Dilmah Berry Tea Cheesecake

Methods and Directions

• In a food processor, blend biscuits until fine crumb consistency and pour in melted butter whilst blitzing.
• Press the crumb base mixture into the pre-prepared stiff plastic tubes with the end of a small rolling pin, ensuring mixture is very even. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• In a double boiler, add the white chocolate buttons and cream and stir until the chocolate is melted and runny.
• In a clean food processor, add the cooled melted chocolate to the blitzed cream cheese and yoghurt and blitz until smooth and thick.
• Soften 6 sheets of gelatine in a bowl of cold water. Drain well and dissolve in a table spoon of boiling water.
• Add this to the cheesecake mixture and stir through.
• Remove base from fridge and add cheesecake mixture and place back in fridge for approximately 2 hours or until set.
• Steep 4 Dilmah Berry Sensation tea bags in 2 cups of freshly boiled water for 5 minutes occasionally jiggling the tea bags.
• Tip: Gently remove tea bags and do not press against the jug sides. This will eliminate any bruising to the black tea leaves so as to not cause any unnecessary bitterness.
• Finely dice the strawberries and add to the brewing tea.
• In a small metal sieve, add the raspberries. Extract the juiceby pressing the raspberries with the back of a spoon into the jug of brewing tea and strawberries.
• Strain strawberries into sieve and then press through withthe raspberry pips to extract extra berry juice.
• Add the sugar and stir.
• Soften another 6 sheets of gelatine in a bowl of cold water.Drain well and dissolve in a table spoon of boiling water.Add into the brewed tea mixture to complete the jelly.
• Once the jelly has cooled, remove set cheesecake from fridge and with the back of a spoon, very gently pour the jelly mixture over the cheesecake mixture and place back in fridge until set.
• Once set, carefully unwrap the plastic tube and place a raspberry on top.
• Add a touch of luxury with a small sprinkle of edible gold dust on top of each tube of cheesecake.