*No-Bake Cheesecake
From zen2
Ingredients
Serves: 8
- 75g (3 oz) digestive biscuits, finely crushed
- 75g (3 oz) shortbread, finely crushed
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 1/2 tablespoons caster sugar
- 1 (200g) tub cream cheese
- 5 tablespoons caster sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 120ml (4 fl oz) cream, whipped
- sliced fresh strawberries or other fruit (optional)
Preparation
Prep: 15 mins | Extra time: 1 hour 45 mins
- In a bowl,mix together digestive biscuit crumbs,shortbread crumbs,melted butter & 3 1/2 tbs. sugar.
- Press biscuit mixture into an 18cm loose bottomed cake tin.
- Place in refrigerator until ready for use.
- In another bowl, beat cream cheese, remaining sugar and lemon juice.
- Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture and spread over the biscuit base.
- Freeze cheesecake for 1 hour, covered with aluminium foil.
- Place in refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving.
- If desired, top with sliced strawberries or any kind of fruit topping when serving.