Give your self a treat! are we constantly telling this to ourselves?

Well in one day I counted 5 different people you said this same line to me. Well it made me think and on returning to my kitchen, I thought ‘I know just the recipe’.

So be a devil, throw caution to the wind, forget the diet and indulge in my Chocolate Cheesecake:

You will need: 225g ginger nut biscuits, crushed, 100g butter melted, 175g milk chocolate, 225g curd cheese, 100g caster sugar, 300ml greek or set natural yogurt, 300ml double cream whipped to soft peaks and 50g stem ginger finely chopped. 

Firstly mix the ginger nut crumbs and melted butter together and press into a 23cm spring-form tin or loose bottomed cake tin and chill until firm. Melt 100g of the chocolate and leave to cool.

TIP - to melt chocolate in a microwave, place in a glass or plastic bowl and heat on high setting for 1 minute. Stir and heat for a further 30 seconds if needed. Don’t forget to check out this great deal for a set of 6 loose-bottom cooking tins for the great price of £5.16p you can’t go wrong, so order one today! (shown above, left)

Coarsely grate the rest of the chocolate then beat together the cheese, sugar and melted chocolate, then beat in the yogurt until smooth. Fold in the whipped cream and the ginger. Spoon this mixture over the chilled base and level the surface before chilling for up to 6 hours or overnight is even better. Before serving sprinkle the grated chocolate over the top and unmould and serve. Your guests will love it, that is if you want to share!

Whats you favourite indulgence? Tell me about your favourite recipe you cook to indulge yourself and others!