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February 17, 2017 By Janice Pattie 16 Comments

Quick and Easy Blood Orange Mini Cheesecakes

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Mini Cheesecakes

Quick and Easy Blood Orange Mini Cheesecakes are a brilliant dessert made with very little effort. There’s a buttery crisp biscuit base, light, and creamy cheesecake and blood orange topping, all contained in a little glass ramekin. 

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What is a blood orange? 

The blood orange is a variety of orange with crimson coloured flesh.  The dark-coloured flesh develops with low nighttime temperatures and is high in antioxidant pigments.  The flesh and juice are sweet and delicious.  

blood orange segments

 

What can I use if I can’t get Blood Oranges?

Blood Oranges are only available in the early months of the year, so if you can’t source them you can substitute sweet oranges to make the Blood Orange Mini Cheesecakes.

Make Quick and Easy Blood Orange Mini Cheesecakes

I turn to this recipe when I want a dessert that looks and tastes good but is quick and easy to prepare.

Bowls and dessert mixture

 

Make the cheesecake base

Crush the biscuits (cookies) and mix with melted butter, then divide between the ramekins.

For the Cheesecake filling

Mix together Greek yogurt, honey and the zest from the blood oranges. Divide this between the ramekins and chill in the fridge.

Prepare the orange topping

While the cheesecakes chill cut the oranges into segments, set aside.  Catch any juice from the oranges and put this into a small pan with the sugar. Heat gently until the sugar has melted, then boil until you have a syrup.  Add the orange segments and leave to cool.

To Serve

Remove the Mini Cheesecake desserts from the fridge and top with a few segments of orange. Drizzle over the syrup and serve. 

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Quick and Easy Blood Orange Mini Cheesecakes

Janice Pattie
Buttery biscuit crumb base covered with a sweet creamy cheesecake and topped with sweet and tangy blood oranges
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Prep Time 1 hr 10 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 1 hr 15 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 6
Calories 264 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 8 digestive biscuits
  • 60 g butter
  • 450 g Skyr or thick Greek yogurt
  • 50 g honey
  • 1 orange grated zest
  • 2 blood oranges segmented
  • 50 g sugar
  • 6 small ramekins

Instructions
 

  • Place the biscuits in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin
  • Melt the butter and mix with the crushed biscuits
  • Divide the biscuit mixture between the ramekins and press down with a teaspoon
  • Mix the skyr or Greek yogurt with the honey and orange zest
  • Divide the mixture between the ramekins, then chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
  • Meanwhile peel the blood oranges and cut out the segments and place in a bowl, catch any juice from the oranges and place in a small saucepan, add the sugar and heat gently until melted.
  • Bring the sugar syrup to a boil and boil for 4 minutes until syrupy, take off the heat add the orange segments, set aside to cool.
  • To serve, remove the ramekins from the fridge and add 2-3 orange segments and a teaspoon of juice on top of the cheesecake.

Notes

If you can't get blood oranges, use other sweet oranges, all that will be missing is the glowing red colour!

Nutrition

Calories: 264kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 9gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 187mgPotassium: 178mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 310IUVitamin C: 13.9mgCalcium: 100mgIron: 0.8mg
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  1. [email protected] says

    February 17, 2017 at 8:52 pm

    This looks lush, Janice. I LOVE blood oranges, even popping some in the freezer for a little bit to make a one-ingredient sorbet. This looks almost as easy, and nice mix of sweet and tangy. Yummed, PInned and Flipped 🙂

    Reply
    • Janice Pattie says

      February 17, 2017 at 9:00 pm

      Thanks Kellie, they are little miracles 🙂

      Reply
  2. Choclette says

    February 17, 2017 at 8:59 pm

    Wow Janice. The colour of those oranges is amazing. The only ones I’ve managed to get hold of this year have been a rather disappointing shade of mostly orange. Your cheesecakes are a great idea, such an easy and delicious dessert. That grater makes short work of zesting.

    Reply
    • Janice Pattie says

      February 17, 2017 at 9:01 pm

      We seem to have had really good blood oranges this year, so I’ve been making the most of them.

      Reply
  3. Lucy says

    February 17, 2017 at 9:00 pm

    I love the look of these Janice, the colour fromthe blood oranges is so vivid. Your grater looks excellent too. A perfect dessert for the weekend!

    Reply
    • Janice Pattie says

      February 17, 2017 at 9:02 pm

      Thanks Lucy, I love the deep colour you get with blood oranges.

      Reply
  4. Ceri Jones says

    February 19, 2017 at 6:58 pm

    I’ve been totally obsessed with blood orange this year, so these look just perfect!

    Reply
    • Janice Pattie says

      February 19, 2017 at 7:11 pm

      Thanks Ceri, me too!

      Reply
  5. Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs says

    February 19, 2017 at 8:03 pm

    WOW your oranges were REALLY bloody 😛 I mean red! They look fantastic. I love cheesecake and it can only be made better by delicious seasonal citrus!

    Reply
    • Janice Pattie says

      February 19, 2017 at 8:10 pm

      Thanks Emma, I’ve been buying blood oranges every week this month, just love them!

      Reply
  6. Heidi Roberts says

    February 19, 2017 at 8:18 pm

    I only had blood oranges once and they were tart – need to try again.

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    • Janice Pattie says

      February 19, 2017 at 8:22 pm

      Oh no, I guess it’s like all oranges, some are delicious and others not so good.

      Reply
  7. Sylvia @ Happiness is homemade says

    February 19, 2017 at 8:19 pm

    I love blood orange, haven’t had one for ages and your cheesecake makes me want to reach through the screen and snatch one little pot for myself 🙂

    Reply
    • Janice Pattie says

      February 19, 2017 at 8:26 pm

      Aw thanks, we certainly enjoyed them

      Reply
  8. DANIELLE VEDMORE says

    February 23, 2017 at 11:30 pm

    Looks devine! I love blood oranges – so sweet and juicy! I do struggle to find them though.

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    • Janice Pattie says

      February 24, 2017 at 8:38 am

      Thanks Danielle. I got my blood oranges at Tesco, they call them ‘red’, some other supermarkets call them ‘blush’ so you may find them if you look for these alternative names!

      Reply

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