Vanilla and Gingerbread Cheesecakes with Fresh Raspberries and Raspberry Sorbet

Indulgent vanilla cheesecakes coated in homemade gingerbread crumbs, served with fresh raspberry purée and chilled raspberry sorbet.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 985 kcals 7880 kcals
Carbohydrates 144 grams 1152 grams
Fat 41.5 grams 332 grams
Protein 13.2 grams 105.6 grams
Cook Time
60 mins
Produces
8 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
50
g
300
g
Caster Sugar
for stock syrup
15
g
Liquid Glucose
for stock syrup
1
tsp
Caster Sugar
for sprinkling, to taste
0.25
tsp
Liquid Glucose
for sorbet
125
g
Caster Sugar
for cheesecake
Dairy
125
ml
3
piece
Eggs
medium free-range
250
g
Soft Cheese
full-fat
250
ml
Fruits
1
piece
Lemon
grated zest only
1
piece
Orange
grated zest only
1
slice
Lemon
thick slice
500
g
Raspberries
for sorbet
0.5
piece
Lemon
juice only
300
g
GrainsCereals
NutsSeeds
2
tsp
0.5
piece
Vanilla Pod
seeds scraped from split pod
1
piece
Vanilla Pod
seeds scraped from split pod
Other
250
g
Honey
perfumed clear
Vegetables
2
tsp
Ginger
ground

Steps

  • Preheat oven to 160°C and line a 900g loaf tin.
  • Sift dry gingerbread ingredients into a bowl.
  • Combine milk, honey, eggs, sugar, zests, and vanilla seeds, then mix into dry ingredients.
  • Bake for 45 minutes, cool in the tin for 30 minutes, then move to a rack.
  • Slice gingerbread 5mm thick and dry overnight on a tray.
  • Grind dried slices into fine crumbs using a food processor.
  • Simmer lemon, sugar, glucose, and 300ml water for 5 minutes to make syrup, then sieve and chill.
  • Cook raspberries with sugar and water for 5 minutes, then sieve to create a seedless purée.
  • Mix 100ml purée with 250ml syrup, glucose, and lemon juice, then churn in an ice cream machine.
  • Whisk soft cheese, cream, crème fraîche, sugar, and vanilla until thick.
  • Pipe mixture into metal rings on a non-stick mat and refrigerate for two hours.
  • Mix fresh raspberries with reserved 100ml purée and prepare sorbet scoops.
  • Unmold cheesecakes and dip both ends in gingerbread crumbs.
  • Serve cheesecake with raspberries and a scoop of sorbet.