Description
Mini Pistachio and Coffee Cheesecakes are a no-bake dessert combining a buttery pistachio biscuit base, creamy coffee-flavored cheesecake filling, and rich dark chocolate ganache topping. Perfect for entertaining or a special indulgence.
Ingredients
For the pistachio biscuit base:
100 grams unsalted butter
75 grams pistachios
150 grams digestive biscuits
For the latte cheesecake filling:
2 tablespoons Whittard Guatemala Elephant Ground Coffee
400 grams full-fat cream cheese (cold)
150 grams icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
250 millilitres double cream
For the decoration:
75 grams dark chocolate
120 millilitres double cream
25 grams pistachios, roughly chopped
Instructions
1. Place butter in a bowl and microwave for 30–60 seconds until melted. Let cool.
2. Blitz pistachios and digestive biscuits until fine crumbs.
3. Mix crumbs with melted butter and press into a 12-hole mini loose-base cake tin.
4. Chill the base in the fridge while making the filling.
5. Brew 2 tbsp coffee with 200ml boiling water. Let steep 5 mins, then strain and chill.
6. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla, and 4 tbsp of cooled coffee until smooth.
7. Whip double cream until stiff peaks form. Fold into cream cheese mix.
8. Pipe or spoon filling onto the biscuit bases. Smooth the tops.
9. Chill cheesecakes for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
10. Chop dark chocolate and place in a heatproof bowl. Heat cream until hot but not boiling and pour over chocolate.
11. Stir until smooth to create ganache. Add extra cream if too thick.
12. Remove cheesecakes from tin, smooth edges, and place on serving dish.
13. Spoon ganache over tops, letting it drip down the sides.
14. Sprinkle with chopped pistachios and serve.
Notes
For best texture, use full-fat cream cheese.
You can swap pistachios for almonds or hazelnuts for a twist.
Prepare the cheesecakes a day ahead to allow proper setting.
Store in the fridge for up to 3 days. Do not freeze ganache topping.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Cheesecake
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: Italian