Berry Cheesecake In A Glass

Mascarpone is a great standby for making an almost-instant dessert. Here, its creamy richness is cut by the sharpness of the blackberries

• Cooking Time Ready in 15-20 mins
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Serves 2

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  497

• Protein

  3g

• Carbs

  44g

• Fat

  35g

• Saturates

  21g

• Fibre

  3g

• Sugar

  24g

• Salt

  0.67g

Ingredients

• 150g punnet blackberries
• 1 tbsp golden caster sugar
• 1 lemon, finely grated zest and juice
• 4 gingernut biscuits, crushed
• knob of butter, melted
• 2 tbsp icing sugar
• ½ x 250g tub mascarpone or ricotta

Directions

1. Toss the blackberries, caster sugar and 1 tbsp of the lemon juice in a small pan. Heat gently for 3-4 mins or until the berries start to burst. Leave to cool.
2. Meanwhile, mix together the crushed biscuits and melted butter. Spoon into 2 glasses. Gently fold the rest of the lemon juice, the lemon zest and icing sugar into the mascarpone or ricotta. Divide the lemony cheese between the glasses, then spoon over the blackberries and their syrupy juices.

Categories: Cakes & Baking