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Green gooseberry jelly cheesecake with red gooseberry compôte
Photo: Toa Heftiba

Green gooseberry jelly cheesecake with red gooseberry compôte

21 ingredients 1 hr Serves 10-16 openrecipes

The tartness of a gooseberry is a strange concept for a Frenchman but the challenge of trying to conquer its sourness and create flavoursome dishes from it was attractive. This cheesecake is a triumph and I’m now happy to adopt these northern green berries in my cooking.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1044
Calories
30g
Protein
32g
Fat
157g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Oat 1/2 cup dry (40g) 154
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Rye 1 slice (32g) 83
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 80g/3oz rye flour
  • 100g/3½oz wholemeal flour
  • 80g/3oz unsalted butter
  • 2g bicarbonate of soda
  • 40g/1½oz caster sugar
  • 3g salt
  • 95g/3¼oz jumbo oats
  • 1 free-range egg
  • 300g/10½oz cream cheese
  • 130g/4¾oz crème fraîche
  • 1 tbsp vanilla purée or good-quality vanilla extract
  • ¼ lemon, juice only, plus an extra drop for the egg whites
  • 2 gelatine
  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • 4 medium egg whites
  • 200g/7oz green gooseberries
  • 10g caster sugar
  • 2¼ gelatine
  • about 10–12 firm green gooseberries
  • 500g/1lb 2oz red gooseberries
  • 50g/1¾oz caster sugar

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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