Woman’s Day (New Zealand)

Pomegranat­e & Frozen Yoghurt Cheesecake­s

SERVES 6 PREPARATIO­N 40 MINUTES (PLUS FREEZING)

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350g butternut snap biscuits 70g butter, melted 2 cups pomegranat­e seeds

(see tip) 250g cream cheese, at

room temperatur­e ½ cup caster sugar 900ml frozen vanilla Greek

style natural yoghurt 125g blackberri­es micro shiso to serve (optional)

1. Grease 6 x 10cm springform pans, then line bases and sides with baking paper. 2. Place biscuits in a zip-lock bag. Using a rolling pin or meat mallet, crush biscuits until coarse crumbs form. Place crumbs in a coarse sieve, then shake to remove any fine crumbs. Discard. Place large crumbs in a medium bowl and stir in butter. Press about ¹⁄ cup of crumbs over 3 the base of each pan, pressing

lightly to level. Freeze while preparing filling. 3. Process 1 cup of pomegranat­e seeds until finely chopped. Strain through a sieve over a jug to yield ½ cup of juice. Process cream cheese and sugar, using pulse button, until combined. Scrape down the side of the bowl. Add pomegranat­e juice and pulse until smooth. Add frozen yoghurt, pulse until combined, then transfer to a large bowl. Freeze for 20 minutes or until firm but still able to be scooped. 4. Divide mixture among cake pans. Smooth tops and cover tightly. Freeze for 4 hours or overnight until firm. 5. Remove frozen cheesecake­s from cake pans. Decorate with remaining pomegranat­e seeds, blackberri­es and herbs.

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