Strawberry and Vanilla Cheesecake by Ben Le Bas

Recipe by Ben Le Bas

This recipe was submitted by Ben Le Bas as part of The Big Lunch Recipe Search.

“It is a really delicious dessert recipe that’s great for sharing, especially in the summer when the strawberries are seasonal. My family love it, and via The Big Lunch, you could share it with others.”

Ingredients

For the cheese cake

250g digestive biscuits
125g butter in room temperature
600g soft cheese
60g caster sugar
200ml double cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
For the compote
600g of strawberries chopped small
1 tsp vanilla extract
50g caster sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice

For presentation

150ml double cream
1tsp vanilla extract
30 grams of caster sugarA handful of strawberries halved

Method

Step 1

Heat oven to 160C. Crush biscuits until fine, add melted butter and vanilla. Place biscuit mix into a tray and level it, Bake for 10 minutes.

Step 2

Chop up strawberries small and put in a saucepan on a medium-low heat with 50g sugar and lemon juice, stirring often for 20 minutes.

Step 3

In a bowl, put soft cheese, 60g sugar, vanilla, double cream, mix fully. Pour mix on base, smooth over, cool for 1 hour.

Step 4

Make topping by whipping cream, sugar and vanilla until firm. Pipe on top, add compote and fresh strawberries.

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The Big Lunch Recipe Search!

This recipe is part of the Big Lunch Recipe Search Cookbook! We teamed up with celebrity chefs Briony May Williams, Dame Prue Leith and Ainsley Harriott to run The Big Lunch Recipe Search – to uncover the UK’s favourite shareable recipes that inspire us all to come together for The Big Lunch on 7 – 8 June. See more of the finalists in our new Big Lunch Recipe Search Cookbook, showcasing fantastic dishes from across the UK for you to try your hand at this summer!

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