I know that I said last night that I would be posting all the recipes I make in a day but what was I thinking? It’s impossible to follow this idea as If I were to post the pie I made yesterday, how could I explain how I made this new kind of phyllo, when I’ve been using this recipe at least two more times and I haven’t yet posted those recipes yet? Then I forgot that I still had to post the cheesecake and if I posted the other recipes there would be no reason posting it as the strawberry season is almost over and then there are some events I want to participate so again this would have to change my plans.
About the cheesecake. Last week I made a tart with a chocolate base, raspberry jam and a cream with strained yoghurt and eggs.
Greek strained yoghurt is thick as a cream cheese
Although it tasted great I should have baked the tart shell first and then added the jam and the cream and bake it again. I did not and the tart base with the jam bubbled together when baking and the tart shell was somewhat soggy. This is a recipe I will have to do again before posting it but I incorporated the same yoghurt egg mixture in this cheesecake.
The strawberry sauce is a sauce I have been making for many years and is very east to make. I have also made it with kiwis, cherries, apricots and last week I made a combination of cherries and apricots.
This recipe goes to Happy Cook, who is hosting the event Strawberry Fest.
Strawberry Cheesecake with Greek Yoghurt – Recipe by Ivy
Preparation time: 45 minutes
Cooking time: 65 minutes covered plus 5 minutes uncovered
Serves: 10
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Ingredients: |
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For crust: |
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100 |
Grams |
Chocolate wafer biscuits |
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100 |
Grams |
Chocolate Chip cookies |
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50 |
Grams |
Butter or margarine at room temperature |
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Cream cheese-yoghurt filling: |
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4 |
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eggs |
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1 |
Cup |
sugar |
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600 |
Grams |
Philadelphia cheese |
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500 |
grams |
Greek Strained Yoghurt |
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1 |
Tsp |
Vanilla essence |
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500 |
Grams |
Strawberries (for sauce and decoration) |
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Strawberry sauce: |
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10 |
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Strawberries |
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1 |
Cup |
Sugar |
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1 |
Tbsp |
Cherry brandy |
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Whipping Cream: |
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250 |
ml |
Heavy cream (35%) |
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2 |
Tbsp |
Icing Sugar |
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1 |
Tsp |
Vanilla essence |
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Directions: |
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Combine crumbs and melted butter, in a 28 cm spring form tin |
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Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla essence and then add cheese and yoghurt and mix. |
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Empty cream cheese mixture on base and cover with aluminum foil. |
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Preheat oven at 180 degrees C and put the cheesecake in another tin with water. Put in the oven and bake for about one hour, or until just set. Allow to cool completely, then cover again with aluminum foil and place in the refrigerator and chill for at least an hour. |
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Meantime prepare the strawberry sauce. Half the strawberries and place all ingredients in a non stick frying pan over medium heat and while mixing, crush the strawberries to release its juices. Mix for about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely. |
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Carefully remove the cheesecake from the tin and place on a serving plate, using a knife to loosen the cake base from the bottom of the tin. |
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Spread the strawberry sauce and decorate with strawberries and whipping cream. |
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Today I made three new recipes. I did not make yemista, as planned as I wanted to use the fresh mint I bought, so I made mint pesto and of course a pasta dish using it, I made Cherry Linzertorte using the cherry-apricot sauce I made last week and decorated with the Cherry Spoon Sweet I made yesterday. In the Lizetorte only the egg yolks were used and as I had three leftover egg whites to use, I made mpezedes, which are like meringue cookies but are crispy outside and soft in the core. Sealed in an airtight container they can be preserved for a long time and used in desserts. These recipes must wait for a while as I will be quite busy next week with guests…
Tags: Cheesecake, Desserts, Jams and preserves, Sauces, Strawberries
June 4th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Really delightful! I’m really enjoying using Greek yoghurt in recipes Ivy. I will look forward to your next post…whatever it may be.
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June 4th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Fabulous and so well presented! I’d love a generous slice, please!
Cheers,
Rosa
June 5th, 2009 at 1:39 am
Your cheesecake is beautiful Ivy, you certainly do a fantastic job decorating cakes!
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June 5th, 2009 at 2:02 am
This cake is so cheerful it makes me smile!
June 5th, 2009 at 2:23 am
Hey Ivy, I visisted your prev posts but I was unable to comment on them no clue why!!! The strawberry cheesecake looks very impressive seems very simple to make… Mouthwatering, after dinner am just waiting for a piece of your cheesecake noW!!!
June 5th, 2009 at 5:07 am
That is a very pretty cake…
June 5th, 2009 at 8:38 am
I totally agree ivy i have so much post for posting, I just don’t get time to do all of them and it lays there and i forget about them or i can’t remember from where i took the recipe.
Love the cheee cake, i didn’t know we had to strain greel youghurt, i though they were so thick that we didn’t had to do that. One learns by blogging
Chesee strawberry cake loks so yumm. Beautfifully decotated andthankyou for yet another delicous dessert for my event.
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June 5th, 2009 at 10:53 am
Ha, ha… I know what you mean Ivy :D. I’ve got a bunch to post too and don’t know when I will have the time to do. My daughter is travelling to Switzerland next week and I plan to do soooo many things while she is out!
Your cake looks fabulous!!!! Absolutely great! That Greek yougurt makes me drool!
Have a great weekend darling.
June 5th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Oh my ivy this is stunning..loved the strawberry cheese cake..grt idea to use greek yogurt
June 5th, 2009 at 11:09 am
Love to have a bite of that cheesecake! I’m sure the Greek yogurt made a difference in taste!
June 5th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Oh my goodness!!
This cake looks so delicious! I MUST taste this! And the decoration is lovely too!
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June 5th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
hehe….I still have the dishes I made last year that I haven’t got time to do the recipes, not to mention about the posting……..
Today I bought some fresh cherries and wanted to make some cherry cheese cake….and it’s 3pm here….I haven’t time to do the cheesecake, but cherries are half gone…….well, now I want to get some strawberry cheese cake…..:-))
June 5th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Is there still a piece remaining for me….Iam flying to reach their soon…..looks scrumptious…..
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June 5th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
I really like the idea of incorporating yogurt (make it seem a little healther, perhaps) and also for my taste, not so sweet. Beautiful decoration.
June 5th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Cookie crust? Now that’s a great idea too. I like how you used Greek yogurt in there too, it looks awesome. Kind of a weird question though… is Greek yogurt in Greece just yogurt?
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June 6th, 2009 at 12:48 am
Your strawberry cheesecake is so pretty! Sounds delicious with the yogurt too.
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June 6th, 2009 at 10:53 am
This looks gorgeous Ivy! I’d love a slice of this.
June 6th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
You really knows how to bake.Incorporating Greek yogurt you a add a extra flavor.
The linzer torte looks fabulous I can´t wait to see the recipe
Have a nice wee end
June 6th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
That strawberry cheesecake looks amazing! I really like the sound of using Greek strained yoghurt in a cheesecake.
June 7th, 2009 at 6:00 am
Cheesecake loks professional! You need to start a bakery Ivy!!
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June 7th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Oh yes, this is the one I wanted to see!!! Ivy, that cheesecake is just gorgeous. I love the idea of mixing half strained yoghurt with the cream cheese. How do you think it would work if it was all yoghurt? Would that end up too loose/watery? Mmm…I can almost taste that tart yoghurt against the sweetness of the strawberries. I shouldn’t have read this before breakfast.
June 7th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Another beautiful cheesecake … the strawberries look amazing!
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June 7th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
I would have never thought of using Greek yogurt for a cheesecake. Thanks for the valuable tip!
June 10th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Despite the fact that cheesecake is a wonderful dessert through & through, the “in season” Greek strawberries would make it sublime.
June 16th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Ivy, this looks abso-wonderfully delicious …. I am going to try your recipe!
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