Recipe

Peach Melba

  • 30 mins preparation
  • 15 mins cooking
  • Makes 8 Item
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Ingredients

Peach Melba
  • 200 gram shortbread biscuits
  • 90 gram butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon powdered gelatine
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 250 gram cream cheese
  • 1/3 cup (80ml) lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon caster sugar (superfine)
  • 395 gram can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 300 millilitre thickened cream
  • 2 tablespoon redcurrant jelly
Poached peaches
  • 1 cup (220g) caster sugar (superfine)
  • 2 cup (500ml) water
  • 4 (600g) medium peaches
Strawberry sauce
  • 250 gram strawberries, halved
  • 2 tablespoon caster sugar (superfine)
  • 2 tablespoon water

Method

Peach Melba
  • 1
    Grease 8 holes of a 12-hole (¾-cup/180ml) loose-based, straight-sided cheesecake pan.
  • 2
    Process biscuits until fine. Add butter; process until combined. Divide mixture evenly into pan holes, press firmly over base of pan using the bottom of a glass; refrigerate 20 minutes.
  • 3
    Add gelatine to the water in a small heatproof jug; stand jug in a small saucepan of simmering water. Stir until gelatine is dissolved. Cool.
  • 4
    Beat cream cheese, juice, sugar, condensed milk and extract in a small bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in gelatine mixture.
  • 5
    Beat cream in a small bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form; fold into cream cheese mixture. Spoon mixture into pan holes, smooth tops. Cover; refrigerate overnight.
  • 6
    Make poached peaches. Combine sugar and the water in a medium saucepan; stir over high heat, without boiling, until sugar dissolves. Simmer, uncovered, 2 minutes. Add whole peaches; simmer, uncovered, for about 10 minutes or until peaches are tender and skins start to come away. Remove peaches from liquid with a slotted spoon; cool. Peel away skins, halve peaches; discard stones. Cut peaches into wedges. Place peaches in a medium bowl; add ½ cup of the peach poaching liquid. Refrigerate 20 minutes.
  • 7
    Next make strawberry sauce. Combine strawberries, sugar and water in a medium saucepan; stir, over low heat, until sugar dissolves. Simmer, uncovered, for about 5 minutes or until berries are soft. Push mixture through a fine sieve into a medium jug; discard any seeds.
  • 8
    Remove cheesecakes from the pan; top with peaches and drizzle with sauce to serve.

Notes

A cheesecake pan is similar to a texas muffin pan, only the base is removable.