Pink Gin Cheesecake with Strawberry Sauce
Delicious adult no bake cheesecake made with Pink Gin and a strawberry sauce
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Whisk
- Rubber spatula
- 10 inch (25cm) round springform cake tin
- Small saucepan
- Hand Blender or food processor
- Small sieve
Ingredients
Cheesecake Base
- 175 grams biscuits of your choice crushed
- 75 grams butter melted
Cheesecake Filling
- 300 grams full fat cream cheese
- 90 grams caster sugar
- 280 ml whipping cream
- 50 ml Pink Gin
- 4 leaves gelatin (or 10g powdered)
- 1 lime zested
Strawberry Gin Sauce
- 150 grams strawberries frozen or fresh
- 150 grams caster sugar
- 1 big squeeze lime juice
- 15 ml Pink Gin
Instructions
Cheesecake Base
- In a large mixing bowl, add the crushed biscuits and melted butter. Mix well and press firmly into a greased and lined 10 inch round spring form cake tin.
- Pop into the fridge to chill while preparing the filling.
Cheesecake Filling
- Being soaking your gelatin sheets in cold water or begin melting your powdered gelatin by adding a tablespoon of hot water and mixing.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the cream cheese and caster sugar. Beat well until smooth and creamy.
- Continue whisking and add the cream in about 4-5 additions, whisking well between each addition.
- If using gelatin sheets, strain from the water and melt in the microwave for 10-20 seconds on medium heat until melted. While whisking, add the melted gelatin in a slow stream.
- Add in the gin and lime zest and continue whisking for another minute.
- Pour on top of the biscuit base, smooth over and chill for at least 4 hours.
Strawberry Gin Sauce
- In a small saucepan, add the strawberries, sugar and lime juice.
- Cook on medium heat for 5-10 minutes until the strawberries have totally softened.
- Take off the heat, add the gin and puree with hand blender or food processor.
- Press all the sauce through a sieve. Discard anything left in the sieve and leave the sauce to cool. Spoon generously on top of the set cheesecake to serve.
Notes
The calorie information is an estimate provided as a courtesy based off the website https://caloriecontrol.org/healthy-weight-tool-kit/food-calorie-calculator/. It will differ depending on the specific brands and ingredients that you use.