THERMOMIX ® RECIPE

1 Sticky Date Baked Cheesecake

Recipe's preparation

Cooking Dates

1. 1. Add dates and water to bowl.
   2. Cook on 100 for 4 mins on Speed 1.
   
   If you don't want as many 'bits' in your cheesecake (eg you have fussy kids) then blitz the dates for 3 seconds on Speed 5, scrape down and then blitz for 3 seconds on Speed 8. Remove dates from thermo bowl and allow to cool.

Cheesecake Base

2. 1. Weigh butter into bowl.
   2. Melt butter at 60 degrees for 2 minutes on Speed 1.
   3. Add Butternut Snap biscuits to bowl.
   4. Blitz on Speed 5 for 5 seconds, scrape bowl down.
   5. Blitz on Speed 5 for 3 seconds.
   6. Put base crumbs into a 20cm springform cake tin and press up the sides and onto the base.
   7. Place the tin into the fridge while you prepare the filling.

Cheesecake Filling

3. 1. Add cream cheese to bowl, beat for 20 seconds on Speed 6.
   2. Add castor sugar to bowl, beat for 10 seconds on Speed 5.
   3. Add vanilla paste and 1 egg, beat for 5 seconds on Speed 5.
   4. Scrape down bowl, add another egg, beat for 5 seconds on Speed 5.
   5. Scrape down bowl, add another egg, beat for 5 seconds on Speed 5.
   6. Scrape bowl, add sour cream, beat for 5 seconds on Speed 5.
   7. Scrape bowl, add cooled dates, beat for 8 seconds on Speed 5.
   8. Scrape bowl, beat for 5 seconds on Speed 5.
   9. Pour filling into biscuit base.
   10. Bake at 160 degrees for 1 hour.
   11. Slightly crack oven and allow cheesecake to cool (leave to cool overnight if you can) to avoid cracking.