Description
Mini Pistachio and Coffee Cheesecakes with a crunchy pistachio biscuit base, smooth coffee cheesecake filling, and rich chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
100 grams unsalted butter
75 grams pistachios
150 grams digestive biscuits
2 tablespoons Whittard Guatemala Elephant Ground Coffee
400 grams full-fat cream cheese cold
150 grams icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
250 mililitres double cream
75 grams dark chocolate
120 mililitres double cream
25 grams pistachios roughly chopped
Instructions
1. Melt the butter in a bowl and set aside.
2. Blitz pistachios and biscuits into crumbs.
3. Mix crumbs with melted butter.
4. Press into a 12-hole mini cake tin and chill.
5. Brew coffee and chill it.
6. Whisk cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla, and cooled coffee.
7. Whisk double cream to stiff peaks and fold into mixture.
8. Pipe cheesecake mixture over the bases and chill 4 hours.
9. Heat cream and chocolate to make ganache.
10. Remove cheesecakes and top with ganache.
11. Sprinkle chopped pistachios on top and serve.
Notes
Chill longer for a firmer texture.
Use strong brewed coffee for best flavor.