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Skyrterta

Name: Skyrterta
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Iceland
Ingredients: 400g (drained) Plain yogurt; 150ml Heavy Cream; 100g Biscuits; 40g Butter; 50g Sugar; 150g Frozen mixed berries; 1 tsp Lemon juice

Dessert

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

A no-bake cheesecake-style dessert made with skyr, Iceland's cultured dairy product.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Skyr is a thick Icelandic cultured dairy product eaten since the Viking age, lower in moisture than yogurt and rich in protein. Skyrterta is a no-bake cake: a filling of skyr and whipped cream sits on a crushed-biscuit base and is finished with berry sauce.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a summer birthday party in Iceland, a white cake decorated with berry sauce is placed at the center of the table and cut.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Plain yogurt 400g (drained)
Heavy Cream 150ml
Biscuits 100g
Butter 40g
Sugar 50g
Frozen mixed berries 150g
Lemon juice 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Place the yogurt in a sieve lined with paper towels and drain in the fridge overnight.
Crush the biscuits, mix with melted butter, press into a pan, and chill.
Whip the cream with 30g sugar, mix with the strained yogurt, spread on the base, and chill 3 hours.
Simmer the berries, remaining sugar, and lemon juice in a small pan for 5 minutes to make a sauce, then cool.
Top the cake with the berry sauce and slice.

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