Quick Mandarin Cheesecake

This is one of those desserts that you can make in literally 10 minutes. Its also good because it was totally unplanned, yet the ingredients are often found in the fridge! This is a non baked cheesecake and is made as individual servings which make it look cute and like it has taken a lot longer to prepare than it did!!

You can use any biscuits you have as the base. I used digestives as I had some but other types work just as well. You can also use any fruit.

If you don't have any chefs rings I recommend you have a couple in a cupboard somewhere - they can be so useful in many, many ways. Here they were a godsend. Quick, no fuss mandarin cheesecakes.

Ingredients:    (makes 2)

50g biscuits, crushed
40g butter, melted
200g soft cheese (Philadelphia)
50ml double cream
3 tbsp. icing sugar
295g tin mandarin segments

Method:

Sit the chefs rings onto a board (that will fit in the fridge) covered with greaseproof paper. Stir the melted butter into the crushed biscuits in a bowl and use to cover the base inside the rings. Pop in the fridge for 2 minutes to set.

Drain the mandarin segments and remove 6 pieces, set to one side for garnish. Chop the rest and gently press some kitchen roll on top to remove excess juice.

In a bowl mix the cream cheese, sugar and cream until smooth. Stir in the chopped mandarins and put on top of the biscuit bases. Level with a knife and decorate with the mandarin slices. Pop in the fridge to set for about 30 minutes.

Lift the cheesecake rings onto a serving plate using a fish slice or palette knife. Then, run a sharp knife around the edges of the cheesecake and lift off the metal ring. Serve dusted with a little icing sugar and enjoy!!