Avocado Cheesecake

It is avocado season and I must have at least five beautifully ripe avo’s just sitting in my fruit bowl waiting to be eaten.

 I love avocados and am always trying out new recipes which include this tasty and nutritious fruit.

  A friend of mine who knows all about my obsession with avocados sent me this wonderfully creamy and delicious cheesecake recipe that I just had to share with you.

Avocado Cheesecake - Serves 8-10

Ingredients: 

• 250 g tennis biscuits, crushed 
• 100 g butter, melted 
• 2 packets lime jelly 
• 100 ml boiling water 
• 750 g Philadelphia cream cheese 
• 2 large ripe avocados, pureed 
• 15 ml lemon juice 
• Mixed berries to garnish

Method: 

• Preheat the oven to 180°C
• Prepare the biscuit base by mixing the melted butter into the crushed biscuits.
• Press biscuit mixture into the bottom of a 23cm spring form pan.
• Place in the oven for 5-8 minutes to crisp the biscuits, remove and cool.
• Dissolve the jelly in boiling water, whilst the jelly is dissolving, beat the cream cheese with the pureed avocado and the lemon juice until combined, pour in the dissolved jelly.
• Pour the mixture into the spring form pan and allow to set overnight.
• To serve, release the cheesecake from spring form pan, garnish with the mixed berries.