Devil's Oreo & White Chocolate Cheesecake

This quick and easy recipe had popped up on Facebook one too many times to ignore so I took the calorific plunge and whipped up my own.

Prep Time - 15mins
Cooling Time - 1hr
Cost - £4.11 
(all ingredients from Tesco)
1x Baking tin/tray (approx 9x9")

Makes - 16 squares
Calories per portion - 388kcal

The diet is well and truly out of the window!

Ingredients

Base

2x - 154g Pack Oreo Vanilla (approx 28 biscuits) 
(or any other flavour, I think the peanut butter ones could be even more deadly!)
150g Butter/Margarine

Filling

250 g White chocolate
150 g Cream cheese
1x 154g pack Oreo Vanilla (approx 14 biscuits)

Topping

1x 154g pack Oreo Vanilla (approx 14 biscuits)
100 g Dark chocolate

Method

Ideally using a food processor, or if not available, with a strong hand, combine two packets of Oreos (208g) with the butter until smooth.

Line your tin with cling film and continue to press the mixture firmly into the bottom of your tin until even. 

To make the filling, break the white chocolate into a microwaveable bowl and microwave in 15 second intervals stirring in between, until completely melted. Add the cream cheese to the chocolate in the bowl and beat until the mixture is smooth.the 12 Oreos.

Using your hands or a hard work surface, break up one packet of Oreos while still in the packet or alternatively put the biscuits in a freezer bag a whack them with a rolling pin. Once you have your desired chunks, fold them into the chocolate and cheese mixture. Pour the mixture onto your biscuit base and smooth evenly, pressing the mixture into the corners.

You will now have one packet of Oreos left to use and these are going to form the crunchy topping. Once again, break up the biscuits into chunks either by hand or with a rolling pin. Now it is up to you how you do this part, but the easiest way by far is just to take a handful at a time and sprinkle the biscuits evenly onto the top of your chocolate and cheese layer. Once covered, lightly press the chunks so that they stay put on the top of the mixture. 

Lastly, using the same method as before, melt the dark chocolate in the microwave while remembering to stir every fifteen seconds. Using a teaspoon drizzle (or trickle, or pour, you have artistic license her) the melted chocolate over the top layer of Oreos, finishing off your creation!

If you really can't wait, grab a spoon and dig in, however if you intend to serve these as adorable bitesize squares, then you need to chill it as a whole for about an hour in a fridge or freezer before cutting them.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Sweeten