White Chocolate Berry Rhubarb Cheesecake Food

RHUBARB CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Mix until crumbly and pat into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
• In a medium bowl, toss together the chopped rhubarb, 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon flour. Pour onto crust. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar until creamy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Pour over hot rhubarb in the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until filling is set. Cover with sour cream topping while still hot.
• To make the sour cream topping: In a small bowl, combine 1 cup sour cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix well and spread on top of cake.

RHUBARB & GINGERNUT CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line a large baking tray with baking parchment and fill with the rhubarb. Scatter over the sugar and orange zest and pour over the juice. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod in there too, throwing the spent pod on top. Cover with foil and roast for 20 mins. Remove from the oven. Purée a third of the rhubarb, reserving the rest for the top.
• Butter a 20cm springform cake tin and line it with baking parchment. To make the base, put the biscuits in a bag and smash them with a rolling pin, or put them in a food processor and grind to crumbs. Tip into a mixing bowl, and stir in a pinch of sea salt. Pour the butter over the crumbs. Mix it together with a fork and tip it into the tin. Tap the side of the tin with your hand to even the crumbs out, and gently compress it with the back of a large spoon until it's packed in and level. You want it fairly well packed so that it holds together. Put in the fridge to chill.
• To make the filling, put the cheese and quark or yogurt into a mixing bowl, or the bowl of a stand mixer, and beat it together. Mix until combined and thickened, then fold through the rhubarb purée.
• Pile the mixture on top of the biscuit base and smooth it down. Cover with cling film and chill overnight until set. Remove the rhubarb from its syrup with a slotted spoon, tip the syrup into a pan and bring to the boil. Reduce for about 3-5 mins until the syrup is more concentrated. Allow to cool.
• Carefully remove the cheesecake from its tin. Pile the rhubarb on top and drizzle over some syrup (you can save the rest for drizzling over porridge), then scatter with the pistachios to serve.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Break the chocolate into a glass bowl, then put it over a pan of just simmering water to melt, making sure the bottom of the bowl doesn't touch the water. Line a lightly oiled 900g loaf tin with cling film.
• Whisk the cheese, cream and sugar together, preferably with electric beaters, then stir into the almost-cool melted white chocolate until well combined.
• Stir 50g raspberries with 2 tbsp of the jam. Spoon half the cheese mixture into the loaf tin, then spoon the jammy raspberries down the centre. Top with the rest of the cheese mixture, level the top, then press in the biscuits. Cover and chill for 6 hrs or overnight.
• Set aside about 6 strawberries. Halve the rest, then warm in a pan with the remaining jam until soft. Whizz in a food processor or with a hand blender, then rub through a sieve to remove the seeds and make a sauce. Add a drop of water if the sauce is too thick.
• To serve, carefully turn the tin onto a plate, lift it away and strip off the cling film. Halve the remaining strawberries, then arrange on top of the cake with the remaining raspberries and blueberries (if using). Pour over a little sauce and serve the rest separately for drizzling over.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE WITH RHUBARB COMPOTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Line the base of a 23cm springform tin with baking parchment. Whizz the biscuits in a food processor until they resemble breadcrumbs. Pour in the butter, whizz briefly again, then tip the mixture into the tin and press down firmly. Bake for 10 mins, then cool.
• Reduce oven temperature to 140C/fan 120C/gas 1. Wrap a double layer of foil, lined with cling film, around the base and sides of the tin to make it watertight. Break 400g chocolate into a pan, then pour in the cream and heat until the chocolate has melted. Leave to cool slightly. Rinse the bowl of the processor, then blend the cream cheese, eggs and vanilla essence together with the melted chocolate and cream until smooth.
• Put the tin in a deep roasting tray, then pour in the filling. Half-fill the roasting tray with boiling water, bake for 1 hr, then turn the oven off. Leave to cool in the oven with the door slightly ajar for 1-2 hrs. Lift the cheesecake from the water, discard the foil, then cover with cling film and chill. The cheesecake can be made up to 3 days ahead. Grate the remaining chocolate over the cheesecake before serving.
• For the compote, heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Mix the rhubarb and sugar in an ovenproof dish. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod on top of the rhubarb, then drop in the pod, too. Pour the muscat over, cover with foil, then bake for 30-40 mins, stirring halfway, until the rhubarb is cooked. Leave to cool, then remove the pod. Serve the compote with the cheesecake. The compote can be kept in the fridge for up to 4 days.

WHITE CHOCOLATE RHUBARB SWIRLED CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Rhubarb Swirl:.
• In a large saucepan, bring rhubarb, 1/3 cup sugar and OJ to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir until thickened and rhubarb is tender. Remove from heat and set aside. (optional: use immersion blender to puree mixture).
• Crust:.
• Mix cracker crumbs and melted butter. Press into the bottom only of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake for 7-9 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
• Cheesecake batter:.
• Mix cream cheese, sour cream, cornstarch, vanilla and salt in a large mixing bowl until smooth and well combined.
• Beat in eggs, just until well combined.
• Fold in chocolate.
• Pour half of the batter over the crust.
• Pour half the rhubarb mixture over the batter and lightly swirl together with a knife.
• Repeat with remaining batter and rhubarb.
• Place pan on double layer of heavy duty foil and wrap bottom and sides of pan tightly.
• Place pan in large baking pan. Pour about 1-2 inches hot water into larger pan.
• Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until middle is almost set.
• Remove from oven and cool for about 10 minutes, then gently run a knife between cake and sides of pan.
• Cool for about an hour more, then cover tightly and refrigerate overnight.

WHITE CHOCOLATE, BERRY & RHUBARB CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Bring fruit and 1/2 cup water to boil in medium saucepan on medium heat, stirring frequently; simmer on medium-low heat 3 to 5 min. or until rhubarb is softened, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Add dry gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in remaining water.
• Pour into shallow dish sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 2 hours or until thickened.
• Meanwhile, microwave butter and 2 oz. chocolate in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until butter is melted; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Stir in cookie crumbs; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Melt remaining chocolate as directed on package; mix with cream cheese in medium bowl until blended. Gently stir in COOL WHIP.
• Spoon gelatin mixture over crust; spread to evenly cover crust. Cover with cream cheese mixture. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE WITH RHUBARB SWIRL

Steps:

• Combine rhubarb, sugar& juice in pot, cover& simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until rhubarb is very soft (about 10 minutes).
• Uncover& sir frequently, mashing with the back of the spoon, until the rhubarb forms a thick paste (about 5 minutes more).
• Lightly butter bottom& sides of a 9 1/2 inch springform pan.
• In a small bowl, stir crumbs with butter until mixed& press onto the bottom of the pan.
• Bake in the center of a preheated 350F oven until set (about 8- 10 minutes).
• Let cool completely- leave the oven on.
• Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth& creamy.
• Add sugar& corn starch, beating until well combined.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition& scraping down the sides as needed until incorporated.
• Beat in vanilla& salt.
• Stir in sour cream& white chocolate just until mixed.
• Wrap the outside of the springform pan on the underside& halfway up the sides with a double layer of heavy duty aluminum foil.
• Pour half the cheese mixture into the pan.
• Drop half the rhubarb puree by spoonfuls over the cream cheese.
• Using the tip of a sharp knife, swirl the rhubarb into the cream cheese.
• Repeat with the remaining cheese mixture& rhubarb puree.
• Set the pan into a larger ovenproof dish.
• Fill the larger dish with enough hot water to come about 1 inch up the sides of the pan- do NOT fill water any higher than the foil.
• Bake in the center of oven for 45 minutes.
• Leaving the door closed, turn the oven off& leave cheesecake in the oven for another hour.
• Remove pan from water& discard foil.
• Run a knife around the outside edge of the cheesecake.
• Cool in the pan on a rack at room temperature for an hour.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• It will keep well for several days or can be frozen.

RHUBARB BERRY CHEESECAKE PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and milk until smooth. Beat in lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla and salt; pour into crust. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, bring rhubarb, sugar and water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 6-8 minutes or until rhubarb is tender. Drain., Stir in strawberries and lemon juice. Refrigerate until cold. Serve pie with topping.