Berry Crisp Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 cup oats
• 2 tablespoons lemon rind, grated
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 750 g cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups mixed berries (frozen may be used but thaw and drain well first)

Recipe

• 1 for the crust, mix the flour, brown sugar, oats and lemon rind together.
• 2 cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly.
• 3 press onto the bottom of a 9" springform pan and bake at 350 degrees f for 30 minutes.
• 4 cool for 10 minutes. the crumb mixture will be starting to harden.
• 5 in the pan, crush the warm mixture into small chunks using a fork and reserve 1 cup.
• 6 press the remaining mixture onto the bottom and 1" up the sides of the pan.
• 7 to make the filling, beat the cream cheese and sugar until very smooth.
• 8 beat in the eggs, one at a time, just until blended.
• 9 pour over the crumb crust.
• 10 place the fruit on top of the cheese filling and sprinkle the reserved crumb mixture on top.
• 11 bake 60 to 70 minutes, or until the centre is just set.
• 12 remove from the oven and run a knife around the sides of the pan to loosen.
• 13 cook on a wire rack at room temperature, then chill over night.