Gluten-free white chocolate & raspberry cheesecake
Make a gluten-free version of cheesecake using free-from digestive biscuits for the base. Top with a silky white chocolate and raspberry filling
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Prep:25 mins
Cook:1 mins
plus 6 hrs chilling - Serves 8
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 750
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fat 62g
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saturates 37g
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carbs 37g
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sugars 0g
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fibre 3g
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protein 10g
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salt 0.57g
Ingredients
- 200g white chocolate, plus extra to decorate (optional)
- 275g gluten-free digestive biscuits
- 100g unsalted butter, melted
- 500g full-fat soft cheese
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 300ml double cream
- 300g fresh raspberries
Method
An hour before you begin, remove all the ingredients from the fridge and bring to room temperature. Line the base of a 20cm springform cake tin with baking parchment. Melt the white chocolate in a heatproof bowl in the microwave for 1 min, stirring halfway through. If necessary, put back in for further 10-second bursts until the chocolate is melted. Alternatively, melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of just simmering water, ensuring the bottom of the bowl doesn’t meet the water. Leave to cool while you make the base.
Blitz the digestives in a food processor, then tip into a bowl or crush in the bowl using the end of a rolling pin. Pour in the melted butter and mix until the texture resembles damp sand. Tip into the prepared tin and press down to form an even layer. Keep chilled while you make the filling.
Beat together the soft cheese, vanilla extract and double cream in a bowl using an electric whisk until thick and creamy. Fold through the melted white chocolate – if it seizes, you can pop the bowl in the microwave for 10 seconds before whisking to bring it back together. Stir through 250g of the raspberries, ensuring some break up to give you a bit of a ripple.
Spoon the cheesecake mix over the biscuit base and smooth to an even layer. Put in the fridge to chill for at least 6 hrs, or overnight. Will keep chilled for two days. To serve, carefully remove from the tin and scatter over the remaining raspberries, then grate over some white chocolate, if you like.
