Servings : Serves 8
There are very few desserts that are more luxurious than a cheesecake, and does it get better than preparing a cheesecake without going through the baking hassle?
This gorgeous cheesecake is plain and simple to make, and can be topped with a variety of toppings of your choice.
You can even make these in small individual bowls and serve individually instead of having to slice one big cheesecake.
To see how the same cheesecake looks with different toppings so you may have an idea of the various options you can have for serving this yummy dessert, check these links:
Ingredients
- 8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature (1 package, about 250gm)
- 8 oz. COLD whipping cream (1 cup)
- 1 tsp. vanilla essence
- 1/4 cup grinded/caster sugar
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
Ingredients for Crust
- 150gm Digestive biscuits (about 13-15 biscuits)
- 2 tbsp. cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp. powdered sugar
- 85gm melted butter
Ingredients for Chocolate Sauce
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 oz or 2 tbsp. butter (30g)
- 4 tbsp. sugar
- 4 tbsp. Cadbury's cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp. cream
- 1 1/2 tbsp. corn flour (more for thicker sauce)
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla essence
Instructions
Make sure you use a GOOD QUALITY thick cream cheese, like Philadelphia or DairyBelle. Spreads will not work for this recipe as they are too light in consistency.
Crush the digestives either in a plastic bag with a rolling pin or in a processor. Then add the cocoa powder and sugar, pulse or mix until combined. Add the melted butter and mix well.
Press in an 8″ spring form pan. Cover and chill the base in the refrigerator whilst you prepare the cheesecake filling.
Whip the cream until peaks. Cover and refrigerate.
Add the sugar and lemon juice to the cream cheese. Mix well until the cream cheese no longer has any lumps and the sugar is completely dissolved. Do not rush past this stage, take your time. 🙂
Once the cream cheese is smooth smooth SMOOTH, get the whipped cream from the refrigerator and add it into the cream cheese. Add the vanilla. Now, using a whisk, mix the two until the mixture is smooth, stiff and thick. You can use an electric or hand mixer at this stage but be careful NOT to over-beat it as the whipping cream might curdle if you do that.
Pour the mixture onto the prepared crust, cover with cling film and allow to set, at least 5 hours but preferably overnight.
Now you can prepare the sauce. (Alternatively, you can use any ready-made sauce like Hershey’s chocolate sauce)
For Chocolate Sauce
Blend together the milk, sugar, cocoa powder and corn flour with a whisk until a smooth paste has formed.
Transfer the mixture to a saucepan and heat over a medium heat until the mixture begins to boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer for 2 minutes.
Remove the pan from the stove and add the butter. Stir the butter until it melts and blends into the sauce mixture.
Finally, add the vanilla essence and the cream and stir well.
Make sure the chocolate sauce is completely cool before drizzling over the cheesecake.
Enjoy!! 🙂
Assalamalikum im using half of tis recipe for mini cheesecake, nd m using homemade cream cheese which already needs lemon juice, nd ur recipe needs it again, shld i b using it once or twice ??
W/Salaam, you can leave out the lemon, it is just an extra flavouring.
Hello, thanks for this recipe. 2 questions:
1- if using mascarpone or ricotta, what changes need to be made in the ingredient quantities?
2- is the cocoa powder the sweetend or bitter kind?
Thanks
Hi, No changes for the substitution and cocoa powder should be unsweetened.
Thank you
Salams,Dear Fauzia,Jazakallah khair for all your recipes that you have posted on this page.My question is that the crust was too hard to cut out.Also I did not get the required height for my cheese cake,for the above mention tray size.what should I do?
W/Salaam, thanks. Did you by any chance add more butter than the recommended amount? That sometimes can cause the crust to get hard. Also, did you use digestive cookies? As for height, I used an 8″ round pan. What tray size did you use?
Can we add some Oreos In The filling If we want an oreo cheescake?
Yes you can. You can also make the base out of crushed oreos instead of digestives.
can i use condensed milk
can i use condensed milk instead of whipping cream??
Nope, condensed milk will not
Nope, condensed milk will not work in place of whipping cream for this recipe, sorry!
Assalamualaikum!! Can u
Assalamualaikum!! Can u please guuide me what is this spring form pan? pan used for making cakes? N when crushing the biscuits, to what size should it be crushed??
W/Salaam, yes it can be used
W/Salaam, yes it can be used for baking cakes. And crush them to a rough powder.
Assalamu alaikum,
Assalamu alaikum,
I want to make this for eid but i wanted to know,
Do i have to use powdered sugar or is there an alternative which i can use
jazakallah
W/Salaam. You can make
W/Salaam. You can make powdered sugar, just blend your regular sugar into a powder, add 2 tbsp cornflour in every cup of sugar to make it the same as powdered/icing sugar.
a.s.a
a.s.a
can i use fresh cream instead of whipping cream or cream available in market in packets.
Thx.
Whipped cream or any heavy
Whipped cream or any heavy cream would be better than fresh cream because it thickens better to give a much better set/result.
can we use spreadable cream
can we use spreadable cream cheese for this ?
You can but you will need to
You can but you will need to make the cheesecake in individual bowls as it may not set properly to be sliced if made in one tin.
asak
asak
i m new to ur blog ,mashallah good recepies
can u expalin me the step
Press in an 8″ spring form pan. Cover and chill the base in the refrigerator whilst you prepare the cheesecake filling.
butter used is salted or unsalted
Thanks. Press the breadcrumbs
Thanks. Press the breadcrumbs into the pan and then cover and refrigerate so it sets. Any butter will do, I prefer unsalted.
Hi witch biscuits can i use
Hi witch biscuits can i use instead of Digestive biscuit?
You could use graham crackers
You could use graham crackers.
can i use ready made
can i use ready made chocolate syrup?
Yes you can.
Yes you can.
Hi, can I use kraft cream
Hi, can I use kraft cream cheese for this recipe? And if not then could you please tell me where do you buy the cream cheese stated in the ingredients’ list. Thank you.
Hi, if you mean the
Hi, if you mean the spreadable cheese then am afraid it may not set properly. Also the sreadable cheeses tend to be a bit on the saltier side. I get the block cream cheese from the supermarket usually.
Assamualikum ..i wanted to
Assamualikum ..i wanted to ask regarding the mixing of cream cheese n lemon n sugar…should i mix with hand electric beater or just with hand using a spoon
W/Salaam, I normally use a
W/Salaam, I normally use a beater.
Thank you and would that be
Thank you and would that be on high speed or low speed
If you have medium speed, go
If you have medium speed, go with that.
And also if i make half of
And also if i make half of this recipe will the results be same or do i have to make full measurements for good results
You can make half the
You can make half the measurement but it will be a very small cheesecake. Use a smaller pan.
Salaam sister. Thanks for the
Salaam sister. Thanks for the wonderful recipes. I wanted to ask if I’m adding gelatine when should i add it and how much? i can’t get those cream cheese products or esily find heavy cream where i live. Once i made it and it turned out runny. This time I’m going to try with homemade cream cheese and 30% fat cream.
W/Salaam, have personally
W/Salaam, have personally never added gelatin but you could attempt about 1 to 1 and half tsp. Add it into the cream cheese mixture and beat well.
Can we use powder whipping
Can we use powder whipping cream or we have to use box ones like millac dairy whip cream…n can we use hersheys syrup as topping instead of making the sauce
Best to use liquid whipping
Best to use liquid whipping cream like Millac for this recipe. Yes you can use Hershey’s syrup for the topping.
Assalamualaikum…plz guide
Assalamualaikum…plz guide me here i couldnt get philadelphia cream cheese but could only get emborg 200gms cream cheese and also emborg whipping cream of 200 gms so what measurement should i use for the rest of the ingrediants n also can i make is using 200gms cream cheese and 200 gms whipping cream..will the results be good or is it a must to have 250gms…n should i use 200 gms of whipping cream
W/Salaam, it is a little bit
W/Salaam, it is a little bit less than what is required but you can go ahead and use 200gm. About the whipping cream is it gms or ml. Because 1 cup (which is required) is 200 ml. Please confirm that it is 1 cup otherwise am worried that your cheesecake might not set properly.