Gin and Tonic Cheesecake

Name: Gin and Tonic Cheesecake
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 250 g digestive biscuits; 100 g butter; 600 g cream cheese; 100 g icing sugar; 280 ml lemon zest; 40 ml gin; 10 ml tonic

Here’s a perfect summer twist on a delicious cheesecake, ideal for an outdoor meal.

Microwave Oven

Difficulty:Medium

Ingredients

Servings:1

250 gdigestive biscuits
100 gbutter
600 gcream cheese
100 gicing sugar
280 mllemon zest
40 mlgin
10 mltonic

Steps

STEP 1

Butter and line a 23cm loose bottomed cake tin with parchment paper.

STEP 2

Crush the biscuits to a crumb in a large bowl. Melt the butter on Medium microwave for 1 min or until melted. Add to the biscuits and mix thoroughly. Tip into the prepared tin and press firmly to make an even layer. Leave to set.

STEP 3

Place the cream cheese, icing sugar, lemon zest, double cream, and gin and tonic to a bowl. Beat with an electric whisk until smooth or until the mixture has thickened. Spoon it onto the biscuit base and smooth it so it’s evenly spread. Leave to set in the fridge overnight.