Haw Berry Baked Cheesecake
I was so excited to find ripe haw berries still on the Hawthorn Tree this December. It meant I could make this delicious Haw Berry Baked Cheesecake recipe again. Rich, deep and comforting in flavour, this version is gluten-free too. Here I share a visual journey of making the cheesecake. You’ll find the full recipe in my book; WILD SWEET Forage and Make 101 seasonal desserts.
Hawthorn berries are one of the wild fruits I teach on my wild food foraging courses here in Cornwall. They definitely need processing and I’m happy to share with you how and why on my in-person courses.
I hope you enjoy this visual diary, from gathering haw berries to using haw berry jam as an essential, wild ingredient in this moreish baked cheesecake. You might spot my dog eyeing it up in my oven too!
Spreading the thick, sweet haw berry jam onto a chocolaty base.
Spooning the haw berry jam onto the cheesecake topping, before swirling it and baking it.
My dog patiently waiting for the cheesecake to come out of the oven. Look how it puffs up! He doesn’t get any, by the way.
Swirled Haw Berry and Chocolate Baked Cheesecake from my award-winning dessert cookbook – Wild and Sweet. Enjoy x
