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Lemony Cherry Cheesecake

A community recipe by sharonbee

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Introduction

It's easy to make and a lighter alternative to a normal cheesecake.

Ingredients

Serves: 4

Metric Cups

67 grams lemon jelly
200 grams soft cheese
75 grams margarine
8 digestive biscuits
25 grams caster sugar
100 grams fromage frais
2 egg whites
1 can cherry pie filling

2 ounces lemon jelly
7 ounces soft cheese
3 ounces margarine
8 graham crackers
1 ounce superfine sugar
4 ounces fromage frais
2 egg whites
1 can cherry pie filling

Method

Lemony Cherry Cheesecake is a community recipe submitted by sharonbee and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Melt margarine and mix with crushed digestive biscuits. Spoon over the base of the tin and press down. Chill whilst making the topping

Place jelly in a jug and make up to an 1/8th of a pint with boiling water and stir till all the jelly has dissolved Cool slightly

Mix together the soft cheese and sugar in a blender for a "little whizz"...then add the fromage frais and "whizz" a little more Whisk the egg whites until peaks form with your electric whisk

When the jelly mixture has cooled whisk it into the cheese mixture then fold in the egg whites too.

Spoon the completed mixture over the digestive base. Then chill until set...for around a couple of hours.

Just before serving spoon over cherry pie filling...and indulge yourselves.

Melt margarine and mix with crushed graham crackers. Spoon over the base of the tin and press down. Chill whilst making the topping

Place jelly in a jug and make up to an 1/8th of a pint with boiling water and stir till all the jelly has dissolved Cool slightly

Mix together the soft cheese and sugar in a blender for a "little whizz"...then add the fromage frais and "whizz" a little more Whisk the egg whites until peaks form with your electric whisk

When the jelly mixture has cooled whisk it into the cheese mixture then fold in the egg whites too.

Spoon the completed mixture over the digestive base. Then chill until set...for around a couple of hours.

Just before serving spoon over cherry pie filling...and indulge yourselves.