Lime and Mascarpone Cheesecake
Lime and mascarpone cheesecake is a very creamy and delightfully simple dessert. It can be prepared ahead of time and stored in the fridge. No cooking is required.
Easy
Total Time
1 hour
Servings
8
Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1
500 g mascarpone cheese or plain cream cheese
2
4 limes (preferably unwaxed)
3
200 g ginger nut biscuits, crushed or ground in a food processor
4
50 g butter
5
Icing sugar to taste
Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1
Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the biscuit crumbs. Press firmly into a 20 cm diameter loose-bottomed pan and put aside.
2
Put the mascarpone in a bowl and beat until firm.
3
Add the juice of 3 of the limes and the grated or zested rind of all 4 into the cheese. Stir, adding icing sugar to taste.
4
Spread the cheese mixture over the biscuit base and chill for an hour or so before serving.
Notes
- •Feel free to serve with grated chocolate.