Orange & pomegranate cheesecake

Vegetarian
Health score
1%
Orange & pomegranate cheesecake
20 min.
8
605kcal

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Ingredients

  • 250 digestive biscuit 
  • 100 butter melted
  • 600 full-fat cream cheese 
  •  orange zest for the decoration
  • tbsp milk 
  • 100 icing sugar 
  • 150 ml double cream 
  •  seeds pomegranate 

Equipment

  • food processor
  • bowl
  • whisk
  • hand mixer
  • rolling pin

Directions

  1. Crush the biscuits roughly either put them in a plastic food bag and crush with a rolling pin, or whizz them in a food processor to chunky crumbs.
  2. Transfer to a bowl, mix in the melted butter and tip into a 23cm springform tin. Using your fingers or the back of a spoon, press the biscuit mixture evenly to form the base. Chill until set, about 30 mins.
  3. Put the soft cheese, zest, milk and icing sugar into a bowl and blend using an electric mixer until smooth.
  4. Add the cream and whisk until the mixture is the consistency of thick custard.
  5. Pour the filling over the biscuit base and spread evenly. Return to the fridge and chill until set, at least 4 hrs or overnight.
  6. To serve, top with the orange segments and scatter over the pomegranate seeds.

Nutrition Facts

Calories605kcal
Protein5%
Fat67.42%
Carbs27.58%

Properties

Glycemic Index
32
Glycemic Load
18.07
Inflammation Score
-7
Nutrition Score
7.8056521195432%

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:605.22kcal
30.26%
Fat:46.06g
70.86%
Saturated Fat:26.51g
165.67%
Carbohydrates:42.38g
14.13%
Net Carbohydrates:40.84g
14.85%
Sugar:23.08g
25.64%
Cholesterol:124.61mg
41.54%
Sodium:529.43mg
23.02%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:7.69g
15.39%
Vitamin A:1624.91IU
32.5%
Vitamin B2:0.3mg
17.73%
Phosphorus:163.99mg
16.4%
Calcium:127.19mg
12.72%
Selenium:7.37µg
10.53%
Iron:1.44mg
7.99%
Vitamin C:6.25mg
7.57%
Vitamin E:1.12mg
7.49%
Zinc:1.07mg
7.16%
Magnesium:28.44mg
7.11%
Vitamin B1:0.1mg
6.77%
Vitamin B3:1.31mg
6.57%
Fiber:1.54g
6.18%
Folate:23.65µg
5.91%
Potassium:193.75mg
5.54%
Vitamin B5:0.53mg
5.33%
Vitamin B6:0.09mg
4.58%
Vitamin B12:0.25µg
4.11%
Vitamin K:3.09µg
2.94%
Vitamin D:0.36µg
2.42%
Copper:0.03mg
1.51%