This avocado cheese cake is a savoury recipe, perfect to serve as a side dish.
Today’s inspirational recipe from Lavender and Lime ♥ Avocado Cheese Cake ♥ #LavenderAndLime Share on X
My first memory of eating an avocado involves my grandmother. She would cut them in half, remove the pip and spoon a healthy dose of sugar into the hole and then pour in some malt vinegar. This memory is so good that my mouth is salivating as I am typing these words. I still like to eat my avocados like this, or with a generous twist of freshly ground black pepper, some salt and my homemade mayonnaise. If I am not eating my avocados out of the skin then I mix them together with cream cheese and this is where the inspiration came for my second recipe for the ZZ2 “More than just guacamole!” Afrikado Blogger Challenge! I was recently invited to a baby shower and had I gone I would have been expected to bring a plate of food with me. Usually I contribute a savoury dish as everyone makes something sweet to add to the table. I am not 100% sure about calling this a cheesecake as Dave says you expect a cheesecake to be anything but savoury. However, I am sure about two things. One, this avocado cheesecake is very simple to make. Two, it also needs to be served the same day.
Avocado Cheese Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 75 g butter, melted
- 150 g savoury whole wheat biscuits, finely processed
- 250 g plain cream cheese
- 2 large avocados, with no blemishes
- 2 limes, zest and juice
- 15 mls dried dill
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
- 2 gelatine leaves, soaked in cold water
Method
- Mix the butter into the biscuits and place into a spring form tin
- Flatten with the back of a spoon and place in the fridge
- In a food processor mix together the cream cheese, avocados, lime zest and juice and the dill
- Season to taste
- Squeeze out the excess water from the gelatine
- Dissolve in 5mls hot water and mix the avocado mix into the gelatine
- Pour the mixture over the biscuits and leave to set in the fridge for 4 hours before serving
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Disclosure: I will receive a R200 Woolworths shopping voucher for taking part in this challenge. The winning recipe will win a R2000 Woolworths shopping voucher as well as a ZZ2 hamper. This post is in line with my blogging policy.
What I blogged:
- one year ago – Expressions of Robertson and Tullbach
- two years ago – Pan Fried Fennel
I really do need to get adventeous with avos.
🙂 Mandy xo
They are so versatile 🙂
Love the challenge Tandy. I think my kids would live this.
It would make a good afternoon snack 🙂
A savory cheesecake with avocado?! Sounds fabulous to me!
thought it might tickle your fancy!
Love the idea of a savoury cheesecake and anything with avocado is a winner for me!
I love avocados on any form 🙂
This cheesecake looks like a winner to me and I don’t even enjoy avocado 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
P.S. To prepare for my exams now I won’t be commenting for around 4 weeks – See you in a month my friend 🙂
Good luck for you exams Uru 🙂
That sounds creamy rich and delicious. Did you serve like an appetizer? Very fun!
It was served as a mid afternoon / early evening snack for when we got home from gym 🙂
I’ve been seeing a lot of dessert recipes using avocado. I bet it gives this cheesecake an even creamier texture. Delicious!
This is not quite a dessert but it is extremely creamy. I tried to make it a savoury cheese cake which bothered Dave’s taste buds a bit 😉
Oooh yum! I love your childhood memory too, it sounds fab and I’ll have to try that as well as this cheesecake =)
I am transported to my gran’s kitchen every time I eat an avo her way 🙂
it does look divine & i am one of those that does not eat avos. Lucky for me my son who lives at home also does not eat it
I cannot tell you what you are missing Usha 🙂
What an interesting recipe… I think I would like it 🙂 I might think about adding some chilli to it … maybe 🙂
I think chilli would be a great addition to this 🙂
Now I love avocados, but I would never in a million years have thought of adding them to a cheesecake. How original!
Thanks Jacs, it makes a great tea party tart 🙂
I’ve never had a Avocado Cheese Cake, it sound delicious.
Nice memory of your grandmother.
Thanks Tok, it was a different take on something savoury 🙂
Avocado cheesecake? Looks amazing! I’ve never used avocado other than as a butter so it’s time to try something new 🙂 Thank you for visiting me via Tinned Tomatoes. Sylvia xx
Hi Sylvia, I am so going to try and sub avo for butter when I can just to see how it works 🙂