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Blueberry Cheesecake baked with Blue Gin and Tonic
Melissa Jacobs
A stunning baked cheesecake recipe with a deliciously interesting addition of blue gin and tonic.
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Prep Time
30
minutes
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Cook Time
50
minutes
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Total Time
1
hour
hr
20
minutes
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Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Global
Servings
12
Ingredients
For the Filling
30
ml
Saphirre Blue Gin
200
ml
Blue Tonic
1
cup
Blueberries
250
ml
Castor Sugar
600
g
Full Fat Cream Cheese
200
ml
Cream
3
Large Eggs
1
tsp
Vanilla
4
Lemons
Grated zest
1
Lemon
Juice
5
ml
Gelatine
1
ml
Blue Food Colouring
50
g
Plain Flour
For the Crust
1
packet
Broken Tennis Biscuits
50
ml
Butter
Melted
Instructions
For the Crust
In a food processor, combine the biscuits and butter.
In a spring loose bottom, greased pan, press the biscuit mixture firmly into the bottom. Place in the fridge.
For the Filling
Mix the cream cheese, 200ml castor sugar, gin, cream, lemon zest, juice, flour, vanilla and eggs. Pour over the crust.
Bake in a pre heated oven, 180 degrees, for 50 minutes. The middle of the cheese cake must still be wobbly.
In a sauce pan, heat the tonic, 50 ml castor sugar, gelatine and add colouring as desired. Boil for 2 minutes.
When glaze cooled and thickened, pour over the cooled cake, decorate with berries as desired.
Keyword
Cheesecake