The Ideal Cheese Blog hopes that all of our readers had a great Easter. Many of us find Easter another excuse to make huge dinners and invite the family round for a belly bloating feast (and that’s before all the ester eggs), so we hope that you and your family enjoyed your Easter.
There is usually one problem about Easter. A problem which never emerges until after that special day. What are we on about? Well, the huge amount of chocolate that’s left around the house! If only there were quick ways of using this chocolate, instead of having to eat through every last one. Of course you could, but you could never really get back into your diet or workout schedule, until at least 2 more weeks…ouch!
If you’re in this very situation, then why not put those chocolate eggs to use and create something for all the family, which will rid you of a chocolate egg invasion. OK, you may still have to share a chocolate desert or snack, but at least you won’t have to be faced with egg after egg, of chocolate temptation.
Chocolate and cheese…are we out of our mind!?
Well, no actually. The chances are, that many of you have already eaten cheese with chocolate, but may not have even realised this. That cake that looked like a pure chocolate indulgence, just may have fooled you into thinking it was purely that. Of course, we’re on about cheesecake (the name gives it away really).
Behind that inviting chocolate is cream cheese, but you'd be silly to let that put you off of such a delicious desert. Image by reviewsby.us
OK, many of you will say that it’s not made with cheese anymore (it traditionally is). But here is the thing…if it was made correctly, you shouldn’t be able to tell. Cream cheese is used to make a cheesecake (not cheddar or any other strong cheeses, which many of you may have thought). Although up to 900 grams of cream cheese may be used in a cheesecakes recipe (that’s around 80% of it’s ingredients), the sugar, eggs, vanilla, orange zest or other delicious flavours would disguise the cheesy aroma and taste. As we said earlier, many of you would have tasted such a creation, but would have never suspected this.
We’ve taken a look throughout the net and have found some useful links, on just what to do with all that chocolate:
For an All Chocolate Cheesecake with Cream Cheese:
http://www.chocolate-source.co.uk/chocolate_recipes_cheesecake_all_chocolate_cheesecake.htm
For a Chocolate Cheesecake with Cottage Cheese:
http://www.chocolate-source.co.uk/chocolate_recipes_cheesecake_chocolate_cheesecake.htm
For a Chocolate Peanut Cheesecake with Cream Cheese:
http://www.chocolate-source.co.uk/chocolate_recipes_cheesecake_chocolate_peanut_cheesecake.htm
Or if you would just like a hint of chocolate, but still want to rid yourself of all those Easter eggs, why not grate your Easter egg or chocolate bar/s, into the main mixture of flour, sugar, cream cheese, cream and vanilla? While mixing this to a creamy consistency, try grating your chocolate in, until your choc gratings can be seen evenly dotted throughout the whole mixture. Once your mixture contains enough chocolate to your liking, scrape it into your greased and lined baking tin and once baked, grate some chocolate on top of your cheesecake, giving it a great looking and great tasting topping.
Do you have anymore ideas, to help get rid of all those chocolate Easter eggs? If you have a great idea for chocolate and cheese, please let us all know by leaving a comment on this article, below.
