No bake cheesecake

This light and zingy cheescake uses crushed sweet biscuits as its base and cream cheese flavoured with lime for its filling. Gelatine means it's a no bake dessert so all you need to do is mix, chill and wait!

Ingredients

  • 250g plain sweet biscuits

  • 125g butter

    melted

  • 375g cream cheese

    at room temperature

  • 2 limes

    zest of

  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

  • ⅓ cup lime juice

  • 400g condensed milk

  • 10g gelatine

    satchet of

Equipment

  • 1 20cm springform tin
  • 1 processor
  • 1 straight sided glass
  • 1 bowl

Instructions

  1. Grease and line a 20cm springform tin. Set aside.
  2. In the processor, crush the biscuits and add butter mixing well.
  3. Take half the mixture and press it firmly into the bottom of the tin and press the reamining biscuit mixture into the sides of the tin using a straight sided glass.
  4. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
  5. In a clean bowl beat the cream cheese until it’s smooth. Add the zest and vanilla and mix well.
  6. Sprinkle the gelatine satchet over the mixture and gradually add the condensed milk and lime juice beating until smooth and all ingredients are well combined.
  7. Pour into the the tin and refridgerate for 4 hours minimum, preferably overnight. Decorate with lime zest over the top.

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