Jam Jar Cheesecakes
These simple desserts look beautiful when served in glass jam jars, plus if you're entertaining, you can make these in advance.
- Serves:
- 6
- Ready in:
- 30 to 60 mins
Ingredients
- 40g butter, melted
- 6 digestive biscuits, crushed into crumbs
- zest and juice of 1/2 lemon
- 250g vegetarian mascarpone cheese
- 100g vegetarian full-fat cream cheese
- 50g caster sugar
- 2 free-range eggs plus 1 egg yolk
- 75ml double cream
- a few drops of vanilla essence
- 150g fresh raspberries
You'll also need
- 6 clean jam jars
Method
- 1
Preheat the oven to 140C/275F/GAS 1. Combine the melted butter with the crushed digestive biscuits and, setting aside 2 tbsp of the crumb mixture, divide evenly between six jar. Press down lightly and freeze for five minutes to harden.
- 2
Next, combine the lemon zest, mascarpone, cream cheese, caster sugar, the eggs and egg yolk. Beat in the lemon juice, double cream and vanilla essence. Stir in the raspberries and divide the mixture between the prepared jars.
- 3
Place the jars in a roasting tin and fill with hot water to 2.5cm high to create a bain-marie. Bake for 30 minutes or until lightly set. Turn off the oven and leave the jars inside to cool.
Jam Jar Cheesecakes was taken from COOK VEGETARIAN
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- 40g butter, melted
- 6 digestive biscuits, crushed into crumbs
- zest and juice of 1/2 lemon
- 250g vegetarian mascarpone cheese
- 100g vegetarian full-fat cream cheese
- 50g caster sugar
- 2 free-range eggs plus 1 egg yolk
- 75ml double cream
- a few drops of vanilla essence
- 150g fresh raspberries
You'll also need
- 6 clean jam jars
- 1
Preheat the oven to 140C/275F/GAS 1. Combine the melted butter with the crushed digestive biscuits and, setting aside 2 tbsp of the crumb mixture, divide evenly between six jar. Press down lightly and freeze for five minutes to harden.
- 2
Next, combine the lemon zest, mascarpone, cream cheese, caster sugar, the eggs and egg yolk. Beat in the lemon juice, double cream and vanilla essence. Stir in the raspberries and divide the mixture between the prepared jars.
- 3
Place the jars in a roasting tin and fill with hot water to 2.5cm high to create a bain-marie. Bake for 30 minutes or until lightly set. Turn off the oven and leave the jars inside to cool.
These simple desserts look beautiful when served in glass jam jars, plus if you're entertaining, you can make these in advance.
Jam Jar Cheesecakes was taken from Cook Vegetarian
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