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White choc cheesecakes with poached pears and pear sorbet recipe

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Cuisine: Modern Australian
Serves 8

Ingredients

100g digestive biscuits
50g unsalted butter, melted
125ml (½ cup) pouring cream
60ml (¼ cup) milk
3 egg yolks
180g PLAISTOWE Premium White Choc, broken into pieces
1 x leaf titanium-strength gelatine*
250g cream cheese, at room temperature
50g PLAISTOWE Premium Dark Chocolate, melted

Poached pears and pear sorbet
1.2kg (about 8) packham pears, peeled
250ml (1 cup) white wine
165g (¾ cup) white sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cinnamon quill

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Preparation

Process biscuits in a food processor to fine crumbs. Add butter and process until combined. Place 6 greased baking rings (6cm x 4cm) on a lined baking tray. Press biscuit mixture into rings, then refrigerate to firm.

Bring cream and milk to the boil over medium heat. Place egg yolks in a bowl and slowly whisk cream mixture into egg yolks until combined. Return to the pan over low heat. Cook, stirring continuously with a wooden spoon, for 4 minutes or until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon. Place PLAISTOWE Premium White Choc in a bowl. Pour over cream mixture and stir until chocolate has melted. Stir in gelatine, strain mixture into a clean bowl, then cool.

Process cream cheese in a food processor until smooth. Add chocolate mixture. Process until combined. Divide among baking rings. Refrigerate for 6 hours, or overnight, to set.

To make poached pears and sorbet, place pears, wine, 1L water, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon in a pan. Cover with a cartouche, bring to the boil, then simmer for 5 minutes or until pears are tender. Cool. Drain, reserving 250ml syrup. Cut cheeks from 3 pears and reserve. Cut flesh from remaining pears and purée with reserved syrup in a food processor. Churn in an ice-cream maker until frozen.

Meanwhile, to make chocolate curls, follow instructions in the tip above.

Remove cheesecakes from rings and top with chocolate curls. Serve with poached pears and pear sorbet.

*Gelatine leaves are available from delis.

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