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

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.

Ingredients

Crust

150 g (5½ oz) crunchy biscuits, such as Hobnobs or ginger biscuits
30

Dessert

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) or 180°C (350°F) fan forced.

To make the crust, crush the biscuits in a food processor until a fine gravel texture. Mix in the coconut and butter. Press the mixture into an 18