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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.
Ingredients
ServingsOriginal: Serves 8
- mascarpone cheese or plain cream cheese, or plain cream cheese500 g
- lime, preferably unwaxed4
- ginger nut biscuits, crushed or ground in a food processor200 g
- butter50 g
- icing sugar, to taste
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 4 steps
Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the biscuit crumbs. Press firmly into a 20 cm diameter loose-bottomed pan and put aside.
Put the mascarpone in a bowl and beat until firm.
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.
Spread the cheese mixture over the biscuit base and chill for an hour or so before serving.