Cranberry and Orange Cheesecake

This festive cranberry and orange cheesecake is really quick and easy to make. Made with fresh oranges, dried cranberries and a ginger crust, this dessert is perfect to serve at Christmas.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1 5

Servings servings

Calories 448kcal

Author Slow The Cook Down

Ingredients

1 cup digestive biscuits (100g) (3.5 oz)
1 ½ cups ginger biscuits (150g) (5.3 oz)
⅘ stick butter (100g) (3.5 oz)
2.5 cups cream cheese - softened (600g) (21 oz)
¾ cup granulated sugar (250g) (9 oz)
½ cup plain yogurt (150g) (5.3 oz)
3 eggs beaten
2 ¼ cups dried cranberries (200g) (7 ounces)
zest of 1 orange
Juice of ½ orange

Instructions

Pre-heat the oven to 325ºf / 180ºc
In a bowl, bash the biscuits into fine crumbs. Slowly melt the butter and mix into the biscuits ensuring the crumbs are evenly covered.
Take a loose bottom, round tin and put the biscuits in the base. Press down (you can use a potato masher for this) to form and even layer. Place in the oven for 10 minutes, then leave to one side.
In a large bowl, mix the cheese and sugar together. Once it is well mixed, add the yogurt and then slowly add the eggs and mix. Don't use a whisk, as you don't want too much air in the mixture. Add orange zest, juice and cranberries. Mix again and pour the mixture onto the crunchy biscuit base.
Pop in the oven for 40-50 mins. Let it cool, and serve.

Notes

It's best to mix the cheesecake by hand rather than using a mixer. Cheesecakes can crack if they are over mixed, you want the ingredients to just be combined.
Once the cheesecake has baked, turn the oven off, open the door and keep the cheesecake on the rack. This will mean it cools slowly and is less likely to sink and crack.
Let the cheesecake cool completely before removing the ring from the springform pan and slicing.
To make this dessert gluten-free, use gluten-free biscuits.
You can cut down on fat content and calories if you use a low fat cheese, but it won't be as creamy.
Nutritional values are based on one of twelve servings and are an estimate.

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