Mulled cider cheesecake
https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/mulled-cider-cheesecake
This seasonal baked cheesecake with spiced cider and apple slices is full of festive flavours – a real crowd pleaser.
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Feeds
12
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Ready in
1 hour
20 minutes
Each serving contains
% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 44g
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Ingredients
- 50g Co-op unsalted butter, melted, plus extra for greasing
- 200g Co-op gingernut biscuits
- 3 x 200g packs Co-op soft cheese
- 300ml tub Co-op sour cream
- 150g Fairtrade golden caster sugar
- Finely grated zest of 1 orange
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 large Co-op free range eggs, lightly beaten
- 3 tbsp Co-op plain flour
For the topping:
- 175g Fairtrade light brown soft sugar
- 80g Co-op unsalted butter
- 175ml Co-op Irresistible Tillington Hills cider
- 150ml Co-op double cream
- 4 green apples (we used Granny Smith), peeled, cored and sliced
- 1 tsp mixed spice
Method
For the base:
- Grease and line a 23cm-diameter round cake tin
- Pulse the biscuits in a food processor to give crumbs. Mix with the butter and press into the tin. Chill for 30 mins
- Preheat the oven to 170°C/fan 150°C/Gas 3
- Beat the soft cheese, sour cream and sugar together until smooth
- Fold in the zest, spices and vanilla, then mix in the egg, a third at a time
- Sift over the flour and gently fold in until smooth
- Pour into the base. Bake for 45-55 mins, until set around the edges, with a slight wobble in the centre. Open the oven and leave to cool for 30 mins, then remove and set aside
For the topping:
- Gently heat 150g of the sugar and 50g of the butter in a pan with the cider and cream, to make a caramel sauce
- Stir now and then, until the sugar has dissolved
- Increase the heat and simmer for 8-10 mins, being careful not to let it boil over. Leave to cool completely
- Toss the apple in the remaining sugar and the spice
- Heat the rest of the butter in a large frying pan. Once foaming, fry the apple for 5-6 mins, turning frequently — you may need to do this in batches. Allow to cool
- To serve, arrange the apple on the cheesecake and drizzle over half the caramel sauce (the rest is great with Christmas pud or ice cream)
Cheesecake: Once cool, chill for up to 2 days, undecorated. Prepare the apples just before serving. Caramel: This keeps, chilled, for up to 3 days before serving.
