Pineapple Cheesecake
- 2 cups biscuits Granita
- 90 grams butter
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon ground
- 2 1/2 tablespoons gelatine powder
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar caster
- 300 grams cream cheese
- 2/3 cup cream
- 1 cup pineapple
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
- Grease a 20 cm springform tin.
- Crust:Finely crush biscuits and melt butter.
- Combine biscuit crumbs with melted butter and cinnamon. Press onto base and sides of prepared springform tin. Bake in a hot oven 185C/370F for 10 minutes, cool.
- Filling:Sprinkle gelatine over 1/4 cup of water and stir until dissolved.
- In a small saucepan, heat milk and vanilla to almost boiling.
- In a bowl, whisk egg yolks with sugar, pour in the hot milk while stiring. Cook over simmering water, stiring constantly for 3 minutes until custard thickens. Remove from heat, add gelatine and stir until thoroughly combined. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- In a warm bowl beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add warm custard mixture, lemon rind and juice. Beat very thoroughly, then fold in finely chopped pineapple.
- Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into cheese mixture with whipped cream. Pour into prepared tin, chill until set.
- Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before serving.
granita, butter, cinnamon ground, gelatine powder, milk, vanilla essence, eggs, sugar caster, cream cheese, cream, pineapple, lemon juice
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Pineapple-Cheesecake-1666070 (may not work)