The Creamiest Cheesecake Ever Recipe

Ingredients

for the base

• 150g (5oz) Hobnobs, finely crushed
• 75g (3oz) butter, melted

for the filling

• 600g (1lb 5oz) cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 heaped tbsp cornflour
• 150g (5oz) caster sugar
• 2 large free-range eggs and 1 egg yolk
• 1tsp vanilla extract
• 150ml (¼pt) crème fraîche
• 200g (7oz) blueberries
• icing sugar, to decorate

for the blueberry compote

• 400g (14oz) blueberries
• 50g (2oz) caster sugar
• 1 strip lemon zest, removed with a peeler, and juice 1 lemon

you will need

• 20cm (8in) springform tin, base lined with baking parchment and the tin buttered

Method

1. Heat the oven to 180C, 160C fan, 350F, gas 4. For the base, place the biscuits and butter in a bowl, stir well and press into the base of the tin.

2. For the filling, place the cream cheese in a large bowl with the cornflour, caster sugar, whole eggs and egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Beat well with an electric whisk until thick and creamy. Beat in the crème fraîche, pour the filling over the biscuit base, then poke the blueberries into it. Place on a baking sheet in the centre of the oven and cook for 15 minutes, then lower the heat to 170C, 150C fan, 325F, gas 3 and cook for a further 30 to 40 minutes or until the outside is firm to the touch but the centre still has a good wobble.

3. Remove from the oven and run a round-bladed knife around the inside of the tin to loosen the cheesecake. Leave to cool completely in the tin, sitting on a wire rack so the air can circulate, then cover and chill overnight.

4. For the blueberry compote, place all the ingredients in a saucepan and cook over a gentle heat until the sugar has dissolved and the blueberries just burst with juices. Chill. To serve the cheesecake, remove from the tin, dust with icing sugar and serve with the compote on the side. The cheesecake will keep for 3 days, covered in the fridge.