Sweet Baked Basil Cheese - Real Recipes from Mums

This baked cheese will wow your guests when served on a platter. It's creamy and full of flavour

Ingredients (makes 1 cheese around the size of a standard brie or Camembert)

Butter for greasing the pan
1/2 cup Ricotta cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup Cream cheese, at room temperature
1/3 cup Goats cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup Sun dried capsicum strips, diced into small pieces
1 large Egg, and one large egg yolk, at room temperature
Pinch Fine sea salt
1/2 packed cup Fresh basil, chopped
2 TBS Good quality extra virgin olive oil, for serving
3/4 TBS Sugar

Method

Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
Butter the bottom and sides of a 4 1/2-inch diameter springform pan. Line the bottom of the pan with a piece of baking paper. Wrap the outside of the pan with a couple of pieces of heavy-duty foil.
Place the ricotta cheese, cream cheese, and goat cheese in a food processor. Pulse until mixed. Add the sugar, egg, egg yolk, and salt and blend until smooth. Add the basil and capsicum strips and pulse until incorporated.
Pour the cheese mixture into the prepared pan. Place the pan in an 8-inch by 8-inch square baking dish. Pour enough hot water in the baking dish to come halfway up the sides of the springform pan.
Bake until the cheese is golden at the edges and the center of the 'cake' moves slightly when the pan is gently shaken (the cheese will become firm when chilled), about 50 minutes. Turn off the oven and allow the cheese to cool in the oven for 1 hour.
Remove the springform pan from the baking dish and remove the foil. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate the cheese for at least 3 hours and up to 2 days.
Remove the cheese from the springform pan. Allow the cheese to come to room temperature before serving, about 30 minutes.
Using a pastry brush, brush the top of the cheese with extra-virgin olive oil and serve with assorted crackers.

Notes

Make this at least a day before you want it to allow it to fully set. Believe me it's worth it!

19 Comments

- - cassy26 said
  - 14 Jul 2022
    11:14 am
This looks great. Hope it tastes as amazing as it sounds.

- - happymum2018 said
  - 31 Oct 2019
    1:29 am
Wow I really love this recipes great option and the perfect treat thanks for sharing will be using this

- - mom129591 said
  - 11 Aug 2019
    9:50 pm
Wow it looks amazing I really like this recipe thank you very much for sharing it.

- - mom112023 said
  - 31 Dec 2018
    8:49 pm
Thanks for the recipe. Something new to try.

- - Ellen said
  - 10 Dec 2018
    7:25 am
Nice one ! Personally I would leave the sugar out.

- - BellaB said
  - 08 Dec 2018
    7:25 pm
What an interesting idea. I’ll try it.

- - taynik46 said
  - 08 Dec 2018
    8:13 am
I have never ever tried to make my own! what a great sounding and looking recipe – thank you so much for sharing

- - youngoldlady said
  - 07 Dec 2018
    11:08 pm
Thank very much for this. A great one for the party season and different to what you might buy.

- - LuckyMum said
  - 07 Dec 2018
    5:45 pm
Another great recipe! thank you !

- - nealsq said
  - 06 Dec 2018
    11:10 pm
interesting and different!

- - curlytops said
  - 06 Dec 2018
    8:57 pm
this looks really interesting to try.

- - mom90758 said
  - 05 Dec 2018
    4:26 pm
I’ve pinned this one in Pinterest. I want to try it. I miss a small springform pan though. I will have to buy that first. Looks amazing!!
- Mum2archer replied
  
  06 Dec 2018 , 9:03 pm
  I just got mine from woolies, I think it was around $5, not very expensive at all
- - mom112217 said
  - 05 Dec 2018
    10:27 am
I would love to make this,it look’s delicious!

- - Cookfromscratchmum said
  - 05 Dec 2018
    8:02 am
Great yummy recipe thanks for sharing mum2archer

- - mom93821 said
  - 05 Dec 2018
    5:20 am
A divine and festive looking cheese – thanks so much for the recipe. I love cheese and relaxing and sitting back and enjoying cheese and crackers during the holidays.
- Mum2archer replied
  
  05 Dec 2018 , 8:59 pm
  There is nothing better is there!
  - mom93821 replied
    
    07 Dec 2018 , 5:01 am
    
    Absolutely! I am marking down the days on the calendar for this relaxing time!
  - Mum2archer replied
    
    09 Dec 2018 , 2:36 pm
    
    I hope you and your family have a lovely festive season x