Deconstructed cheesecake
The Preca sisters take a classic cheesecake recipe and deconstruct it and serve it in tall glasses giving this recipe a new lease of life.
15 April 2017, 7:00am
Rachel Zammit Cutajar
Rachel Zammit Cutajar
1 min read
Deconstructed cheesecake
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 20 Oreo cookies
- 2 tbsp butter, softened
- 200g cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 400ml whipped cream, in 2 200ml batches
- 200g dark chocolate
Method
- Crush 16 of the Oreos, reserving 4 for topping.
- Melt the butter and toss with the cookie crumbs.
- Pour the buttered crumbs into 4 tall wine glasses and set aside
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with the icing sugar until smooth.
- Fold in half of the whipped cream.
- Spread over the biscuit layer.
- In another large bowl, melt the chocolate and add the remaining 200ml cream.
- Crush the remaining cookies and sprinkle over the top. You can use any other toppings you like. Try nuts, candied fruit and chocolate bit.
- Cover and chill for at least 3 hours.
This recipe first appeared on Gourmet Today TV, aired on TVM on 15 April, 2017.
Rachel Zammit Cutajar graduated in economics from the University of Malta...
