Smoked Mini Cheesecakes (makes approx. 40 mini Cheesecakes)
People Serves 5
Prep Time 15 Minutes
Barbecue Time 15 Minutes
DIFFICULTY
1/5
THE INGREDIENTS
BASE:
- 200g Anzac biscuits
- 50gm Butter, melted
FILLING:
- 500g packets Cream Cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup Caster Sugar
- 3/4 cup Sour Cream
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 Lemon Juice
- 3 eggs
GNASH:
- 150g Thickened Cream
- 150g Chocolate Buttons
GARNISH:
- Thinly Sliced Strawberry or Raspberry halved
INSTRUCTIONS
Filling:
- Prepare moulds for mixture – hint: the perfect mould is a muffin tray and use mini cup cake pans inside the muffin tray to make serving easier.
- Crush the Anzac biscuits in a plastic sealed bag or pulse a few times in a food processor so as to achieve a small crumb, pour crumbs into a bowl and add the melted butter, mix until completely combined. Scoop a teaspoon sized amount into each mould and then press into the base of your moulds with a small flat object such as a flat bottom shot glass.
- Whip the cream cheese until it is smooth and creamy – No Lumps of cream cheese!
- Add in the sour cream, sugar, vanilla, lemon juice and mix until smooth.
- Add in 3 eggs, one at a time.
- Mix until combined.
- Pre-heat your SmokeFire to 150c (300f).
- Pour mixture into each mould to just below the top of the cup cake pan. Once the moulds are filled, put your trays into your SmokeFire and bake for 10-15 minutes, using a probe check the internal temperature of the cheesecakes, we are wanting the internal temperature to be 66c (150f)
- Take the trays out of the SmokeFire and leave to cool for 15 minutes, then transfer to your fridge for 1-2 hours to chill.
Gnash:
- Put the chocolate buttons into a clean, dry mixing bowl
- Heat the cream until it reaches 83c (180f) then pour over the chocolate buttons and mix cream and chocolate until smooth and glossy
- Top the chilled cheesecakes with a swirl of chocolate gnash and then add a thin slice of strawberry or half a raspberry, don’t add too much fruit as it will overpower the smoked cheesecake flavour.
Cooking Demo by @dealsysbbq