Ginger and Syrup Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 4 digestive biscuits
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 10 1/2 ounces cream cheese (full fat)
• 4 pieces ginger in syrup, 2 finely chopped, 2 halved, plus
• 4 tablespoons ginger syrup, from the jar
• 3 tablespoons dark chocolate (grated)
• sugar, twists (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Crush the biscuits by placing them into a bag or clean tea towel and hitting with a rolling pin. Pour the crumbs into a bowl and mix with the softened butter. Place two 5cm/2in chefs' rings onto serving plates and fill with the crumb mixture to form the base of the cheesecake.

2. 2

   Place the cream cheese into a bowl with the chopped stem ginger and about four tablespoons of the syrup from the jar and mix well. Spoon the mixture into the rings and smooth the top with a palette knife.

3. 3

   Sprinkle each cheesecake with the grated chocolate, then top with the ginger pieces.

4. 4

   To loosen the rings, quickly warm around the edges using a warm cloth or a mini-blowtorch, then lift off the rings.

5. 5

   To serve, garnish with a sugar twist.