No Bake Christmas Cheesecake

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If you want an easy but extravagant cake for Christmas, this No bake Christmas Cheesecake ticks all the boxes - itβs yummy, luxurious, pretty and requires little energy to make. It needs to set though so it's best to make it a day ahead. You can use gluten-free cookies or biscuits for the base. For a non-alcoholic version use orange or cranberry juice instead of rum.
Ingredients
- 75g mixed raisins, sultanas and dried cranberries
- 30 ml rum or brandy
- 200g digestive or ginger cookies ( van be gluten-free)
- 100g butter, melted
- 400g good quality white chocolate
- 250g mascarpone
- 1 Lime, zested and juiced juice
- 1 tsp honey
- 300 ml whipped cream
- For decoration: extra white chocolate and lime zest
Instructions
- Soak the dried fruits in the rum or brandy for 12 hours.
- Put the biscuits/cookies into a food processor and whiz until you get coarse breadcrumbs. Add the butter and process into a thick dough.
- Line a cake tin with parchment paper, then press the mixture evenly into the base.
- Melt the chocolate over simmering over and allow to cool.
- Mix the mascarpone with the honey and the lime zest & juice. Stir in the cooled chocolate.
- Beat the cream until soft cream until it forms soft peaks. It should hold its shape (but should not be too hard). Carefully turn into the mascarpone mixture, along with the marinated dried fruits. Tip the mixture into the cake tin, spreading it out evenly.
- Cover the tin and chill for a few hour or overnight until it sets.
- Just before serving, make some white chocolate shavings with a knife or a peeler, then sprinkle these on top of the cheesecake together with some lime zest.
Categories
- Meal Type: - Cakes - Dessert - Dinner
- Cuisines: - British
- Occasions: - Christmas - Dinner Party - New Year
- Ingredients: - Chocolate - Dairy - Dried Fruits
- Health and Diet: - Gluten Free - Nut Free
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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