Captain Frank’s dessert pick for Christmas is a playful cheesecake that will go down a treat with both adults and kids – he’s never the one to make it… but he sure does love to eat it!
PEANUT BUTTER & POPCORN CHEESECAKE
“Include peanut butter and you have a winner dish!” – Captain Frank
Serves: 12 Prep: 45 mins Cooking Time: 10 mins
- 1¼ cups chocolate biscuit crumbs
- 80g butter melted
- 500g cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 3 tsp gelatine dissolved in ¼ cup boiling water
- ¾ cup peanut butter
- 1 cup thickened cream, softly whipped
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup thickened cream, extra
- ¼ cup popping corn, popped as per packet instructions
- Combine biscuit crumbs and butter then press into the base of a greased and lined 22cm round springform pan. Chill.
- Beat the cream cheese, caster sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in gelatine and peanut butter, then fold through cream. Pour mixture over prepared base. Chill for 3 hours or until set.
- Heat sugar in a saucepan over a medium-high heat, without stirring, for 2 minutes or until sugar begins to melt. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes or until golden. Remove from heat and carefully add extra cream. Stir until smooth. Allow to cool.
- Top cheesecake with popcorn and drizzle over sauce. Serve immediately.
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