Mojito Cheesecake
By TheresaJ
These have all the flavours of the classic cocktail: lime, sugar and mint. Deliciously creamy but sharp and light at the same time.
- 6
Ingredients
- Per serving:
- Nutritional Information
- Nutritional Information
- Per serving:
- 535 kcals
- 535 kcals
- 32.4 g of fat (12g saturated)
- 32.4 g of fat (12g saturated)
- 14.6 g protein
- 14.6 g protein
- 39.9 g carbs
- 39.9 g carbs
- 31.1 g sugar
- 31.1 g sugar
- 1.3 g salt.
- 1.3 g salt.
- Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 150 g thin almond biscuits
- 150 g thin almond biscuits
- 25 g butter, melted
- 25 g butter, melted
- 4 limes
- 4 limes
- 100 g light muscovado sugar
- 100 g light muscovado sugar
- 4 tbsp rum
- 4 tbsp rum
- Large handful of fresh mint leaves, plus extra to decorate
- Large handful of fresh mint leaves, plus extra to decorate
- 400 g cottage cheese
- 400 g cottage cheese
- 250 g tub mascarpone
- 250 g tub mascarpone
- 150 ml whipping cream
- 150 ml whipping cream
Preparation
Step 1
1. Break up the almond biscuits: put them in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin (or pulse in a food processor until finely crushed).
2. Stir in the melted butter until combined. Spoon the mixture into 6 glasses, pressing down well. Chill while you make the filling.
3. Finely grate the zest and squeeze the juice from 3 limes. Heat the sugar and 5 tablespoons of water in a small saucepan, stirring until dissolved. Bring to the boil and simmer for 2 minutes without stirring. Remove from the heat and stir in the lime juice and zest, rum and mint and set aside to cool.
4. Press the cottage cheese through a sieve into a bowl, then beat the mascarpone (or put in a food processor with the mascarpone and whizz until smooth).
5. Strain the lime and mint syrup through a sieve onto the cheese mixture and beat well until smooth and creamy. Spoon on to the biscuit base and chill for at least 1 hour.
6. When ready to serve, beat the whipping cream until thick and put a spoonful on each cheesecake. Slice the remaining lime into thin rounds and the rest in the blobs of cream. Decorate with the extra mint sprigs.
Nutritional Information
Per serving:
535 kcals
32.4g of fat (12g saturated)
14.6g protein
39.9g carbs
31.1g sugar
1.3g salt.