Peach Ring Cheesecake

The iconic sweet, but make it GIANT.

1 hour prep

8 hours cook

Serves 8-10

Chris Cahill

Ingredients

Peach Cheesecake

150 gDigestive Biscuits

120 mlMelted Butter

180 mlPeach Puree

16 gGelatin

120 mlCold Water

80 mlSour Cream

1 tspVanilla Exract

360 mlDouble Cream

50 gSugar

Sour Peach Ring

10 Peaches (Chopped)

95 gGelatin

8 tbspLemon Juice

8 tbspHoney

To Taste Cherry Syrup or Concentrate

50 gSugar

1 tbspCitric Acid

We don't know about you but the taste of a sour peach ring just takes us right back! So, we've brought it back bigger and better than even before, but this time we've give it a little cheesecake twist.

Method

For the peach ring - Blend fruit until smooth then measure out 180ml and leave to one side to use for the cheesecake, then strain the rest if desired. Bloom gelatin in lemon juice for 5 mins. Heat purée with honey or agave over low heat (avoid boiling). Stir in gelatin mixture until dissolved. Remove from heat.

Split the mixture into half then add the cherry syrup into one of them. Once cool, pour into your mould and leave in the refrigerator overnight.

Prepare the base: Line a 9-inch springform cake tin with baking parchment. Mix together the crushed biscuits, melted butter, and sugar until the mixture resembles damp sand. Press firmly into the base of the tin and set aside.

Bloom the gelatine by mixing it with water in a small bowl and leaving for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, and vanilla extract using an electric whisk.

Melt the gelatine in the microwave and whisk it into the cream cheese mixture. Stir in the saved peach purée until smooth.

Whip the double cream to stiff peaks, then gently fold it into the cream cheese mixture. Pour over the prepared crust and smooth the top. Leave to set in in the refrigerator for a couple of hours till set.

Carefully remove the peach ring from the mold and place on top of your cheesecake. Sprinkle with a mixture of sugar and citric acid for that sour taste and serve immediately.