Recipe

Margarita cheesecakes

  • 20 mins preparation
  • 12 mins marinating
  • Serves 8
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Ingredients

Margarita cheesecakes
  • 250 gram cream cheese, softened
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lime rind
  • 2/3 cup (150g) caster sugar
  • 300 millilitre cream
  • 3/4 cup (180g) sour cream
  • green food colouring
  • 3/4 cup (180ml) lime juice
  • 1/3杯(80 ml) orange juice
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) tequila
  • 1 tablespoon cointreau
  • 1/4 cup (55g) white sugar

Method

Margarita cheesecakes
  • 1
    Refrigerate eight 3/4-cup (180ml) glasses.
  • 2
    Beat cheese, rind and caster sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until smooth. Add cream, sour cream and enough food colouring to tint mixture pale green, beat until smooth. Stir in juices, tequila and Cointreau.
  • 3
    Transfer mixture to large jug. Divide mixture among glasses, freeze overnight.
  • 4
    Place white sugar on saucer. Dip rim of glasses in cold water then into white sugar, serve immediately.