Description
Learn how to make this chocolate orange cheesecake recipe in a few easy steps. Orange and chocolate works perfectly together in desserts.
Ingredients
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- 300g (3 cups) chocolate digestive biscuits, crushed
- 150g (2/3 cup) butter, melted
- 360g (2 cups) milk chocolate, chopped
- 340g (1 1/2 cups) cream cheese
- 150g (1 1/2 cups) icing sugar
- 5ml (1 tsp) orange extract
- 300ml (1 1/2 cups) double cream
Instructions
- For the Biscuit Base: Crush the biscuits in a sealable plastic bag with a rolling pin until everything turns into crumbs.
- Mix the butter with the crumbs.
- Spoon the mixture into the base of a 23cm (9in) springform cake tin and level with the back of a spoon.
- Place the base in the fridge for 1 hour to set.
- For the Cheesecake Filling: Melt the chocolate in a separate bowl. See Notes.
- Meanwhile, whisk the cream cheese, icing sugar and orange extract until combined.
- Systematically, whisk in the melted chocolate into the cream cheese mixture.
- Whip the double cream in another separate bowl until soft peaks form.
- Fold the chocolate cream cheese mixture into the whipped cream, a quarter of the cream cheese mixture at a time.
- Transfer the filling to the tin and spread evenly over the biscuit base.
- Chill in the fridge for at least 6 hours but preferably overnight.
- Decorate with grated orange zest and chocolate pieces. Enjoy!
Notes
- There are two ways you can melt the chocolate for the cheesecake filling. Firstly, you can do it in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Or, you can give it short zaps in the microwave until everything is melted, giving it a stir in between.
- You can add more orange extract if you prefer. Taste and tweak!
- If you can get hold of actual orange-flavoured chocolate, you can substitute the milk chocolate and orange extract with 400g (2 cups) chocolate orange.
- Prep Time: 60 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 442
- Sugar: 29.2 g
- Sodium: 117.7 mg
- Fat: 33.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 20.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 32.3 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4.5 g
- Cholesterol: 76.7 mg