NO-BAKE CHEESECAKE

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This rich and creamy no-bake cheesecake is as simple as they come and requires no oven time! With your preferred fruit topping and a handful of basic ingredients, you'll have a deliciously light and refreshing treat in no time.

INGREDIENTS

Cheesecake:

  • 1/2 sleeve digestive biscuits (about 200g)

  • 1/2 sleeve Lotus biscuits (about 100g)

  • 100g butter, melted

  • 450g cream cheese, room temperature

  • 1 cup powdered sugar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

  • 1/2 cup sour cream

  • 3/4 cup heavy cream

Blueberry topping:

  • 2 cups fresh blueberries

  • 1/4 cup sugar

  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice

  • 5 tablespoons water

PREPARATION

1. In a bowl, crush both kinds of biscuits into crumbs and stir in the melted butter until it forms a sticky, sandy texture, then set aside. Add more butter if you feel it hasn’t reached the desired texture. 

2. Press the mixture into the bottom of a springform round pan and refrigerate it until ready for use.

3. In a separate large bowl, using a hand-held mixer, beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla essence until smooth.

4. Then, add the sour cream and heavy cream and continue beating until it forms a thick and fluffy mixture.

5. Take out the pan from the refrigerator and spread the filling over the crust, smoothing it out evenly with the back of a spoon.

6. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours, or overnight. 

7. Meanwhile, prepare the blueberry sauce by combining the sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and water in a saucepan, then add the blueberries and cook over medium heat. Let it simmer, continuously stirring, until it starts to thicken.

8. Allow the sauce to completely cool down before drizzling it over the cheesecake.

Notes:
I like to get creative with the crust, so you can try mixing different types of biscuits together, or even adding crushed hazelnuts or almonds or a tablespoon of Nutella to it. Brings out the flavor and tastes really good!

You can also substitute the blueberries with any other type of berries (strawberries, blackberries or raspberries).

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