sugar; 150 g (5½ oz) caster sugar; 60 ml 2 fl oz) lime juice; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) sweet dessert wine or prosecco (or water); 10 strawberries, hulled and halved

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

My Asian Kitchen

By Jennifer Joyce

Published 2018

About

Not a trad Asian dessert, but this sharp lime cheesecake is perfect after lots of chillies, soy and ginger. A crisp base of biscuits and coconut is baked and the cream cheese is set with gelatine. The fruit you use on top is totally flexible, so choose what’s in season.