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 Peach Melba Cheesecake

Peach Melba is a common dessert consisting of peaches, vanilla ice cream and a raspberry sauce. This simple cheese cake makes good use of these flavours to create a family favourite.

Ingredients

To produce take 200g of fresh raspberries, 2 ripe peaches, 100g of digestive biscuits, 125ml cold water, 200g of cream cheese, 300ml of whipping cream, 50g of unsalted butter, 3tbsp of caster sugar, a sprig of fresh mint, a vanilla pod and six serving glasses.

 Method

First make the Melba sauce. Peel and stone the peaches. Rough dice. Pour the cold water into a pan. Add the sugar and vanilla pod. Bring to the boil and allow to bubble for 2-3 minutes until syrupy. Add the peaches and simmer for 4-4 minutes until the fruit has softened and lost its shape. Remove from the heat. Add the raspberries and allow to cool. Remove the vanilla pod. Crush the biscuits. Melt the butter in a pan over a low heat. Stir in the biscuit crumbs. Divide the crumb mixture evenly amongst the six serving glasses. Place the cream cheese into a bowl. Beat with a spoon until soft. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod and add to the cheese. Pour in the cream. Whisk until thick. Divide evenly amongst the glasses., pouring over the biscuit crumb. Chill for half an hour. Pour over the Melba sauce. Garnish with fresh mint. Serve.