Jamie's America
By Jamie Oliver
About the recipe
Cheesecake and New York go hand-in-hand, so I just had to include this. I've been working on the recipe for quite a while, and finally perfected it during this trip. I've swapped full-fat cream cheese for a low-fat version to make my cheesecake slightly less calorific. A word of warning, though: use ‘low-fat’ or ‘light’ cream cheese rather than ‘fat-free’ as the fat-free version will behave differently and won’t give the results you’re looking for.
Recipe From
350g digestive biscuits
120g unsalted butter, melted, plus extra for greasing
900g light or low-fat cream cheese, softened
150g caster sugar
5 large free-range eggs
juice of 6 limes (approx. 125ml)
1 vanilla pod, halved lengthways and seeds scraped out, or 1 tablespoon good-quality vanilla extract
finely grated zest of 1 lime
MERINGUE TOPPING
3 large free-range egg whites (the yolks can be used for making scrambled eggs)
110g caster sugar
40g desiccated coconut
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