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No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake

ingredients for the base: 160g crushed Oreo cookies. 80g softened butter. for the filling: 250g Philadelphia cream cheese. 1 Greek yogurt (like Oikos). 70g walnuts (shelled). 80g brown sugar. 50g melted butter. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. 80g milk. 4 sheets unflavored gelatin. 120g Oreo cookies, roughly chopped. you'll also need: mixed berries (strawberries, raspberries, etc.). whole Oreo cookies. 250g strawberry jam. a 16cm diameter cake ring.   preparation To make the cake base : Crush the Oreo cookies and mix them with the softened butter. Once everything is well combined, press the mixture into the cake ring, which you've placed on the serving plate you'll use for the finished cake. Make sure to press it down firmly so you get a nice, smooth base. Pop it in the fridge while you work on the next step. Soak the gelatin sheets in cold water until they're soft. Meanwhile, crush the walnuts and mix them with the cream cheese, vanilla extract, Greek yogurt, melted butter,...

Quince Jam

Quinces are wonderful for preserving. You can make the delicious quince paste, turn them into jam, or even make a lovely jelly.



Ingredients

  • 2kg quinces.
  • 1 liter water.
  • 2 lemons.

you'll also need

  • For every 1kg of quince pulp, 500g sugar.
  • Juice of 3 oranges.
  • 250g of the cooking liquid from boiling the quinces.

Preparation

Wash the quinces thoroughly, remove the seeds, and cut them into chunks. Place them in a large pot with 1 liter of water and the lemons cut into pieces.
Boil for 30 minutes. Strain the liquid, setting aside 250g of it. Peel the quince pieces and blend them until smooth.
If you'd like to make jelly with the leftover cooking liquid, you'll find the recipe here.
To the quince paste, add the sugar — for every 1kg of pulp, you'll need 250g of the reserved cooking liquid, 500g of sugar, and the juice of three oranges.
Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and while still hot, pour into clean, sterilized glass jars.
Seal the jars and process in a water bath for 15 minutes.

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