I am constantly looking for ways to use up ingredients as I really hate wasting food. Apricot jam is one of those things I use in very small quantities when baking, usually for glazing or sticking fondant to sponge, but I always have to buy a whole jar. These Apricot Swirl Cheesecake Squares are a great way to use up about 3/4 of a jar of apricot (or any other flavour) jam!
Step by step…
To make the base I used a food processor to make crumbs out of the digestive biscuits. I added the melted butter to the biscuit crumbs and mixed well. I pressed the mixture into a lined baking pan. It baked for 10 minutes.
To make the filling I whisked together the cream cheese, caster sugar, eggs and vanilla until smooth.
I poured the filling over the base, and then added blobs of apricot jam all over. I used a knife to swirl it around until a pretty pattern formed.
It baked for 30 minutes until it had set fully and only had a slight wobble. Once fully cool, I cut it into squares.
The Apricot Swirl Cheesecake Squares were so delicious! Everything came together really well, the crust and the filling were both really yummy and well balanced. I was really pleased. My boyfriend loved it as did my colleagues and friends. This is such a fantastic and delicious recipe for using up jam and I will definitely be making it again next time I have leftover apricot jam!
Apricot Swirl Cheesecake Squares
Baked cheesecake with apricot jam swirls
Ingredients
For the biscuit base
- 300 g Digestive biscuits
- 100 g Butter or baking spread melted
For the cheesecake topping
- 600 g Full fat cream cheese
- 2 Eggs large
- 115 g Caster sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 3/4 jar of Apricot jam or other flavour
Instructions
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Grease and line a 12" x 9" tin, pre-heat your oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4
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Use a food processor to make fine crumbs out of the digestive biscuits. You could also smash them in a bowl with a rolling pin
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Add the melted butter to the biscuit crumbs and mix well. Press the mixture into the lined tin and bake for 10 minutes
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To make the filling, whisk together the cream cheese, caster sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract using an electric whisk or stand mixer
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Pour the filling over the base, then add blobs of the apricot jam all over. Use a butter knife to swirl it around
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Bake for 30 minutes until it has set fully and only has a slight wobble. Leave to cool fully, then chill in the fridge
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To serve, cut into squares. Keep any leftovers in the fridge for up to 2 days
If you like this, check out more of my Cheesecake recipes!
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Delicious x
These look soooooo good Kat – love them! Could sink my teeth right into them…
They were pretty addictive Stuart! Thank you 🙂
I love apricot and this is a grey way to use up jam! Cheese cake with swirls in adds an extra dimension and this sounds so delicious. Yum!
Thanks Kate, I am always on the look out for recipes to use up jam!!
My husband loves apricots, and cheesecake – so I know this would go down really well in our home. Yum.
Thanks Shaheen, I hope you try out the recipe!
Oh wow these squares look so yummy!
Thanks Camilla 🙂
Oh how lovely! A super way to use up apricot jam!
A super way to use up jam. If you think about it, it is pretty shocking that jam is cheaper than the fresh fruit.