Anyone who knows me know’s I have a weakness for chocolate spread. I think its one of those foods that turns me a bit greedy to be honest. In fact, I often think if I had to eat my way out of a vat of food I would definitely hope it was some sort of chocolate theme spread..anyway I was very kindly sent some JimJams chocolate spread it was love. With 83% less sugar, this is kinder on children’s (and 28 year old lady’s) teeth than the leading brand. (Which I know also makes it a bit lower in calories but I believe it was developed with dental care in mind).

Anyway, I was also sent some recipes to try out along with milk chocolate and hazelnut spreads to try so I think it was only polite to test one of them out.

To make a a Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake you will need:

200g rich tea biscuits

80g softened butter

350g JimJams Chocolate Hazelnut spread

500g cream cheese

200ml double cream

Any decoration you fancy – I used chocolate stars

Serves 8

Break the biscuits into crumbs in a food processor and blend in the butter. Press this mixture down into a loose bottomed tin measuring approx. 9 inches in diameter. Set this aside to chill in the fridge.

Whisk your cream until it forms stiff peaks. Melt the chocolate spread in a microwave and whisk into the cream along with the cream cheese. Spread this into a thick, smooth layer over the buttery biscuit base (you can’t write a cheesecake recipe without using this term!)

Decorate as desired. Place in the fridge for 4 hours to set before serving.

I actually enjoy cheesecake best on its own, but it would also taste great with some fruit, cream or ice cream.

As mentioned above I was very kindly sent JimJams to try, but it is available in Holland and Barrett, Tesco and Ocado. See other retailers here. I will certainly be buying more.