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Mince pie baked cheesecake
A great Christmas dessert using freefrom mince pies and biscuits to make a delicious festive gluten-free cheesecake
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Ready in 1 hour 20 minutes
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Cooking time 1 hour
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Prep time 20 minutes
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Serves 12
Ingredients
- 200 g freefrom digestive biscuits, crushed
- 80 g unsalted butter, melted
- 0.5 tsp ground mixed spice
- 400 g full fat soft cheese
- 500 g ricotta
- 100 g golden caster sugar
- 50 ml Grand Marnier (optional)
- 5 medium free-range eggs, lightly beaten
- 300 g pkt freefrom mince pies, broken into small pieces
- Orange zest and cream, to serve
Method
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1
Preheat the oven to 160 C, fan 140C, gas 3.
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2
In a bowl, combine the biscuits, melted butter, zest of 1 of the oranges and the mixed spice. Press into the base of a loose bottomed 23cm round cake tin.
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3
In a separate bowl, whisk the soft cheese, ricotta, sugar and remaining orange zest with a hand-held electric mixer until smooth. Stir in the Grand Marnier, if using until combined. Add the eggs and whisk for a further few seconds.
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4
Scatter half the mince pies over the biscuit base, then top with half the cheese mixture. Repeat.
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5
Bake for 1 hour until just set. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin before cutting into wedges.
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6
Serve decorated with orange zest and a dollop or two of lightly whipped cream.
