No-Bake Cheesecake Recipes for Chocolate lovers

No-bake Cheesecake Recipe

Known of a cheesecake that doesn't require baking? Well, now you will! This easy recipe doesn't need you to use eggs, flour, butter and an oven! As a result, it is loved by pure vegetarians and can be safely made by kids too! All you need is a mixing bowl and a spatula!

If you still haven't found reason enough to read the rest of this post, I'll give you three more reasons. In this post you will learn to make three varieties of no-bake cheesecakes. 1. Regular Chocolate Cheesecake 2. Nutella Cheesecake 3. Oreo Cheesecake

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Nutella Cheesecake

Oreo Cheesecake

So lets get started!

Ingredients

(For the base)

Butter
Digestive biscuits / gram crackers
Caster sugar

(For the filling)
Cream cheese
Whipped cream
Gelatine (optional)
Lemon juice (very little)
Vanilla essence (optional)

(Chocolate cheesecake)
Cooking chocolate
Butter
Icing sugar
Chocolate chip (for decorating)

(Nutella Cheesecake)
Nutella
Walnut (for decorating)

(Oreo Cheesecake)
Finely crushed Oreos
Walnut and Oreos (for decorating)

Here I have used 3 different types of containers to show you that you do not always need a spring form tin to make cheesecake. I have made the chocolate chip cheesecake in a round plastic container, the Oreo cheesecake in a spring form tin and the Nutella cheesecake in a wine glass.


Procedure

1. Crumble the biscuits either by hand or in a mixer and mix it with butter and caster sugar in a mixing bowl, using a rubber spatula. You should end up with a damp dough-like consistency.
2. Line the insides of the round container or the spring form tin (whichever you're using) and press the base mixture down hard into the bottom of the tin. You can use the bottom of a glass to press it and level the base. Put in the fridge to set.
3. If you're cream is not already whipped, beat it until it is thickened enough to form peaks and hold shape.
4. Fold in the cream cheese until the mixture is smooth. Drizzle a few drops of vanilla essence and fold it in.
5. Add the sifted icing sugar and lemon juice and beat again until you achieve a smooth thick consistency.
6. If you're making a chocolate cheesecake, melt the cooking chocolate with a couple of tablespoons of butter on a double boiler and then add it to the mixture. If you are making a Nutella cheesecake, just add Nutella to the mixture and if you're making an Oreo cheesecake, add finely crumbled Oreos to the mixture. 
7. If you are very particular about the cheesecake holding shape even after being sliced, add in some gelatine mixed in quarter cup of boiling water. 
8. If you're making an Oreo cheesecake, firmly line the inner walls of the tin with separated Oreo cookies, the designed side facing outside and then pour the filling in the centre. If you aren't using Oreos, simply pour the filling onto the base and spread, put the tin/ round container back into the fridge until the topping has set. That may take a few hours. 
9. If you are making it in a glass like I made the Nutella cheesecake, simply skip the biscuit base and use it instead as a layer in the middle. For my Nutella Cheesecake, I substituted digestive biscuits for Oreo biscuits to add that extra bit of cocoa flavour.
10. I have topped the plain chocolate cheesecake with chocolate chip and the Oreo cheesecake and Nutella cheesecake with a walnut each.

Try out this wonderful no-bake cheesecake recipe for a Birthday party of an Anniversary of just as a dessert for a family dinner! It's a lovely recipe to involve children into making it. Especially when it's time to clean off the leftover Nutella/chocolate from the mixing bowl ;) Do try variations of your own and post the pictures of your version on my Facebook timeline! I would love to see how it turned out for you! If you liked my recipe, comment below and follow my blog, Goodness Gracious Me for many more sinfully delicious recipes! And, last but not the least, enjoy!

Much love,

SaloFalo!