Dinner
After Dinner Mint Cheesecake
A lovely dessert which our household has enjoyed over the years.
INGREADIENT
- 90 g biscuits crushed
- 1 tbs cocoa powder
- 45 g butter melted
- 250 g cream cheese
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 tsp gelatine powder
- 2 tsp hot water
- 1 cup whipped cream
- 6 after-dinner mints
- 1 tbs water
Base
Filling
Topping
Direction
- Add sifted cocoa to crushed biscuits. Add melted butter and combine well. Press biscuit mixture into a greased flan tin or a foil lined pie plate.
- Refrigerate until firm.
- Sprinkle gelatine over hot water and stir to combine. Set aside to cool.
- Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add gelatine mixture and beat until combined.
- Fold in whipped cream.
- Smooth mixture into biscuit crumb base.
- Place in fridge while preparing topping.
- Dissolve mints with the extra water in a double saucepan, over boiling water. Remove from heat.
- Cool a little and then spoon mint topping over the cream cheese mixture. Use the back of a spoon to swirl the choc mint into the cream cheese mix to give a marble effect.
- Refrigerate to set.
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