Apple Crumble Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 1.5 packs oat biscuits
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• 5 apples
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 3 tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 tsp level cinnamon
• 500 g labneh
• 200 g fresh cheese
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 200 ml liquid cream (35% fat)
• 3 eggs
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 tbsp starch
• 1 packet vanilla
• 2 heaping tbsp cold butter
• 3 tbsp flour
• 2 tbsp granulated sugar

Steps

1. 1.Crush oat biscuits into flour, mix with melted butter, press into a springform pan lined with parchment paper, and chill for 15-20 minutes.
2. 2.Peel, dice apples, cook with brown sugar, granulated sugar, and cinnamon until softened and liquid is absorbed. Let cool.
3. 3.Drain labneh and fresh cheese for 1 hour. Beat labneh, fresh cheese, and sugar until combined. Add cream, flour, starch, and vanilla, mix until homogeneous. Add eggs one by one, mixing after each addition.
4. 4.Combine cold butter, flour, and granulated sugar by hand to form a crumbly mixture.
5. 5.Pour cheesecake batter over the chilled biscuit base. Spread cooled apple mixture evenly on top. Sprinkle crumble mixture over the apple layer.
6. 6.Bake in a preheated 150°C fan-off oven with a water bath for 50-60 minutes, until the center slightly jiggles. Let cool to room temperature, then chill in the refrigerator overnight. Serve with milk jam.