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Passionfruit cheesecake

Passionfruit cheesecake

Serves: 
12
Time to make: 
1 Hour 10 mins
Total cost: 
$19.32 / $1.61 per serve
(at time of publication)
Health information: 
Low kilojoule

Instructions

Instructions and steps: 

Step 1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Spray a 20cm springform pan with oil. Place biscuits in a food processor bowl and process until finely crushed. Add spread and apple purée and process until combined.

Step 2 Press biscuit mixture in the base of prepared pan. Place in the fridge for 15 minutes to chill.

Step 3 Beat cream cheese until soft. Add egg and beat to combine. Add egg whites, one at a time, beating until combined. Stir in yoghurt, icing sugar and flour. Pour over prepared base.

Step 4 Drizzle passionfruit pulp over yoghurt mixture. Use a skewer to swirl. Place pan on an oven tray and bake for about 1 hour, or until just set. Turn oven off and cool cake in oven with door slightly ajar. Dust with icing sugar and serve cheesecake topped with mixed fresh berries.

Traditional baked cheesecake (per serve)

Total energy 1700kJ
Total fat 26g (16g saturated fat)

HFG baked cheesecake (per serve)

Total energy 870kJ
Total fat 11g (4g saturated fat)

About this Recipe

Recipe by: 
Photography: Cath Muscat
First Published: 
November 2008

Rate this recipe

Rating: 
4
Average: 4 (3 votes)

1 Comment. Add yours

luvnlykdiz says:
i made this cheesecake today but substituted the flour with rice flour and used gluten free biscuits for the base and easymade a berry coulis to go with it - it wad delicious and easy to make highly recommend! :-)
Full ingredient list: 
  • Base
  • cooking oil spray
  • 250g packet wheat digestive biscuits
  • 40g reduced-fat spread, melted
  • 2 tablespoons apple purée
  • Filling
  • 250g packet reduced-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 egg
  • 3 egg whites
  • 400g plain low-fat unsweetened yoghurt
  • 2 tablespoons plain flour
  • pulp and seeds of 3 passionfruit (or 3 tablespoons passionfruit pulp)
  • 2 tablespoons icing sugar
  • fresh berries, to serve

Nutritional information (per serve)

Energy: 
870kJ
Calories: 
208cal
Protein: 
7g
Fat: 
11g
- saturated: 
4g
Carbohydrates: 
20g
- sugars: 
11g
Dietary Fibre: 
1g
Sodium: 
250mg
Calcium: 
130mg
Iron: 
0.5mg

Nutrition information is given per serve
*NS: not specified