Pear cheesecake recipe

Pear cheesecake recipe.

Chef really enjoyed making this pear cheese cake recipe.

It makes a change to top a cheesecake with pears rather than strawberries or raspberries.

Chef tops the cheesecake with poached pears that are covered in a pear cider syrup, this in combination with a delicious creamy cheese cake filling and a hint of lemon in the crust tastes amazing.

Simply make Chefs easy baked cheese cake recipe and top with Chefs cold sweet poached pears recipe for the most wonderful pear cheesecake that you will ever taste.

How to make a pear cheese cake



Just simply make Chefs cheesecake base by clicking the link here:

Easy baked cheese cake recipe

Cheesecake ready for the oven.

Baked cheesecake ready for the pear topping.

Take poached pears out of the syrup and slice.

Poached pears recipe

Slice the cheesecake and carefully place the pear slices on top of each individual cheesecake piece.

This looks nice with each pear slice over lapped like a fan.

If desired you can drizzle some of the pear syrup around the cheesecake on the plate.

Enjoy Chefs pear cheesecake recipe.

Baked cheesecake recipe.

Chefs baked cheesecake recipe is really easy to make.

There are only a few ingredients needed and it only takes 35 minutes to bake.

Chef makes a biscuit crust infused with a little lemon zest which tastes wonderful in combination with the creamy cheese cake centre.

This is a basic baked cheesecake recipe and you can top the cheesecake with any fruit or topping of your choice.

Ingredients for baked cheesecake

350g Cream cheese
100g White sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla essence
2 medium Eggs

For the cheesecake crust

150g Digestive biscuits
1oz Brown sugar
65g Butter
1 tsp Lemon lemon zest (very fine grated)



Picture of all the cheesecake crust ingredients.

How to make a baked cheesecake



Blend the biscuits into crumbs and place into a mixing bowl.

Melt the butter and pour it into the biscuit crumbs with the brown sugar and zest.

Mix well, take a bottomless cake tin and press the biscuit mixture into the tin.

When pressing the crumbs into the tin work the crumbs up the sides of the tin a little.

Beat the eggs well in a small bowl.

Place the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and beaten eggs into a large bowl.

Whisk or mix until smooth, the mixture will be loose in consistency.

Pour the cheesecake mixture into the centre of the bread crumbs.

Place into a hot oven at gas mark 4 for 35 minutes or until set in the centre.

Once cooked leave to cool in the tin for a while then place into the fridge.

Do not put the cheese cake in the oven until it has cooled down.

The cheese cake is best left over night to completely set.

Top the cheese cake with fresh or tinned fruit, you can even dust with vanilla powdered sugar.

Smoked Chicken Thighs Recipe

Ingredients
Boneless skinless chicken thighs (2lbs), extra virgin olive oil (1/4c), cider vinegar (1/2c), chopped shallots (1/4c about 2 medium), chopped garlic (2cloves), kosher salt (3/4tsp) and one smoking pouch (see below).

Method of preparation:-
Take a bowl of medium size, mix vinegar, salt and oil in it. Add garlic and shallots in it. Add chicken and then coat it well. Cover the bowl and keep it in the refrigerator to marinate for about 20 minutes or 3 hours. Make the smoking pouch, take a bowl and soak a cup of wood chips in water in the bowl. Take out the chips and drain the water and then put the chips in the piece of aluminium foil. Fold the foil and make the packet of it. Make the holes in the top of packets. Heat the grill and the place the packets in grill and then grill it until get smoking. Now place the chicken to the grill and drain the excess marinade into the bowl. Throw out the remaining marinade. Grill the chicken for about 6 to 8 minutes on each side until it gets cooked. Turn its sides once during cooking.

Number of servings – 4

Poached pears recipe

Poached pears recipe.

A poached pear recipe can be used as a dessert or to even accompany another dessert recipe.

Rather than using red or white wine to poach the pears, Chef uses pear cider to make a syrup that is poured over the cooked pears.

Pear cider compliments and helps bring out the flavour of the poached pears.

This is a real simple recipe to cook yet when your guests taste these delicious poached pears they will think you have been cooking and preparing them for hours.

Just follow the step by step recipe instructions below.

Ingredients for poached pears

4 Small pears or 3 large pears
Water
2oz White sugar
100ml Pear cider

Picture of pear being peeled.

Picture of pears with pear cider.

Picture of sparkling pear cider.

Picture of small green pear.

How to make poached pears

Peel, slice down the middle and core the pears.

Take a heavy based pan and fill with water approximately 1/2 inch of water.

Bring the boil add the pears then simmer with a lid with a lid slightly ajar for 10 minutes or until the pears soften.

The pears should only be simmered in a little water, the pears should not be covered in water.

Use a spoon with holes to remove the pears. Place the pears in a dish.

Pour the sugar and pear cider into the pan.

Bring to the boil then simmer on low for 10 minutes.

When the pear cider syrup is ready pour directly over the poached pears.

Use the poached pears warm or cover and keep cool in the fridge until needed.

Serve poached pears in pear cider with hot puddings or cool desserts or just as it is.