Cheesecake-filled Easter eggs

Treat family and friends to this luscious Easter dessert with crushed biscuits and a creamy cheesecake filling packed into hollow chocolate eggs

Prep:20 mins
No cook; plus at least 2 hrs chilling

Easy

Nutrition per serving

kcal 631
fat 49g
saturates 30g
carbs 39g
sugars 0g
fibre 3g
protein 8g
salt 0.7g

Ingredients

1 hollow chocolate Easter egg
75g digestive biscuits
25g butter, melted
75g mascarpone
100g soft cheese
2 tbsp icing sugar, sieved
2 tbsp cocoa powder, sieved
100g double cream
Easter treats, such as mini chocolate eggs or crumbled chocolates
caramel sauce or cooled melted chocolate

Method

Carefully separate the Easter egg in half along the seam. (Use a knife dipped into a bowl of hot water to cut through the seam rather than slicing, as it may break the chocolate.)
Tip the digestive biscuits into a bowl or food bag and bash to crumbs with the end of a rolling pin. Stir in the melted butter until the mixture resembles damp sand. Spoon this into the Easter egg halves and pack down gently using the back of the spoon. Chill until needed.
Mix the mascarpone, soft cheese, icing sugar and cocoa together in a medium bowl with a wooden spoon until smooth. In a separate bowl, beat the double cream to soft peaks using an electric whisk. Gently fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone mixture, then carefully spoon the cheesecake filling over the chilled biscuit bases in the Easter eggs. Gently level the surfaces with a palette knife or spatula, then chill for at least 2 hrs or overnight until firm and set. You may be left with extra cheesecake filling, depending on the size of your Easter eggs – this can be spooned into glasses over extra digestive crumbs for another treat.
Scatter the set cheesecake-filled eggs with mini chocolate eggs or other Easter treats, then drizzle with caramel or melted chocolate to serve.

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