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White-choc Passionfru­it Cheesecake

Serves 10-12, Prep: 50 mins

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½ x 250g packet Arnott’s Nice

Biscuits ¼ cup desiccated coconut 75g unsalted butter, melted

FILLING 180g block white cooking

chocolate, chopped 2 tsps powdered gelatine 2 x 250g blocks cream cheese,

chopped, at room temperatur­e 1½ cups creamy vanilla yoghurt ½ cup icing sugar mixture 300ml tub thickened cream,

whipped

PASSIONFRU­IT LAYER ¾ cup fresh passionfru­it pulp ¼ cup icing sugar mixture 1 tsp powdered gelatine

1 Invert base of a 23cm round springform pan (base measures 22cm). Grease base and side, lining base with baking paper. 2 Process biscuits and coconut in a food processor until finely crushed. Add butter. Process until combined. Press over base of prepared pan. Refrigerat­e. 3 To make filling, place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Sit bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir until melted. Remove bowl from heat. Cool for 10 minutes. 4 Sprinkle gelatine over 2 tblsps water in a small heatproof jug. Sit jug in same pan of simmering water. Stir until gelatine is dissolved. Remove. Cool for 5 minutes. 5 Process cream cheese, yoghurt and sugar in a food processor until smooth. With motor operating, add chocolate and gelatine mixture. Process until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl. Fold in whipped cream. 6 To make passionfru­it layer, whisk passionfru­it and sugar in a medium jug. Sprinkle gelatine over 1 tblsp water in a small heatproof jug. Sit jug in a saucepan of simmering water. Stir until gelatine is dissolved. Quickly whisk into passionfru­it mixture. 7 Pour half the cream cheese mixture over biscuit base. Smooth over top. Pour over half the passionfru­it mixture. Dollop remaining cream cheese mixture over passionfru­it mixture. Gently spread to cover. Pour over the remaining passionfru­it mixture. Cover. Refrigerat­e overnight, or until set. 8 To serve, remove side of pan. Transfer cheesecake to a serving plate.

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