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Chocolate and Pear Cheesecake




Source of Recipe


Sainbury's


List of Ingredients




50g butter
250g digestive biscuits, crushed
2 medium size eggs, separated
75g caster sugar
250g carton curd cheese
142ml carton double cream
25g cocoa powder
625g comice pears, peeled, cored and chopped
icing to dust



Recipe



Preheat the oven to 160°C, 325°F, gas mark 3.

Melt the butter, stir in the biscuits and press into a 20cm spring sided cake tin.

Whisk the egg yolks and sugar until thick enough to leave a trail, then whisk in the cheese, cream, cocoa powder and pears.

Whisk the egg whites until stiff, fold into the pear mixture and spoon into the cake tin.

Place in the oven for 1 ½ - 1 3/4 hours.

Leave in the tin for 15-20 minutes before removing and allowing to cool completely.

Dust with icing sugar and serve.