Jamie Oliver's NYC Cheesecake
Recipe summary
A rich and creamy New York-style cheesecake with a chocolate biscuit base, topped with coconut meringue and lime flavor.
Ingredients
- 350 g biscuits (cookies)
- 70 g dark chocolate
- 225 g butter
- 900 g cream cheese
- 5 eggs
- 150 g sugar
- Vanilla (from vanilla pod)
- Juice of 6 limes
- 110 g sugar (for meringue)
- 3 egg whites
- 40 g dried coconut
Method
- 1
Mix 350 g biscuits with 70 g dark chocolate in a blender.
- 2
Melt 225 g butter in a small pan and add to the blender with the biscuit mixture, then blend until combined.
- 3
Press the biscuit and chocolate mixture into a cake form to form the base.
- 4
In a bowl, beat 5 eggs and 150 g sugar with vanilla seeds until smooth.
- 5
Add the juice of 6 limes to the cream cheese and mix well.
- 6
Combine the cream cheese mixture with the egg and sugar mixture.
- 7
Pour the lime and cheese filling into the prepared base in the cake form.
- 8
Bake in a preheated oven at 160°C (310°F) for 40-50 minutes until lightly browned.
- 9
Prepare coconut meringue: beat 3 egg whites with a pinch of salt until fluffy.
- 10
Gradually add 110 g sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form.
- 11
Mix in 40 g dried coconut.
- 12
Fill a piping bag with the meringue and pipe onto the baked cheesecake in star shapes.
- 13
Bake the topped cheesecake at 220°C (425°F) for 4-5 minutes until lightly browned.
- 14
Cool in the refrigerator for at least 45 minutes, ideally 3 hours.
- 15
Slice and serve, optionally with sauce.
Source details
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Original video
Source video from Jamie Oliver. The recipe card keeps the ingredients and steps handy while you cook.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L9P6c4yUMg
