Shetland Vanilla Fudge Cheesecake | Shetland.org

By Elizabeth AtiaFebruary 7th 2015

Elizabeth Atia

This tasty cheesecake recipe from the team at Frankie's Fish & Chip Shop is a delicious and easy to assemble dessert.

Frankie's Fish & Chip Shop is located in Brae, in Shetland North Mainland. Tender, fresh, flaky sustainably sourced North Sea fish with a crispy batter (they have a gluten free batter too!) and chips make for a superb feast every time you visit.

In addition to award winning fish and chips, they make the most amazing cheesecake pots – and they've shared their recipe!

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Shetland Vanilla Fudge Cheesecake

Course: Main
Servings: 8 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

Digestive biscuits - 200 grams
Shetland butter - 230 grams
Full fat cream cheese - 525 grams
Shetland vanilla fudge - 180 grams
Gelatine - 1 sachet
Shetland Dairies double cream - 250 ml

Instructions:

Blitz digestive biscuits in a food processor until they turn into fine crumbs.
Melt the butter and combine with the biscuit crumbs. Press into the base of an 8" round spring form cake tin, or into individual moulds.
Soften the cream cheese.
Melt the Shetland vanilla fudge, leave to cool and add to the softened cream cheese.
Dissolve the gelatine as per the instructions on the box and add to the cream cheese mixture.
Whisk the double cream until it forms soft peaks and carefully fold into to the cream cheese mixture until well combined.
Spoon the filling over the biscuit base and smooth over the top.
Leave to chill in the refrigerator for at least two hours.