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Speculoos cheesecake with pineapple coulis

Ingredients

  • 300 g Philadelphia cream cheese (or equivalent)
  • 160 g granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp crème fraîche épaisse
  • 20 g flour
  • 1 whole egg and 1 yolk
  • The juice of half a lemon
  • 2 sheets of gelatine (approx 4g)
  • 250 g Speculoos biscuits
  • 90 g soft (but not melted) butter
  • 450 g mixed fruits for topping
  • 350 g pineapple pieces in their juice
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla powder

Instructions

  • Soak the gelatin in a bowl of cold water. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  • To make the base, crush the Speculoos and mix in the softened butter to form a mixture which holds together.
  • On a baking sheet covered with parchment paper, press down some of the mixture into a cookie cutter to form a firm base 0.5cm deep. Remove the cookie cutter and repeat six times, taking care to space the bases apart. Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the freezer.
  • Bake the bases for 10 minutes at 180°C. Remove and do not touch until they have cooled. The bases will expand a little during cooking: when they are cold, gently trim them with the cookie cutter and set to one side.
  • Wring out the gelatin and melt it in a saucepan over a very low heat. Mix the Philadelphia, crème fraîche, whole egg and egg yolk. Add the melted gelatine, a drizzle of lemon, the sugar and finally the flour. Put into moulds (the same diameter as your biscuit bases) and put in the freezer for at least 3 hours.
  • To make the pineapple coulis, chop up the pineapple and put it in a saucepan along with its juice. Add the lemon juice, the vanilla powder and the brown sugar and cook covered over a high heat for six minutes.
  • Place in a blender for 2-3 minutes and then set aside to cool.
  • Two to three hours before serving, unmould the cheesecakes, plate them and leave them in the fridge. Serve with the pineapple coulis and diced fresh fruits.