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[The Dogmother]

For the biscuit base:

75g digestive biscuits, rushed

75g gingernut biscuits, crushed

75g melted butter

 

For the filling:

400-600g white chocolate, broken into pieces

65g butter

1/2 vanilla pod

500g cream cheese

15g powdered gelatine dissolved in 3tbspns of water

50g caster sugar

180ml whipping cream

1 punnet of fresh raspberries (reserve some for decoration)

 

To make the biscuit base, whizz the bisscuits in a food processor and add in the melted butter. Press into the bottom of a 9" springform tin. For the filling; put the chocolate, butter and vanilla pod into a heatproof bowl, suspend over a pan of simmering water and stir gently until it's all melted. Allow to cool slightly. In the food processor, mix together the cream cheese, sugar, gelatine and whipping cream, until it's smooth.

 

Remove the vanilla pod from the melted chocolate (lick your fingers). Pour the chocolate mixture into the food processor and mix well with the cream/cheese gunk. Gently stir in the raspberries, trying not to crush them. Put in the fridge overnight until set and decorate with the extra raspberries before you serve it.

Edited February 11, 2007 by Guest

[Tara.F]

mmmmm.......

 

may try this (in individual heartshaped ramekins) for valentines dinner, (my turn to cook this year)

 

thanks!

[The Dogmother]

That's a lovely idea Tara. Check the recipe again though as I forgot to type in the bit about the gelatine

[AnnieP]

Oh boy, I want to eat this! :drool:

[bellekatz]

Any ideas what I could use instead of gelatine as DD is vegetarian?

[theherd123]

Have you tried Vegegel? (I think thats how its spelt!)

 

I cant vouch for it as i have never used it but i know you can get it in most supermarkets

 

Hope this helps

[bellekatz]

Thanks Emma - I'll have a look for it tomorrow when I go shopping!

[The Dogmother]

I used veggie gelatine Em.

 

This dessert is very sweet and rich, but delicious too.

[Lesley]

I'd try it without gelatine - it looks like it should set without it at all - white chocolate and butter and cream!

[The Dogmother]

It doesn't Lesley - a friend tried it without (she forgot) and it was a sticky gloopy mess!