Chilled lemon cheesecake: Half-baked and fully delicious

Do you remember the first time you heard about cheesecake? As with many of us, you thought it was just grated cheese being baked but cheesecake is a real treat. There’s also different variations ranging from baked to chilled versions. However, our chilled lemon cheesecake is a combination of the two. The crust is baked while the filling is a smooth filling which sets beautifully in the fridge.

Chilled lemon cheesecake tips

Make sure to have a full packet of biscuits because you can add more for a crunchy topping to go with the baked crust. The gelatin helps set the smooth whipped filling. This lemon cheesecake is best made the day before serving for the perfect consistency. Get creative with the topping and add some zest to the crumbs too. You can also add some fresh berries to the top of the cheesecake for more colour and flavour.

Baking has never been this easy. Enjoy our chilled lemon cheesecake with a smooth and delicious filling with a crumbly cookie crust.

Chilled lemon cheesecake recipe

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Recipe by Gary Dunn Course: DessertCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Servings

12

servings

Prep time

20

minutes

Cooking time

8

minutes

Total time

28

minutes

Ingredients

• For the base

• Ten packet Ten Tennis Biscuits

• 125 g 125 melted butter

• 3 tsp 3 sugar

• 1 tsp 1 nutmeg

• For the filling

• 1 small can 1 condensed milk

• 1 tbsp 1 gelatin

• 70 ml 70 cold water

• smooth cottage cheese

• zest of one lemon

• 125 ml 125 lemon juice

• 125 ml 125 whipped cream

Method

• For the base
• Crumble biscuits and combine with melted butter, sugar and nutmeg.
• Place ⅔ of the mixture into pie plate and bake at 180°C for 8 minutes.
• For the filling
• Sprinkle gelatin over the cold water and then dissolve over gentle heat.
• Stir together cottage cheese, condensed milk, lemon juice and zest.
• Beat the mixture well to combine all the ingredients and then add the warm gelatin.
• Fold in the whipped cream.
• Pour mixture over the crust and sprinkle remaining crumbs over the top.
• Chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours before serving.

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