Agar Agar Cheesecake

Recipe can be found at the side menu :)

i was at Sun Lik the other day.. just walking through.. with no intention to buy anything and i found this!!!!!! Oreo crushed cookie bits! As you can see from the price tag, it costs $4.50 for a 454g pkt and so i decided to make (yet another) agar agar cheesecake...

so based on the recipe, we need a block of philly cream cheese...

half tsp of vanilla essence, ~2 tsp gelatine powder.. to my knowledge, there are 2 types of gelatine powder.. one made with beef extract and another is from fish.. you can use either one, up to your preference..

I found this in my cabinet so i used this... you can use any type of fresh fruits that doesn't oxidize easily or other canned fruits..

this is the brand of agar agar i use.. you can use a jelly mix or konnyaku i guess.. i like the crunch of agar agar so opted for this..

This is how the crushed Oreo cookie bits look like.. it's not very fine so perhaps you may wish to pound it further..

combine the melted butter and oreo bits in a bowl.. mix well

Pour the mixture into a pan, press it out evenly on the pan and freeze it.. i used a 8" round springform pan..

 Put the cream cheese and sugar into the mixing bowl..

 Cream it till well-combined..

Add the vanilla essence..

Cream it again..

Add the gelatine mixture into the mixing bowl..

Cream it.. remember to scrap the sides of the bowl..

When the mixture becomes a liquid, it's done!

Take out the pan from the freezer and pour the cream cheese mixture into it..

shake the pan a little so the mixture is smoothed out.. chill in the fridge to let it harden..

once the cream cheese mixture sets, take it out from the fridge and layer the fruits over it..

try to cover the entire surface if possible.. and put the pan back into the fridge.. in the meanwhile, prepare the agar agar according to the instructions on the packet..

 take the pan out from the fridge and slowly pour the agar agar mixture into the pan..

it's up to you how much agar agar to pour.. i like it to cover the entire layer of fruits and a little more over the top.. let it set in the fridge..

and there you have it! as you can tell from the picture, the base isn't very even.. that's because i didn't pound the cookie bits finer.. i used the bits as they were.. so if you would like a more even base, pound it till it's like powdery..

dessert is served :)