Amber Bowe - Outside Catering & Private Chef Edinburgh

No-bake Coconut and Lime Cheesecake

Coconut and Lime Cheesecake

Ingredients

  • packet of digestive biscuits (need about 200gms)
  • 180g melted butter
  • 400g cream cheese
  • grated zest of 2 limes
  • 200g mascarpone cheese
  • 100g castor sugar
  • 3tbsp milk
  • 180mls double cream
  • 50g toasted desiccated coconut

Method

  1. Put biscuits in food processor to crush.
  2. Add butter and mix together to form the base.
  3. Put in a 23cm cheesecake tin and spread evenly. Pat down using the base of a glass. Place in fridge for 30mins to set.
  4. While base is setting. Mix together cream cheese, lime zest, juice of 1 lime (both if small) sugar, milk and mascarpone using a wooden spoon.
  5. In a separate clean bowl whisk the cream until it is a thick custard consistency.
  6. Mix together the lime mixture and cream. Then pour over the base and spread evenly.
  7. Put cheesecake in the fridge for at least 4 hours to set, preferably overnight.
  8. Garnish with coconut before serving.
Cooking