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

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