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Gingerbread Men Cheesecake
Gingerbread Men Cheesecake is a modern British recipe for a classic no-bake spiced cream, cream cheese and whipping cream cheesecake decorated with gingerbread men that is excellent for Christmas or Halloween. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Gingerbread Men Cheesecake.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
5 minutes
Total Time:
25 minutes
Additional Time:
(+chilling)
Serves:
16
Rating: 
Tags : Spice RecipesCheese RecipesCake RecipesBritish Recipes
With its crunchy base, smooth creamy filling, spiced layer and lots of cute gingerbread men too. A dusting of nutmeg tops the finished dessert but you could use cinnamon or mixed spice instead. This is a great cheesecake for Halloween or Christmas.
Ingredients:
80g unsalted butter, melted
200g digestive biscuits
560g Philadelphia cream cheese (or you can use my
home-made cream cheese recipe to prepare your own)
100g icing sugar
300ml double cream
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp mixed spice
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ orange, zest finely grated
100ml whipping cream
8-10 mini gingerbread men
pinch ground nutmeg, optional
Method:
Lightly grease a 20cm loose bottom or spring form cake tin with a little of the melted butter and line the bottom and sides with nonstick baking paper.
Blitz the digestives to crumbs in a food processor, then stir in the remaining melted butter until combined. Transfer to the prepared tin and spread over the base, pressing down with the back of a spoon to pack it down and level. Chill in the fridge for 30 mins or freezer for 15 mins, until set.
Whisk the Philadelphia cream cheese and icing sugar together in a large mixing bowl using a handheld electric whisk until well combined, then whisk in 300ml double cream until it just reaches soft peaks.
Remove a quarter of the mixture to another bowl and add the spices and orange zest to the bowl, whisking until just combined. Spread the plain mixture over the base , then carefully spread the gingerbread mix over the top. Set in the fridge for 6 hrs or best overnight.
When ready to serve, whisk the whipping cream until stiff peaks form and pipe swirls around the cheesecake. Stand a mini gingerbread man up against each swirl, then sprinkle with a little nutmeg, if using. Keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.
