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No Bake Cheesecake With Strawberry Topping

No bake cheesecake with strawberry topping is an easy dessert that suits any occasion and most importantly you don’t need to bake it!!! how good is that!!! it has 3 components, a crunchy and semi-sweet biscuit base, with a creamy and rich cream cheese middle topped with bursting strawberries that adds sweet and sour notes.

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Now I have to admit, I am not a big fan of cheesecake, I always preferred a vanilla cake or chocolate cake, growing up in Sri Lanka, the cheesecake was quite famous in top-end pastry shops, not in normal pastry shops. and definitely growing up literally in Hilton Colombo and then doing my apprenticeship in Hilton, I always remembered that they had a pastry cabinet filled with gorgeous cakes, and the cheesecake always caught my eye.

The cheesecake sold at Hilton always had a berry compote, topped with whipped cream design around it. And I don’t find that combination anywhere else. Many cheesecake recipes, calls for adding a tiny bit of strawberry compote or sauce, but I wanted it to be filled with the compote on the top, to give that extra punch of flavour and beauty.

I am not going to lie, but I had to make this cheesecake several times, to nail the texture and flavour. My brother who lives 1 km away was definitely over tasting my cheesecake over and over again 🙂 he is my guinea pig for many of my sweet recipes.

I encountered a few issues along the way. and I resolved them, and I am sure you all are going to come across these issues so I will add a few tips and tricks to nail the perfect cheesecake

No bake cheese cake with no gelatine?

Cheesecake needs to be set in order to cut neat slices. in this recipe, there is no gelatine. The reason why gelatine is added is to set the cream cheese, but you actually don’t need it, as it will be set without any gelatine, I personally don’t like the gelatine added as the texture is quite hard and dense, and I prefer the no gelatine version.

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Cheesecake steps

Why cheesecake does not set

My recipe should definitely set, if the cheesecake has not set, it is largely because the cream required in the recipe is not beaten to a stiff peak, so make sure it is beaten until stiff peaks are formed. But there is a fine line between stiff peaks and over beating, if you overbeat it will curdle, which is not good at all.

How to stiffen a cheesecake

So without gelatine how do you stiffen a cheesecake. well cheesecake itself is a thick mixture, so naturally, it should be hard, and when you rest it overnight in the fridge it will harden up.

What kind of pan to use for a cheesecake

The most important question is the pan that needs to be used for the cheesecake especially if you want to present it well. you can definitely use any pan if you are not going to unmold the cheesecake from its pan. but if you want to present it beautifully, you need to use a springform pan (the one that has the side and bottom that comes off)

Why is the biscuit base sticking to the pan

Ok, there is a 99.99% chance that the biscuit base will be stuck to the pan. You will only know that once you rested overnight and try to unmould it. rather than taking the chances, line the baking pan with baking paper on the bottom and on the side and go one extra step and spray with canola oil spray or canola oil on the baking paper, so it will remove without breaking.

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Lining the tray

How do you decorate the top of a cheesecake?

Make my easy peasy strawberry or any berry compote and use it as a topping, its not only beautiful, it adds additional flavour and adds a depth of fruitiness to the overall dish.

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Cheesecake

How to make a strawberry sauce that goes over the cheese cake?

My easy peasy strawberry compote only requires 5 ingredients that need to be heated in a pot and thicken with corn starch. beware as you might end up eating the compote with toast or yogurt, it is sooo yummy. And most importantly you can either use frozen strawberries or fresh strawberries

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Cheesecake berry topping

What type of cream cheese to use for the no bake cheesecake?

Normally I would not recommend a brand, but in this dish, the distinct flavour is the cream cheese, so make sure to use a good quality one. I use Philadelphia cream cheese and its one of the best out there in the market.

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Cheesecake

What biscuit to use instead of graham crackers in a cheesecake

Traditionally this is a dish originated from the USA, which sells graham crackers. but for the rest of us, who cannot access graham crackers, Marie biscuit is the best alternative.

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Cheesecake biscuit base

How to cut cheesecake slices

Cheesecake needs to be neatly cut, thus make sure you spray water to the knife and slice it. clean the knife each time you slice the cheesecake, this way you will have beautiful slices.

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Cheesecake

You can also check my other dessert recipes.

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No Bake Cheesecake

No Bake Cheesecake With Strawberry Topping

Creamy cheesecake on top of a biscuit base covered with strawberries
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Calories:

Servings: 8 people

Equipment

  • Cake tin
  • Mixer

Ingredients

Biscuit base

  • 200 g Biscuits Marie biscuit or Graham crackers
  • 120 g Butter Melted

Cheesecake

  • 150 g Cream Thick cream/Whipping cream
  • 340 g Cream Cheese
  • 100 g Sugar White
  • 30 g Sour cream
  • 10 g Icing sugar
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla Essence

Strawberry compote

  • 250 g Strawberry or any type of berries Fresh or Frozen
  • 70 g Water tap water
  • 90 g White Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence

Cornstarch slurry

  • 1 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 4 tbsp Water Tap water

Instructions

Biscuit base

  • Line a baking tray with baking paper, on the side and on the bottom, Spray or apply canola oil on the surface of the baking paper
  • If you have a food processor, place the biscuits in it and blitz until it has fine crumbs. If you don't have a food processor, add the biscuits to a zip lock bag and crush it using a rolling pin
  • Add in the melted butter into the biscuit mixture and blitz for further 20 seconds, until well incorporated and resembles like sand
  • Add the biscuit mixture into the prepared pan and spread it on the base and on the side of the pan using your hands
  • Use a glass or anything that is verticle to press the crumb neatly on the sides and flatten the base ( make sure this base and sides are well compact, as it is essential for it to stick together when unmoulding)
  • Freeze the base in the freezer for 1 hour

Cheesecake filling

  • In a stand mixer or handheld mixer with the whisk attachment place the thick cream and icing sugar and whisk until stiff peaks are formed, leave aside until needed
  • In a stand mixer or handheld mixer with the whisk attachment place the cream cheese and beat until it is soft and creamy. ( This step is very important as there cannot be lumps in the mixture at the end)
  • Add in white sugar and mix further until creamy
  • Add in lemon juice, vanilla, sour cream and mix well until incorporated
  • Finally, fold in the whipped cream by hand until well incorporated
  • Pour mixture into the prepared crust and leave in the fridge overnight to set

Strawberry topping

  • Add all ingredients into a medium saucepan and place it on a medium fire and cook for 5 minutes until the strawberries are soft, don't stir too much as this will mash up the strawberries, you want the strawberries to be full and plumpy
  • In a small bowl mix together cornflour and water to make a slurry
  • Once the strawberries mixture is slightly soft, add the slurry (cornflour mixture and cook for further 1 minute, take off the fire and cool down in a bowl. The mixture will thicken instantly when the cornflour mixture is added. It should resemble like a compote or thick syrup

Assembly

  • The next day when the cheesecake has cool down overnight in the fridge, take it out and remove the cake pan from the sides and the bottom, this should slide easily, then take off the baking paper carefully. Top it up with the strawberry topping and serve

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11 thoughts on “No Bake Cheesecake With Strawberry Topping”

  1. 5 stars
    Cheesecake is one of my fav desserts – I mush prefer the no baked version. Think I might slide this recipe in front of “the boss” as my fathers day dessert 😉

  2. 5 stars
    You can not go wrong with a classic strawberry cheesecake, this one looks delicious! Hubby is a huge fan of cheese cake so will have to make next special occasion 🙂

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