DECONSTRUCTED APPLE CHEESE CAKE

INGREDIENTS

·      50g butter (melted)

·      50g room temperature butter

·      4 shortbread biscuits

·      1tsp sugar

·      ¼ tsp vanilla paste

·      lime zest

·      5 Rockit apples (sliced in three)

·      pinch cinnamon

·      sugar

·      vanilla paste

·      lime zest

·      15g icing sugar

·      200g cream cheese

·      25g Greek yogurt

METHOD

To make the biscuit crumb base: melt butter in a pan add sugar, vanilla paste andlime zest then pour over the top of crumbled biscuits. Set in the fridge before serving.

Apples: Cut the apples into three slices making sure all slices are the same size.

Using the butter, cover the bottom of a cold pan evenly. Add 2 heaped                        tablespoons of sugar to the pan and shake it around letting it coat the whole pan and     stick to the butter. Pour out any excess sugar. Place the sliced apples on top evenly spaced, dust with cinnamon and place a paper *cartouche on top. Cook on a medium heat for 5 mins until they start to caramelise and then turn slices over making sure both sides are caramelised.

Mix together the cream cheese, Greek yogurt, lime zest, vanilla and icing sugar.

To serve: Place the crumble on bottom of a bowl followed by apple slices then cream cheese mixture and more crumble on top.

*(lid)