Pascha Recipes
Easter White Chocolate and Lime Cheesecake
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients
- 6 white chocolate squares
- 6 ounces soft ladyfingers
- 2 (250g) packages Philadelphia cream cheese
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatine
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lime peel (zest)
- 1 cup whipping cream, whipped
- Strawberries
- Lime slices
Instructions
- Melt chocolate.
- Halve lady fingers lengthwise.
- Line bottom and sides of an 8 1/2 inch springform pan with ladyfingers, rounded sides facing out.
- Beat cream cheese on lowest speed of electric mixer until smooth.
- Blend in sugar and chocolate; mix well.
- Sprinkle gelatine on top of lime juice in saucepan. Let stand for 5 minutes to soften.
- Stir mixture over low heat until gelatine is dissolved. Blend warm gelatine and lime peel into cheese mixture.
- Fold cheese mixture into whipped cream. Pour into pan.
- Chill for at least 3 hours.
- Garnish with strawberries and lime slices.