Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients:

• 2 packets Tennis biscuits

• 35g softened butter

• 300g cream cheese

• 200g cream

• 5g lemon zest

• 5g gelatin

• 30g sugar

• 5g vanilla essence

• 100g fruit juice or curd of choice

• 10g gelatin

Instructions:

1. Prepare the Biscuit Base

   • Crush the Tennis biscuits until they form fine crumbs.

   • Mix in the softened butter until the mixture resembles wet sand.

   • Press the mixture firmly into the bottom of a tray lined with baking paper.

   
   

2. Make the Cheesecake Layer

   • Bloom 5g of gelatin by sprinkling it over a small amount of water and letting it sit for a few minutes.

   • Melt the bloomed gelatin over a double boiler or microwave in short bursts until fully dissolved.

   • In a bowl, whisk the cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar, lemon zest, and vanilla essence, and mix until combined.

   • Stir a small amount of cream into the melted gelatin, then mix it back into the remaining cream.

   • Gently fold the cream into the cream cheese mixture until fully incorporated.

   • Pour the mixture over the biscuit base and refrigerate for one hour to set.

     
     

3. Prepare the Fruit Topping

   • Bloom and melt the 10g of gelatin as before.

   • Mix the melted gelatin into the fruit juice or curd until fully combined.

   • Pour over the chilled cheesecake layer and refrigerate for 3-4 hours until fully set.

     
     

4. Serve

   • Once set, carefully remove the cheesecake from the tray.

   • Cut into squares or rectangles and serve cold.

     
     

Enjoy your creamy, fruity, and delicious no-bake cheesecake squares!