Mixed Berry Cheesecake Slice

Mixed berry is probably my favourite cheesecake flavour. I love fruity, tangy desserts a lot more than rich chocolatey ones, something that my dad thoroughly disagrees with. I sort of feel that you’re either a chocolate dessert person or a fruity dessert person.

If you are a fruity kind of person, then I got you covered! This berry cheesecake slice has the perfect amount of tangy, berry flavour, whilst still being decadent and creamy.

And what exactly is a cheesecake slice, you ask? Well, it’s what you get when you intend to make a cheesecake and realise at the very last minute that you’re out of gelatine and quickly have to improvise because you have guests coming over. Or so I’ve heard…

If you don’t want to serve this as a slice then fear not, because it works perfectly fine as a full-sized cheesecake too! And if you don’t want to use Marie biscuits, or can’t find them then don’t worry because any kind of plain biscuits will work, they’re just the ones I used in this case.

Mixed Berry Cheesecake Slice

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Setting Time 3 hours hrs

Total Time 3 hours hrs 40 minutes mins

Course Dessert, Morning Tea

Cuisine American

Servings 20 Slices

Ingredients

  

• 400g tin condensed milk
• 2 eggs
• 500g cream cheese
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 cup frozen mixed berries
• 150g butter melted
• 250g marie biscuits see notes

To Serve

• fresh berries
• whipped cream

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 150°C and line a 20cm x 30cm slice tin with baking paper, allowing the sides to overhang.
• Crush biscuits in a food processor until fine. Add butter and stir until thoroughly combined. Spoon mixture into prepared tray and flatten out with the back of a spoon, making sure it is flat and even. Place in the fridge and cool for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat cream cheese in a mixmaster until smooth. Add condensed milk, lemon juice and vanilla beat until smooth. Add eggs and beat again until well combined.
• Add the frozen berries and gently stir with a spatula or spoon. Pour mixture into slice tin on top of the biscuit base and smooth out with a spatular.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until just set and turn the oven off. Allow to cool in oven, with the door slightly ajar for 1 hour. Place in fridge for 2 hours, or overnight to chill. Cut into squares and serve with fresh berries and whipped cream.

Notes

Any type of plain biscuits can be used in this recipe instead of Marie biscuits, they’re just the ones I had on hand!

Keyword Baking Recipes, Berry Recipes, Sweet Baking, Valentines Day