Easy Lemon Cheesecake (No Bake)
This Easy Lemon Cheesecake (No Bake) features a crunchy biscuit base and is bursting with fresh lemon flavor.
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Chilling Time 2 hours hrs
Total Time 2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 slices
Calories 420 kcal
Base
- 100 g digestive biscuits
- 40 g butter melted
Filling
- 250 g cream cheese I use Philadelphia
- 280 ml double cream approximately 300g
- 100 g caster sugar
- 2.5 pieces lemons zest and juice
- 5 teaspoon lemon juice juice of just under 2 lemons
Decoration
- 75 ml double cream approximately 80g
- 4 slices lemon halved
Preparation
Line the base of an 18cm round loose bottomed tin with greaseproof paper or a reusable baking liner.
Melt the butter (40g).
Crush the digestive biscuits (100g).
Mix together the crushed biscuits and melted butter.
Put the biscuit mix into the prepared tin and use the back of a spoon to push it flat. Put the tin into the fridge to chill while you make the topping.
Filling
Finely grate the zest of 2½ lemons. Squeeze out the juice until you have enough for 5 teaspoon and set aside.
Whip the double cream (280ml/300g) until it forms a soft peak. Add the cream cheese (250g), caster sugar (100g), lemon zest, and lemon juice.
Whisk together until combined and thick.
Assembly
Remove the tin from the fridge and add the lemon mixture. Add a little at a time and push the mixture down with the back of a spoon.
Once you've added all of your lemon mixture, smooth the top with a palette knife.
Put your cheesecake into the fridge for at least 2 hours to set fully.
Serving
When you're ready to serve, carefully remove the cheesecake from the tin.
Whip the double cream (75ml/80g) until it forms stiff peaks. Put it into a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle and pipe 8 small swirls of cream around the edge of the cheesecake.
Top each swirl with a half slice of lemon.
Serve.
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 420kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 3.3gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 22.3gSodium: 137.8mgFiber: 0.7gSugar: 16.6g
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