Fresh Strawberry and Chocolate Cheesecake

 Strawberry and Chocolate Cheesecake

Just could not resist making this scrumptious cheesecake. Although it is a little time consuming and painstaking, it is well worth the effort

Chocolate Base         

Ingredients

Marie biscuits – 10

Cocoa powder – 2 tbsp (can add more if you want a bitter-sweet base)

Jaggery powder – 3 tbsp

Butter – 2 tbsp

Method

Crush biscuits

Blend together crushed biscuits, cocoa, jaggery powder and butter in a mixie

Strawberry Cream Cheese Filling

Ingredients

Cottage Cheese (Paneer made from toned milk) - 250 gms

Egg - 1
Strawberry compote - 5 to 6 tbsp

Method

Blend the paneer in a mixie to form smooth paste

Beat an egg and add

Mix till blended

Add 4 to 5 tbsp strawberry compote and mix again

Assemble The Cheesecake

Spread biscuit base at the bottom of a springform baking pan

Scoop the cream cheese filling over it

You can add a little strawberry compote on top and make designs

Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees C for about 25 mins

Let it cool in the oven

Refrigerate for a few hours 

Strawberry Compote

Ingredients

Strawberries – 15

Jaggery powder – 3 to 4 tbsp (depending on the sweetness of the strawberries)        

  

            

Method

Cut strawberry into slices

Add jaggery and mix well

Microwave for 3 or 4 mins

Mash well while still hot

Let it cool

(Note: If you want to store it add 1 tbsp lime or orange juice to prevent the jaggery from crystallizing)