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Lemon Cheese Cake

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LEKKER: Lemon Cheese Cake LEKKER: Lemon Cheese Cake

Courtesy Diabetes SA

Ingredients

BASE

- 150g Marie biscuits (or biscuits of your choice)

- 100g of butter

FILLING

- 250g cream cheese

- 62g milk

- 20-25g sweetener of your choice

- 2tsp bloomed gelatine

- 250ml whipping cream

- 1 lemon – juiced and zested 

Instructions 

BASE

- Crush the biscuits to a fine crumb.

- Melt the butter.

- Add to the crushed biscuits.

- Mix thoroughly.

- Press into mould or bowl you wish to set in.

FILLING

- Whip the cream to stiff peak and set aside for later use.

- Beat together the cream cheese and sweetener.

- Once beat, add the milk, lemon juice and zest.

- Melt the gelatine and add to the mixture on high speed.

- Fold in the cream.

- Pour onto the biscuit base.

- Set overnight.