Peach Melba Cheesecake
- 150 g biscuits (cookies, shredded wheatmeal suggested)
- 75 g butter (melted)
- 2 teaspoons gelatin (powdered)
- 500 g cream cheese (room temperature, chopped)
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 300 ml cream
- 400 g peaches (sliced in juice, drained)
- 85 g jelly crystals (jello, raspberry flavoured)
- 1 cup water (boiling)
- 200 ml water (cold)
- Grease and line a 6cm deep, 22cm round springform pan with baking paper.
- Process biscuits to make fine crumbs and then add butter and process until combined.
- Press mix evenly over base of prepared pan and chill till needed.
- Sprinkle gelatine over 2 tablespoons boiling water in a small heatproof jug and stir until completely dissolved, cool slightly.
- Process cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and cream until smooth.
- With motor running, add gelatine mixture until combined.
- Arrange drained peaches over the biscuit base and spoon cream cheese mixture over peaches and smooth the surface.
- Cover with plastic food wrap and chill for 3 hours or until firm.
- Combine the jelly crystal and 1 cup boiling water in a medium heatproof bowl and stir until jelly is completely disssolved and then stir in 200ml cold water and set aside to cool.
- Pour jelly gently over cheesecake and chill for 3 hours or until set.
cookies, butter, gelatin, cream cheese, caster sugar, vanilla essence, cream, peaches, water, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/peach-melba-cheesecake-411170 (may not work)