SUGAR-FREE PASSIONFRUIT CHEESECAKE

SERVES 12 PREP 40 MINS + CHILLING

✦ 10 pitted medjool dates ✦ 2 cups walnuts, tightly packed ✦ raspberries, strawberries or sliced mango, to decorate

FILLING

✦ 500g cream cheese, softened

✦ 1 cup thickened cream

✦ ½ cup fresh ricotta

✦ ½ cup Natvia

✦ ¹⁄ cup powdered 3 gelatine

✦ ½ cup boiling water

✦ 3 passionfruit, pulped

PASSIONFRUIT JELLY

✦ 1 tsp powdered gelatine

✦ ¼ cup boiling water

✦ ¾ cup passionfruit pulp

1 Grease and line a 22cm springform cake pan with baking paper.

2 Place dates in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand 5 mins. Drain. Process dates and walnuts until well combined. Press date mixture over base of prepared pan. Chill until required.

3 FILLING Process cream cheese, cream, ricotta and Natvia until combined. Sprinkle gelatine powder over water in a heatproof jug. Whisk until dissolved. Add gelatine mixture and passionfruit pulp to cream cheese mixture. Process until combined.

4 Spoon cream cheese mixture over prepared chilled base. Smooth surface. Refrigerate 3 hours until set.

5 PASSIONFRUIT JELLY

Sprinkle gelatine powder over water in a heatproof jug. Whisk until dissolved. Add passionfruit pulp. Mix well

6 Carefully pour passionfruit jelly over the top of the cheesecake. Refrigerate 1 hour until set. Serve cheesecake topped with raspberries, strawberries or sliced mango.