Fromage Blanc Cheesecake

Photo: flickr user Shamanyx

Ingredients

3/4 cup Graham cracker crumbs

3/4 cup Chopped white chocolate

3/4 cup Toasted almond brittle

1/4 cup Melted butter

1/2 cup Sugar, plus

1/2 cc Sugar

1 pound Fromage Blanc

3 inches sht gelatin, softened cool water

6 Yolks

1 1/2 cups Heavy cream, whipped to stiff peaks

Preparation

Combine first four ingredients until well coated with butter. Press into bottom of molds. Chill.

Combine 1 cup sugar and fromage blanc in large bowl, whisk over a hot water bath until sugar has dissolved. Squeeze all water out of gelatin sheets and add to warm fromage mixture, stir until gelatin has dissolved. Cool slightly over a water bath until slightly thickened. Whip yolks in mixer with second cup of sugar until thick and pale, fold into fromage mixture.

Fold in whipped cream. Fill 4-inch ring molds, smooth tops and chill until set.

Yield: 10 servings

Serve with strawberry mint salsa.