Cheesecake, Guavas and Vanilla Ice Cream
This impressive South African dessert combines several elements for a stunning presentation. A classic cheesecake with a digestive biscuit base is filled with a light, lemony cream cheese mixture. It is served with guavas poached in a spiced sugar syrup, a homemade vanilla ice cream, and a smooth guava coulis. The finished plate is garnished with a nut praline for added texture and visual appeal.
- Time: 290 min
- Servings: 15
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Ingredients
- For the Cheesecake Base
- digestive biscuits
- unsalted butter
- For the Cheesecake Filling
- cream cheese
- eggs separated
- castor sugar
- Grated rind and juice of 1/2 lemon
- leaf gelatine
- double thick cream
- For the Poached Guavas
- water
- sugar
- star anise
- cardamom seeds
- cinnamon sticks
- guavas
- For the Praline
- nuts of your choice
- For the Vanilla Ice Cream
- whole milk
- egg yolks
- vanilla pod, slit open and seeds scraped out
- cream, half whipped
- For the Guava Coulis
- guavas peeled