Mint Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Serves 8

Mint choc chip is a childhood favourite, wonderful green minty ice cream filled with chocolate chips. Mint, chocolate and cream goes beautifully, so embrace these delicious flavours and make the most of them in a slightly more grown up way, mint choc chip cheesecake. A very yummy cake that the whole family could enjoy together, if you’re willing to share.

Ingredients

For Base

• 120g Oreo biscuits
• 85g unsalted butter
• 5tbsp caster sugar

For Filling

• 600g of Philadelphia Cream Cheese
• 250g of caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 280ml of sour cream
• 3 tbsp plain flour
• 4 tsp peppermint extract
• ¼ tsp green food colouring
• 200g chocolate chips

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180C. Line and grease a 23cm spring form cake pan.
2. Blend the chocolate biscuit in a food processor, until they become crumbs, mix in the butter and sugar and firmly press the mixture on the bottom of the cake pan.
3. Beat the cream cheese, flour and sugar together. Add the eggs one at a time, beating them into the mix, then beat food colouring, sour cream and peppermint in until smooth.
4. Fold in the chocolate chips and pour the mix into the pan.
5. Bake the cheesecake for 45 minutes, leave to cool then refrigerate for at least 4 hours, overnight is best.