Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cheesecake

0.1     Ingredients

• 1 Pkt Choc Biscuits (Plain choc or cream)
• Melted Butter - or substitute
• 3 x 250 grm Pkts Philidelphia Cream Cheese (ie = 1 oblong 2 light spreadable)
• Soften to room temperature
• 1 Pkt Macadamia Nuts (125gms)
• 2 x 250 grm Cadbury's Milk Chocolate
• 1 Can Carnation evaporated milk - chilled overnight
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 1/2 Tbsp Gelatine dissolved in 1/2 cup hot water

0.2     Method

Cut into pieces Philly cheese, beat carnation milk with hand beater in separate basin, add to Philly cheese and turn mixmaster on.

Put 2/3 pkt of the nuts in blender - grind fine

Leave 1/3 pkt of the nuts for top - grind course

Cut chocolate into pieces, put in basin and put in saucepan to heat and melt, then add to Philly cheese.

Melt gelatine and cool a bit.. Add last.

This mixture will fill a 26cm cake tin (expandable type - easy to get cheese cake out.)

-- My Aussie Grandma: Coralie Poore