- 50g/2oz readymade gingerbread, sliced
- 450g/1lb cream cheese
- 250g/9oz caster sugar
- 250g/9oz crème fraîche
- 475ml/17fl oz double cream
- 2 vanilla pods, seeds scraped out
- 200g/7oz strawberries
- 2 tsp caster sugar
- 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- Place the gingerbread onto a tray and leave out overnight to dry.
- When dry and hard, place into a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs are formed. Set to one side.
- Place the cream cheese, caster sugar, crème fraîche, double cream and vanilla seeds into a large bowl. Whisk together until smooth.
- Place the cream mixture into a plastic piping bag and carefully pipe into 4.5cm/2in deep by 5.5cm/2½in wide chefs' rings.
- Smooth off the top with the back of a flat knife and place in the fridge for two hours to set.
- When set, remove from the fridge and leave at room temperature for five minutes.
- Place the ginger crumbs onto a plate and carefully pick up the chefs' rings and dip each end of the cheesecake into the ginger crumbs.
- Lightly shake each cheesecake onto a plate, removing the ring.
- Meanwhile, for the strawberries, heat a frying pan over a high temperature. Add the strawberries and sugar to the frying pan and fry briefly for a minute, then pour over the balsamic and cook for a furthur 30 seconds.
- To serve, spoon some of the strawberries onto the plate, alongside the cheesecake.