With World Gin Day 2020 happening on the 13th June, our thoughts are turning to the juniper-scented deliciousness of Gin and various ways of enjoying it. This week, we came across this incredible Gin cheesecake recipe created by TV chef (and winner of MasterChef 2015) Simon Wood that he created in partnership with Didsbury Gin. We reckon this would work quite nicely with most classic Gins, though Didsbury is a good place to start as it has been tried and tested (#NotAnAd)! We’d also pair it with a cocktail version of a Gin cheesecake too, just because.
Ingredients for Gin Cheesecake
120ml Gin
30g Caster Sugar
125g Digestive Biscuits, smashed to crumbs
40g Butter, melted
280g Cream Cheese
397g Can Condensed Milk
90ml Fresh Lemon Juice
1 Grapefruit
1 Orange
1 Lime
1 Lemon
Method
Add 120ml Gin to a saucepan along with the caster sugar and simmer to reduce by two thirds.
Combine the biscuit crumbs and melted butter and press into the base of your moulds, taking care to keep it crumbly and not over bash it until it becomes dust!
Zest your citrus fruits and set aside. Retain a little of each for the garnish.
Whisk the cream cheese and condensed milk together, then slowly stir in the lemon juice and reduced gin ‘syrup’. Add in the citrus zest and mix well before pouring over the prepared base.
Chill everything for at least 2 hours in the fridge until set.
Serve with your remaining citrus zest sprinkled on the top- and possibly, a Gin and tonic!
Have a go, take a picture and tag us on Instagram @TheThreeDrinkers!
Didsbury Gin is available from £29.95 from Master of Malt.
If you like this, try Hamish’s famous Amaretto crumble recipe.