Mince Pie Cheesecake

So you're fed up of eating Christmas cake, and you've got hundreds of mince pies left over... you're probably looking for a recipe to make use of those pastry delights. Look no further! Here's my attempt at Sunday Brunch's Mince Pie Cheesecake.

Ingredients

• 200g digestives
• 125g butter
• 400g cream cheese
• 800g ricotta
• 150g caster sugar
• 6 eggs
• 300g mince pies

First preheat the oven to 175 degrees. Whilst you're melting the butter gently in a pan, crush the biscuits by putting them in a sandwich bag and whacking them with a rolling pin. Now take the melted butter off the heat and stir in the biscuit crumbs. Line the bottom of a spring form tin with baking parchment and then press the biscuit mixture into the bottom of the tin until sturdy.

Now mix the cream cheese, ricotta and sugar in a food processor until smooth, then add the eggs (slightly whisked first). After they are all combined, crumble in the mince pies and stir with a spoon. Don't mix with the food processor as this will cut them up too much.

Pour the mixture into the tin and cook for approx. 1 hour, turning half way to colour evenly on both sides. Take the cheesecake out of the oven when the very centre is still slightly uncooked, as the heat from the rest of the cheesecake will cook it. 

Now leave to cool completely before taking out of the tin and serving. We found that it tasted nicer the day after! You could also try this recipe with Christmas pudding instead of mince pies.