Good Morning Lovelies, 

In the heat of summer, I love nothing more than helping my mum to prepare delicious, light dishes for our friends and her to enjoy! I am almost always put on baking duty, which is fine by me, as I love to create something for everyone to enjoy after the main event! 

Taking inspiration from the beach trips that we used to go on when I was small, I have tried to incorporate the idea of silky smooth sandy beaches with pebble covered ones with this pudding. Young and old will enjoy the reminders of the seaside upon being presented with it, which will be sure to make everyone smile. 

Plus, it really is truly delicious…

Ingredients

150g of Cream Cheese

Two Tablespoons of Icing Sugar

150ml of Double Cream

Six Digestive Biscuits

A Handful of Chocolate/Sugar Coated Sweets or Chocolates

25g of Melted Butter

OPTIONAL: One Sachet of Popping Candy OR A Few Orange and Yellow Jelly Sweets (To Look Like The Sunset)

Tools

A Sealing Food Bag

A Rolling Pin

Three Mixing Bowls

Two Mixing Spoons

A Whisk

Four Pudding Glasses or Mini Jars

Method

1. To start, take a sealing food bag and add in the digestives. Using a rolling pin, crush them up into a crumb, before pouring into a bowl with the melted butter. Stir until fully combined.
2. Next, grab four glasses or small jars and divide the digestive mixture evenly, using a spoon, between them before pressing down gently to smooth each one out. Place to one side until needed.
3. Grabbing another mixing bowl, add in the cream and whisk until slightly thickened. 
4. In another bowl, add in the cream cheese and icing sugar and beat together before folding in the cream. 
5. Once ready, spoon the mixture evenly on top of the digestive bases and smooth out again with a spoon. If you are using the popping candy, sprinkle a little of it on here and coat with the cheesecake mixture to keep it hidden to surprise those eating it later on.
6. On top of the cheesecake mixture, scatter the chocolate coated sweets or chocolates on top to look like a pebble beach. You can also add the orange and yellow sweets here to look like a June sunset if you wish.
7. When ready, place into the fridge for at least two hours to chill and set, before digging in! 

Something I love about this recipe is that it is made to keep you cool whilst bringing a lot of fun into the kitchen! The addition of the popping candy is not only a great surprise but the sounds it makes gives off a campfire type sound, making it great for those summer evenings in the garden gathered around one! It really is all the best bits of this time of year in a bowl!

Joey X