As South Africans, we all know and love koeksistsers. For those who don’t, koeksisters are sweet, sticky plaited pastry soaked in a sweet sticky syrup. To celebrate our heritage, we did a mash-up of two of our favourite desserts. Koeksisters are chopped up and added to an easy creamy cheesecake, made with the classic beloved tennis biscuit base. This cheesecake recipe is a fridge cheesecake, and the addition of koeksisters makes it like a salted caramel-flavoured cheesecake.
Setting time: 2 hours
Total time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Makes 1x 24 cm cheesecake
Prep time 20 minutes
Cooking time 2 hours 20 minutes
Serves 8
Ingredients
Directions
Ingredients
For the Base:
400g tennis biscuits
180ml (3/4 cup) butter, melted
For the Filling:
500g cream cheese
1 can condensed milk
10ml (2 tsp) vanilla extract
15ml (1 Tbsp) gelatine powder
12 Food Lover’s Koeksisters, roughly chopped
Directions
For the Base:
Prepare a 24 cm springform cake tin with spray and cook and set aside.
Crush the tennis biscuits until fine crumbs form. Add the melted butter and mix well. Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of the cake tin and set in the fridge for 30 minutes
For the Filling:
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese together with the condensed milk and vanilla extract until smooth.
In a small bowl, combine the gelatine powder with 30 ml (2 Tbsp) of lukewarm water. Mix well and allow to sit for 2 – 3 minutes. Place the gelatine in the microwave for 30 seconds until melted.
Pour the gelatine into the cream cheese mixture and beat again. Fold in the koeksisters and pour over the base. Allow to set in the fridge again for 2 hours or overnight.
Remove from the cake tin and enjoy.
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