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The French strawberries are on the market stalls at the moment and nothing can replace their fragrance and natural sweetness.
Looking for a new dessert for a dinner with friends recently, I came across this recipe in an old magazine. Served as individual portions, delicious, light and easy to prepare, it ticks all the boxes for me. Let me know what you think …
To make four little cheesecakes you will need:
10 ginger nut biscuits, finely crushed
50ml (2 fl oz) melted butter
75g (1 cup) white chocolate chips
250g ( 8oz) cream cheese
4 tbsp double cream
75g (1/2 cup)caster sugar
1 medium egg
200g (7 oz) strawberries, hulled and sliced
3 tbsp strawberry jam
Preheat the oven to 160°C (325°F, Gas 3). Grease four small, deep, loose-bottomed tart tins.
Mix the crushed biscuits and melted butter, spoon into the tins, pressing firmly.
Tip the chocolate chips into a bowl, and set over a pan of simmering water, stir gently until melted.
Beat together the cream cheese, the cream and sugar until smooth, then mix in the egg and the melted chocolate. Stir well and spoon over the bases. Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes or until set and lightly browned.
Leave the little cheesecakes to cool, then chill in the fridge before removing from their moulds.  Just before serving, remove carefully from the tins, and position on each plate.  Mix the sliced strawberries with a little strawberry jam (I like to add a drop or two of elderflower at this point), top each cheesecake with the strawberries and dust with icing sugar.
 If you have a pink rose to hand, I think this dessert looks wonderful with a flower on the plate beside it.
 recipe thanks to Country Living UK
18 comments
It really looks so YUM!
Love the flowers.
What a gorgeous looking and sounding desert! Have a lovely week….
Sophia x
Sharon, this recipe sounds and looks divine!
The images are so beautiful!
xoxo
Karena
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Sounds delicious…will have to buy some strawberries at one of the local markets in the Lot Valley, while we are here on an extended vacation! Can't wait to serve this!
I just love your food. It ticks all of my boxes.
Marvelous!
I actually just came back from France and the strawberries. Oh. I couldn't resist and I just ate them plain, one after the other. But yes, this dessert looks easy and delicious. Thanks.
Gosh I love your receipes – easy and never fail. I print them out and they go in my favourite, much used folder. At the risk of repeating myself, if EVER you have time (I know, that's not going to happen but one can live in hope)) please do a cookery book. Kind regards, Deidre.
that is scrumptious looking! wow!
mmmmm yummmmm…. I might have to make a few this weekend for my mum for Mother's Day 🙂 A nice change from the standard chocolate cake, not that there's anything wrong with them either, just nice to try something different every now and again 😉 Thank you for the constant inspiration xx Michelle xx
Now this is perfect! Thank you.
I will save this for the coming months Sharon… Thank you… it looks foolproof and delicious… xv
What a gorgeous looking dessert and the flowers are divine! Perfect for Mothers Day! Thank you Sharon.
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it looks like you needed an infinitely more incredible end of the week as compared to my own, personal! lol haya, my partner and i expended the idea researching for finals. ughhh.
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I love the idea of individual cheesecakes…these sound wonderful. Love your last photo!