If you are a cheesecake lover, but also like to eat healthy, then the healthy almond and sultana cheesecakes recipe is an ideal choice for you. It is a delicious cheesecake recipe but combined with the nutrition of almonds and lime juice. The recipe is a fun idea to take to any gathering or get together.

The ingredients are few and inexpensive, so it is a dish that you can make all the time and the best part of all is that you are still getting the nutrition that you want.

Ingredients (Serves 4)

• 12 Amaretti di Saronno biscuits
• 1 medium egg white, beaten
• 225 g skimmed milk soft cheese
• ½ tsp almond essence
• ½ tsp finely grated lime rind
• 25 g ground almonds
• 25 g caster sugar
• 60 g sultanas
• 2 tsp powdered gelatin
• 2 tbsp boiling water
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 25 g flaked toasted almonds and strips of lime rind, to decorate

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place the biscuits in a clean plastic bag, seal the bag and using a rolling pin, crush them into small pieces. Place the crumbs in a bowl and bind together with the egg white.
2. Arrange 4 non stick pastry rings or poached egg rings, 9 cm across, on a baking sheet lined with baking parchment. Divide the biscuit mixture into 4 equal portions and spoon it into the rings, pressing down well. Bake for 10 minutes until crisp and leave to cool in the rings.
3. Beat together the soft cheese, almond essence, lime rind, ground almonds, sugar and sultanas until well mixed.
4. Dissolve the gelatin in the boiling water and stir in the lime juice. Fold into the cheese mixture and spoon over the biscuit bases. Smooth over the tops and chill for 1 hour until set.
5. Loosen the cheesecakes using a small palette knife ans transfer to serving plates. Decorate with toasted almonds and lime rind and serve.

“If you prefer, substitute the sultanas with chopped no-need-to-soak dried apricots”.

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