I posted this pic on Pinterest recently and got a couple of ‘where’s the recipe’ comments which I wasn’t expecting!

I’m personally not a big fan of Christmas cake OR Christmas pudding (although I eat them anyway!) and I made this last year as an alternative. The recipe came from foodnetwork.co.uk and I’ve added it below.

White Chocolate and Raspberry Cheesecake

85 g digestive biscuit

85 g ginger nut biscuits

50 g butter

500 g white chocolate

vanilla pod

500 g soft cheese

50 g caster sugar

175 ml whipping cream

225 g fresh raspberry plus a few extra for decoration

Crush the biscuits until fine and add butter. Press into 23cm spring-form tin. If you want a slightly crunchier base, you can put in the oven for approx 10 mins, 150 c.

Filling: Add the chocolate, butter and vanilla pod in a heatproof bowl and microwave until melted. In a different bowl, mix the soft cheese, sugar and cream until smooth. Add the 2 mixtures together (don’t forget to remove vanilla pod). Add the raspberries, very gently stiring. Leave to set for 8-24 hours. Remove from tin and decorate with raspberries.