I made these Valentine’s treats when I was working from a temporary kitchen in my utility room. My equipment consisted of my Slow Cooker, a single electric ring, and the microwave. As you can imagine baking was off the agenda with these temporarily limited kitchen facilities. So I had to think creatively to develop some Valentine’s treats.
Duerr’s sent me a jar of their limited edition Aphrodisiac Jam, as well as containing strawberries and champagne it has some Horny Goat Weed added which is, apparently, a natural viagra! It wasn’t something you could taste and if it’s not available you can easily substitute your own or your lover’s favourite jam or jelly.
It’s easy to make the crumb base for the cheesecakes, a little cocoa powder added to the crushed biscuit crumbs and melted butter adds a delicious chocolate flavour. I used silicon cupcake cases as they hold together well and are easy to remove, but you could press the crumbs into a paper case supported in a muffin tin.
Once they are chilled and firm, fill the cheesecake mixture into the crumb cases and then top with the Strawbery Champagne jam. You can serve the Strawberry Champagne Cheesecakes like this or top with some whipped cream.
Recipe for Strawberry Champagne Cheesecakes
Easy to make, no-bake cheesecake topped with Strawberry Champagne Jam and whipped cream
- 6 McVities Digestive biscuits crushed
- 50 g butter melted
- 1 tsp cocoa powder
- 100 g cream cheese full fat
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 100 g strawberry champagne jam
- 100 ml double (heavy) cream whipped
- 4 silicon cupcake cases
Mix the crushed digestives with the butter and cocoa powder.
- Divide between the four cupcake cases and press up the sides to create a cup,
- refrigerate for at least half an hour until firm.
Put the cream cheese and sugar into a bowl and mix together with a wooden spoon. Divide between the cupcakes and refrigerate for another 30 minutes.
Place a couple of teaspoons of strawberry and champagne Jam on top of each mini-cheesecake and return to the refrigerator.
- Just before serving, remove from the silicone case and, if liked, top with a swirl of whipped cream.
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Four Seasons Food Feburary Challenge is ‘Food from the Heart’ the challenge from Delicieux & Eat Your Veg and hosted this month by Anneli at Delicieux.
Let’s Cook Sweet Treats for Valentine comes from Simply.Food and is all about preparing delicious treats to woo your loved one.
The theme for Tea Time Treats is chocolate so I’m sneaking this in as it does have a teaspoon of cocoa powder in the biscuit base! Tea Time Treats is the blog challenge run by Lavender and Lovage and The Hedgecombers and this month it is hosted by my friend Karen at Lavender and Lovage.
Family Foodies is in the mood for ‘luurve’ and this cheesecake is as good a foodie cuddle as you could possibly want. Family Foodies is the challenge run by Eat your Veg and Bangers and MashI was provided with a jar of Duerr’s Aprodisiac Jam I was not paid for this post and all opinions are my own.
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These look scrummy, and so quick!
That jam sounds filthy 😉 and your treats look delicious! Thanks you for entering them into Treat Petite Janice
um, what a GENIUS idea… no baking, barely any time to prep… looks and I bet, tastes INCREDIBLE… what's not to like… love this Janice! Gorgeous piccies too!
Looks amazing and so tasty.Thankyou for sending it to lets cook sweet treats for valentine.
I would love some of these right now.
Great idea – I am impressed you're still managing to blog a recipe during kitchen chaos – I only ate tilda microwave rice when ours was out of action. Hope the end is in sight!!
I was wondering what was going to be made with that Aphrodisiac jam! Love them Janice!
you know what janice, your kitchenless phase might well give me a few things I CAN make, like these!!!
Loving the Aphrodisiac Jam! Brilliant. Your mini no bake cheesecakes sound really rather LUSH!
oooh these looks delicious! and I do love mini cakes like these. Relatively low on guilt factor!
I can honestly say I've never tried or come across any jam containing horny goatweed! Lucky Valentine 🙂
Ooo err missus! Those horny goats certainly make a fine looking cheesecake!
Janie x
A JAM with APHRODISIAC properties, helloooo! FAB recipe too, never mind the passion, I would love to see this on my table, and thanks for linking up to Tea Time Treats too Janice! Karen
Well do tell Janice! Did it have the desired effect?
That would be telling! Jac
Heh. Horny Goat Weed. I'm going to be laughing about that for a while. Beyond that, strawberries and champagne is one of my favorite jam combos.
What can I say: YUMMY! Love the bite size sweets 😉
Horny goat weed in jam? That is hilarious Janice – whatever will they come up with next? Your cheesecakes sound thoroughly delicious though.
Is Aphrodisiac jam supposed to be used in the kitchen or the bedroom?
Ha ha Horny Goat Weed, that is brilliant! The tarts look delicious and I like the no bake approach.
They look delicious. Never heard of horny weed before but it did make me chuckle 🙂
Horny Goat Weed??? That is an amazing name for an aphrodisiac 🙂 These look really delicious and fun. But I am just fascinated yo know more about this strange Goat Weed! Doesn't sound all that sexy I must say! Thanks for entering these into Four Seasons Food – they sure tick the box for this months theme. x