Microwave Pineapple Cheesecake Recipe

Microwave Pineapple Cheesecake Recipe

100 g/4 oz butter or margarine, melted
175 g/6 oz digestive biscuit (Graham cracker) crumbs
250 g/9 oz/generous 1 cup cream cheese
2 eggs, lightly beaten
5 ml/1 tsp grated lemon rind
30 ml/2 tbsp lemon juice
75 g/3 oz caster (superfine) sugar
400 g/14 oz/1 large can pineapple, drained and crushed
150 ml double (heavy) cream

Method:

Mix together the butter or margarine and biscuit crumbs and press into the base and sides of a 23 cm/9 in microwave flan dish. Microwave on High for 1 minute. Leave to cool.

Beat together the cream cheese, eggs, lemon rind and juice and sugar until smooth. Stir in the pineapple and spoon into the base. Microwave on Medium for 6 minutes until firm. Leave to cool.

Whip the cream until stiff, then pile on top of the cheesecake.