Black Forest Cheesecake Slice

Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 250 g plain chocolate biscuits
• 150 g butter, melted
• 250 g cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 1 tablespoon gelatin
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 300 ml thickened light cream
• 425 g stoneless black cherries in syrup
• 85 g port wine jelly crystals

Recipe

• 1 crush biscuits in a food processor until smooth.
• 2 add melted butter and mix until combined.
• 3 press into base and sides of a greased deep 20 x 30cm baking pan. refrigerate.
• 4 beat cream cheese, lemon juice and sugar until smooth.
• 5 add gelatine and cream, then beat for 1 minute
• 6 fold through cherries. spoon onto prepared crust and allow to set.
• 7 meanwhile, prepare jelly with 1/2 cup boiling water, stir in reserved juice then cool.
• 8 when cheesecake has begun to set, pour cooled jelly over the surface. chill overnight before cutting into squares to serve.