Francis Glancy

Come Dine With Me recipes Vanilla and ginger cheesecake with balsamic strawberries recipe

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Date Published:
26/05/2009

Francis goes summer strawberry-tastic to accompany his cheesecake on Come Dine With Me Dundee

Serves 6-8

Ingredients

  • 450g marscapone cheese
  • 250g caster sugar
  • 250g creme fraiche
  • 475ml double cream
  • 2 vanilla pods, split lengthways and seeds scraped out
  • 200g stem ginger cookies, roughly broken

For the balsamic strawberries

  • 200g strawberries, hulled and halved
  • 2 tsp caster sugar
  • 2 tsp balsamic vinegar

Method: How to make vanilla and ginger cheesecake with balsamic strawberries

1. Put the marscapone cheese, sugar, crème fraîche, double cream and the vanilla seeds in a large bowl. Beat together until smooth then divide between 6 and 8 small ramekins and place in the fridge to set.

2. Forty minutes before serving, transfer the cheesecakes to the freezer. Blitz the ginger biscuits to crumbs. Just before serving, remove the cheesecakes from the freezer and dust the tops with the ginger crumbs. Put on small plates.

3. Heat a large non-stick frying pan until hot. Add the strawberries and toss over the heat for about 30 seconds, moving constantly. Sprinkle with the sugar and cook for a further minute until they caramelise. Add the vinegar and toss for 30 minutes more. Spoon onto the plates with the cheesecakes and serve.

Please note this recipe is the contestant's own and has not been tested professionally. Like the Come Dine With Me contestants, you could be creating a culinary delight or dining disaster, so switch on your ovens and be bold.

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Comments

  1. This is a beautiful desert, i love it, im going to try and make it!
    Posted by Chann on 07/06/2009 20:05:33
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  2. I don't think you add the balsamic vinegar and toss for 30 minutes, I am sure it must be 30 seconds.
    Posted by anne LS16 on 04/06/2009 18:33:52
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