Name: Berry cheesecake frozen yoghurt popsicles
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 250 ml mixed berries frozen; 80 ml xylitol granules; 15 ml water; 80 ml water; 80 ml xylitol granules; 5 ml lemon juice; 5 ml Robertson's vanilla essence; 250 ml yoghurt double cream; 180 g cream cheese plain, at room temperature; 30 ml cashew nuts raw, chopped; 30 ml toasted flakes; 30 ml desiccated coconut; 15 ml xylitol granules; 5 ml cocoa powder

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Ingredients (14)

BERRY COULIS:

250 ml	mixed berries — frozen
80 ml	xylitol — granules
15 ml	water

Cheesecake layer:

80 ml	water
80 ml	xylitol — granules
5 ml	lemon juice
5 ml	Robertson's vanilla essence
250 ml	yoghurt — double cream
180 g	cream cheese — plain, at room temperature

Nutty layer:

30 ml	cashew nuts — raw, chopped
30 ml	toasted flakes
30 ml	desiccated coconut
15 ml	xylitol — granules
5 ml	cocoa powder

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Method:

For the berry coulis, place the berries, xylitol and water in a small saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes. Press down on the berries with a spoon to crush them slightly and allow to cool.

For the cheesecake layer, heat the water, xylitol, lemon juice and vanilla in a saucepan for 2 minutes until melted. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Combine with the yoghurt and cream cheese and whisk with an electric whisk until smooth.

For the nutty layer, stir everything together. Add ¼ cup of the cheesecake mixture and stir until combined.

To assemble, divide the berry coulis between 8 large popsicle moulds. Top it off with the cream cheese mixture, leaving about a 1cm gap at the top of each mould. Use a skewer to lightly swirl the berry coulis and cheesecake mixture together in each mould. Top each one off with a layer of the nutty mixture. Add wooden popsicle sticks and freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight. Check on the wooden popsicle sticks after 1 hour of freezing time to make sure they are still centered and standing up straight. Adjust if needed.

TIP:
Frozen berries give the best colour when making these popsicles but they can be replaced with fresh berries as well.

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