Gluten-free baked vanilla cheesecake
- Serves 12
- 10 mins to prepare and 1 hr to cook, 2 hrs 00 mins to cool
- 264 calories/serving
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
For the base
- sunflower oil, to grease
- 75g (3oz) almonds
- 110g (3 3/4oz) gluten-free oat cakes
- 100g (3 1/2oz) dried pitted dates
- 3 tbsp butter, melted
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- pinch of sea salt
For the filling
- 800g (1 1/2lb) low-fat cream cheese
- 160g (5 1/2 oz) caster sugar
- 200ml (1/3 pint) sour cream
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- fresh berries to serve (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 170°C, fan 150°C, gas 3.
- Use the sunflower oil to grease the side of a 20cm (8in) high-sided springform tin.
- In a food processor, blitz the almonds, oat cakes, dates, melted butter, sugar, and a pinch of salt until the mixture is fine and sticks together when squeezed between your fingers.
- Make a level, even, and smooth base by pressing firmly into the tin.
- Cream together the cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, and vanilla extract in a large mixing basin.
- One at a time, add the eggs, beating well after each addition to fully mix.
- Smooth out the mixture on top of the base.
- Bake for about 1 hour, or until the top is slightly browned and just set with a little wobbling in the middle, in the center of the oven.
- Freeze for at least 1 hour before serving when it has cooled.
- Remove the cheesecake from the tin, place it onto a dish, and top with fresh berries if desired.