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Banana & Lemon Cheesecake

Slimming World extra easy syns: 3.0 per portion
Serves: 8
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 120 minutes

A creamy dessert that's low on syns anf full on taste. A rich creamy banana cheesecake, with the hint of lemon kick..

Ingredients

  • 8 - Low Fat Digestive Biscuits (crushed)
  • 57 gms / 2 oz - Low Fat Spread (Can't Believe it's not Butter Light)
  • 1 Sachet - Sugar Free Lemon Jelly Crystals
  • 1 tsp - Powdered Gelatin
  • 400 gms - Very low fat Fromage Frais
  • 198 gms / 7 oz - Quark
  • 5 tbsp - Sweetener
  • 2 - Bananas
  • Cocoa Powder to dust

Method

  1. Melt low fat spread in a small pan, add crushed biscuits and mix well. Transfer to a 8in/20cm loose bottom tin and press down firmly. Chill for 30 mins
  2. Place 1/4pt/142ml boiling water in a jug, add jelly and gelatine and stir until dissolved. Top up to 1pt/568ml with cold water and allow to cool.
  3. Place cooled jelly mix in a food processor with the fromage frais, quark and sweetener and blend until smooth.
  4. Pour over biscuit base, cover and chill overnight.
  5. When ready to eat, remove cheesecake from the tin, and place on a serving plate. Slice bananas and arrange on the top. Dust with cocoa powder.
Wednesday the 16th of November, 2011 11:05 AM
Tip
Alternatively you can use other flavour jelly combinations: Orange with manderines on top Strawberry with strawberries or Raspberry with raspberries maybe add some syns with a few grates of chocolate on top, or a drizzle of white chocolate.
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