Baked Raisin & Marsala Cheesecake
- 95 g raisins
- 60 ml marsala
- 3 12 teaspoons lowfat margarine, melted (Becel brand)
- 100 g 50% less fat diet butternut cookies (Paradise brand)
- 200 g light cream cheese, at room temperature
- 200 g sour extra light cream (Pauls brand)
- 80 g caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornflour
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg, to dust
- Combine raisins and 1 tbs of the marsala in a bowl.
- Cover with plastic wrap and set aside, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour to macerate.
- Drain.
- Preheat oven to 150C Grease a 20cm springform pan with 1/2 tsp margarine.
- Place cookies in bowl of food processor, process until finely crushed.
- Add remaining margarine and process to combine.
- Transfer to pan and use back of a spoon to press over base.
- Place in fridge until required.
- Use electric beater to beat cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and cornflour in medium bowl until creamy.
- Add egg and beat until combined.
- Pour into prepared pan and sprinkle with raisins.
- Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until just set in centre.
- Turn oven off, leave door slightly ajar and leave cheesecake in oven for 4 hours or overnight to cool completely.
- To serve, use a warm knife to cut the cheesecake into 8 wedges.
- Dust with the nutmeg.
- Serve remaining marsala separately to drizzle.
raisins, marsala, margarine, butternut cookies, light cream cheese, sour extra light cream, caster sugar, cornflour, egg, ground nutmeg
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/baked-raisin-marsala-cheesecake-300621 (may not work)