Mini Egg Cheesecake

Mini egg cheesecake
Mini egg cheesecake

Mini Egg Cheesecake

A festive twist using everybody's favourite Easter chocolate.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Keyword: Easter, Mini eggs
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Setting time:: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 25 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 280 g Digestive biscuits
  • 140 g Butter
  • 110 g Cadburys milk chocolate
  • 500 g Full fat cream cheese
  • 150 g Icing sugar
  • 2 tsps Vanilla bean paste
  • 300 ml Double cream
  • 320 g Mini eggs (4 standard 80g packets)
For the decoration:
  • 240 ml Double cream
  • 320 g Mini eggs 4 standard sized packets

Instructions

  • Melt the butter in a saucepan over a medium heat. Meanwhile, crush the digestives into a fine crumb. You can use a food processor or place the biscuits into a large sandwich bag and beat it with a rolling pin.
  • Mix the melted butter with the crushed digestives until it resembles wet sand. Press it down into a 20 cm springform tin, then place it into the fridge whilst you get the filling ready.
  • Melt the chocolate in a heat proof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Set it aside to cool slightly.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add the cream cheese, vanilla bean paste, icing sugar, and melted chocolate. Use an electric whisk to beat it until well combined.
  • In a separate bowl, and using a clean whisk, whip the double cream until it reaches stiff peaks. Fold the whipped cream through the cheese mixture.
  • Place the mini eggs into a large sandwich bag, use a rolling pin to crush them, then fold them through the cheesecake filling.
  • Spoon the filling on top of the biscuit base, use a spoon to smooth it out, then place it in the fridge to set for at least 4 hours, but ideally overnight.
  • For the top, whip the double cream until it reaches stiff peaks.
  • Spoon or pipe the whipped cream over the top of the cheesecake however you like. Finish with the mini eggs, some crushed and some whole.

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3 comments on “Mini Egg Cheesecake”

  1. 5 stars
    Super easy to make (my 14yo made this) sadly (for my waistline!) him and I ate the whole thing between us 😆 it was absolutely delicious 😋

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