Taste_com.au-January-February_2017

16 taste magazineJanuary/February 2017

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With some cheeky VoVo -voom, ourfrozen cheesecake popsare too cool for school.

Likeyou,we’relovingallthingspopsicle,

so we’re celebrating summer by turning

oneofourfavouriteAussiebiscuitsinto

afrozentreat.I’veteamedtheraspberry

coconutflavoursofanIcedVoVowith

creamy cheesecake and crunchy biscuit

layers. And to keep things easy, you don’t

needfancymouldstomakethemin–just

regular paper cups!Michelle Southan

RECIPE

MICHELLE SOUTHAN

PHOTOGRAPHY

JEREMY SIMONS

STYLING

MICHELLE NOERIANTO

FOOD

PREPARATION

MIRANDA PAYNE

iced vovo cheesecake pops

let’s go! makes8|prep 15 mins (+ 6 hours freezing time)

2 x 250g pkts Arnott’s Iced VoVo

Biscuits

200g butter, melted, cooled

2x250gpktscreamcheese,

at room temperature

80g (^1 ⁄ 2 cup) icing sugar

mixture

2tspvanillaextract

600mlctnthickenedcream

Pink food colouring, to tint

(we used Wilton Icing Colors

Rose Paste)

4tbsraspberryjam

Desiccated coconut,

to sprinkle

1 Process the biscuits in a food processor

untilcoarselycrushed.Addthebutterand

process until well combined. Set aside.

2 Useelectricbeaterstobeatthecream

cheese,icingsugarandvanillainabowl

until smooth. Gradually add the cream and

beat for 1-2 minutes or until well combined

and thickened slightly.

3 Spoonathirdofthemixtureintoa

separatebowlandsetaside.Beatalittle

food colouring into the remaining mixture

untilbrightpink.Transferhalfthe pink

mixturetoaseparatebowl.

4 Fold2tbsjamintooneportionofpink

mixturetocreatearippledeffect.Divide

the pink mixture evenly among eight

300ml paper cups.

5 Sprinkle2tspofthebiscuitmixtureinto

eachcup,pushingitupagainsttheside

ofthecupslightly.Dividethereserved

white mixture evenly among the cups.

Repeat with another layer of biscuit mixture,

using 2 tsp for each cup.

6 Fold the remaining 2 tbs jam into the

remaining pink mixture to create a rippled

effect.Divideevenlyamongthecups.Top

with the remaining biscuit mixture, pressing

down slightly with the back of a spoon so

the pops are well covered.

7 Insertapaddle-popstickintothecentre

ofeachcup.Placepopsinthefreezer,stick

sideup,for4-6hoursoruntilfrozen.

8 Carefully cut away cup from each pop

and remove. Sprinkle pops with coconut.