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Mince pie cheesecake

A mince pie cheesecake against a festive backdrop

Mince pie cheesecake

Name: Mince pie cheesecake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 75g salted butter plus extra for the tin; 200g ginger biscuits; 2 large mince pies (about 100g; vegetarian, if needed), broken up, plus extra to decorate; 100g mincemeat (vegetarian, if needed); 500g full-fat soft cheese; 300g double cream; 50g icing sugar sifted; 2 oranges 1 zested, both juiced, plus extra zest to decorate

Katy Gilhooly

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Serves 8

Easy

Prep: 25 mins

Cook: 5 mins

plus 8 hrs 30 mins chilling

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Use up leftover mince pies in the base of this cheesecake – it's a brilliant way to beat Christmas food waste

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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75g salted butter

plus extra for the tin
200g ginger biscuits
2 large mince pies

(about 100g; vegetarian, if needed), broken up, plus extra to decorate
100g mincemeat

(vegetarian, if needed)
500g full-fat soft cheese
300g double cream
50g icing sugar

sifted
2 oranges

1 zested, both juiced, plus extra zest to decorate

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal639
fat49g
saturates30g
carbs42g
sugars28g
fibre1g
protein6g
salt0.9g

Method

step 1

Butter the base and side of a 20cm springform cake tin and line with baking parchment. Melt the butter in a saucepan over a low heat. Blitz the ginger biscuits to fine crumbs in a food processor, then add the mince pie pieces and pulse a few times to break up further. Add the butter and pulse to combine. Tip the mixture into the tin and press into an even layer using the back of a spoon. Chill for 30 mins.
step 2

If the mincemeat has pieces of suet, warm in a saucepan over a low heat to melt the suet, then leave to cool completely. Briefly whisk the soft cheese to loosen, whisk in the cream and icing sugar until the mixture is holding its shape. Add the orange zest and juice and the mincemeat, and whisk again briefly to combine.
step 3

Spoon the cheesecake mixture over the base and smooth using a spatula or spoon. Chill for 8 hrs until set. Decorate with mince pie pieces and orange zest, then serve.

Recipe from Homemade Christmas, Homemade Christmas 2023

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