Jamie Oliver's cheesecake recipe that uses just five ingredients is 'easy to make'

Chef Jamie Oliver has shared a cheesecake recipe that only uses five ingredients - and it's one that will impress guests.

The cook's Mediterranean vanilla cheesecake is a creamy dessert that only uses simple ingredients and takes around 10 minutes to prepare. If you're making it for a large group of people, it's good news as the mouth-watering cheesecake serves up to 12 people.

He said: “Inspired by the much-loved baked cheesecakes you find in parts of the Mediterranean, this tasty, cheeky little pudding is dead easy together, but the finished result looks super impressive.”

The recipe is adaptable and can act as a base meaning you can decorate with whichever toppings you want. From fresh fruit, caramel or chocolate - you can make the dessert even more to your liking, reports the Express.

How to make Jamie Oliver’s baked vanilla cheesecake

Ingredients

• 300g of icing sugar (plus extra for dusting)

• Four x 280g tubs of cream cheese

• 70g of plain flour

• Five teaspoons of vanilla bean paste

• Five large eggs

Kitchen essentials needed

• Olive oil

• 23cm springform cake tin

• Greaseproof baking paper

• Large bowl

• Roasting tray

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 220C, line the base of the cake tin with baking paper, and grease with a little bit of olive oil. Then, lightly dust the tin with icing sugar.

2. Sieve the 300g of icing sugar into a large bowl and then add the cream cheese and vanilla bean paste.

3. Stir the mixture until smooth and then whisk the eggs in one at a time.

4. Finally, sieve in the flour and mix until you have a smooth batter.

5. Pour the batter into the lined cake tin, then wrap the base in tin foil, and then place the cake tin in a roasting tray.

6. Boil a kettle and then carefully pour the water into the roasting tin until it is filled halfway.

7. Bake on the top shelf of the oven for around 20 minutes or until golden and loosely set in the middle with a slight wobble.

8. Once ready, take out the oven and leave to cool in the water for 15 minutes, then take out the water and leave to cool completely.

9. Cover and leave to chill for at least four hours before serving, and then your delicious cheesecake is ready to eat.

Jamie recommends serving this delicious cheesecake with “fresh seasonal fruit.”

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