Simple Cheesecake Recipes-Hacked Cheesecake recipe

By: Eve. B

Biscuit Base
1 pack of biscuits - I used ginger nuts, but these were quite solid so I would go with traditional digestives.
150g butter

'Cheesecake bit'
Approx 250g/1 pot of double cream
Approx 250g/1 tub of soft cheese - Think Philadelphia...
Approx 100g of caster sugar - I actually thought the cheese part was a little too sugary so wouldn't add sugar but its a matter of personal taste, maybe adding it gradually until it tastes right?
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 tin of Black Cherry pie filling/whatever fruit topping you fancy

Crush biscuits into crumbs, I used a bag and a rolling pin which was laborious so if you have a blender use it. Melt butter in a pan and stir in the crumbs, this is your biscuit base.
Press the mixture into a greased or grease papered tin.
Next put the double cream, soft cheese, optional sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl and whisk together for 1-2 minutes, until the mixture thickens. It should be of a consistency to hold little 'peaks' by itself, so not too runny.
Add the mixture to the top of your biscuit base and flatten out gently.
Put in in the fridge to set cool for a few hours.
Finally, when the cheesecake is set you can add the fruit topping, which is best left to set for another hour or so in the fridge, unless you can't wait (like me).

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