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Baked Lemon Aspen Ricotta Cheesecake with Roasted Grapes and Figs

Baked Lemon Aspen Ricotta Cheesecake with Roasted Grapes and Figs

"I am very fond of a baked cheesecake, especially when it’s filled with ricotta and topped with roasted fruits. While I know it’s tempting to eat the cheesecake as soon as it cools, it really does benefit from a good stint in the fridge before serving. Smoothing a layer of cream over the cooled cheesecake hides any cracks or bumps on top of the cake" - Julia Busuttil. Ostro by Julia Busuttil Nishimura, Published by Plum, Photography credit Armelle Habib We found this gorgeous cheesecake recipe from Julia Busuttil Nishimura and thought we'd try it. It is one of the creamiest...

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Lemon Aspen Meringue Pie Ice-cream Cake

Lemon Aspen Meringue Pie Ice-cream Cake

Lemon Meringue Pie is a perennial favourite that inspired this simple but impressive-looking dessert. If you can, make it the day before you plan to serve it.     To make a 25cm diameter cake (serves 8-12 slices)   Sponge base cut to fit (store bought or your favourite recipe) 6 large eggs, separated and at room temperature ¼ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons (16g) Lemon Aspen Superfruit Powder 1 can (395g) condensed milk ½ cup (110g) castor sugar Pinch of salt   Preheat the oven to 150C Cut the sponge base to fit snugly into the base of a 25cm springform...

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Summer Chicken Melon and Artichoke Salad with Lemon Aspen Mayonnaise

Summer Chicken Melon and Artichoke Salad with Lemon Aspen Mayonnaise

This is such a delicious salad. We’ve used chicken, melon and artichokes but you can mix it up – try asparagus when is season! To get the best ever flavour, make the mayo the day before use if possible or if making the same day allow the Lemon Aspen Mayo at least one hour to rest so the gorgeous lemony flavours can infuse. We've incorporated quite a few native ingredients in this salad and if you are an aficionado (like us) and have them available, we would urge you to use them - but the real hero of this recipe...

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Lemon Aspen Granita

Lemon Aspen Granita

Lemon Aspen Superfruit Powder, apart from being very good for you, is like an explosion of Lemon Sherbet in your mouth and we've made a Lemon Aspen Granita that is just going to be perfect for those lovely, languid and long summer days to come - hopefully enjoying lunches with friends and finishing the afternoon with lovely, light Lemon Aspen Granita And if you can't be bothered with making a granita you could always sprinkle this lemon Aspen taste sensation over a store- bought lemon gelati to make it a bit special! Makes 1 litre  3 cups boiling water 2 thin...

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