BAILEE'S BAKED TAMARILLO CHEESECAKE
INGREDIENTS:
8-10 Tamarillos
400 grams Cream Cheese
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Cup White sugar
1/2 tin Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 Cup Ground Almonds
1/2 Cup Plain Flour
50 grams Butter
5 eggs
DIRECTIONS:
Firstly, make a simple syrup by heating up one cup of white sugar, half a cup of brown sugar with one cup of water in a pot.
Bring the mix to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
Scoop out Tamarillos & allow to marinate in the syrup.
Make the base by putting ground almonds, flour & the rest of the brown sugar in a food processor & blitz with 50 grams Butter.
Then add one beaten egg.
The crumble can be pressed into a spring form cake tin & baked at 160 degrees Celcius for 10 minutes.
Clean the food processor.
Add Cream Cheese, which can be warmed first, Condensed milk, sugars, four remaining eggs & blend well.
Add in Tamarillo & pulse several times until incorporated to make an even, purple colour.
Pour the cheesecake mix into the tin & smooth with a spatula.
Bake for about 45 minutes at 160 degrees Celcius until it just stops wobbling when tapped.
Allow to cool.
Once set, cut & enjoy the tamed Tamarillos!