Name: No-bake chocolate cheesecake
Prep time: 38 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 250 gram packet plain biscuits; 100 gram butter, melted; 1 tablespoon caster sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoon powdered gelatine; 2/3 cup (165ml) lukewarm water; 500 gram milk cooking chocolate, chopped; 500 gram cream cheese; 395 gram tin condensed milk; 1 cup (250ml) thickened cream, whipped

No-bake chocolate cheesecake

Is there anything better than a scrumptious chocolate cheesecake covered in fresh berries? The same cheesecake with no baking required is definitely one step better.

Serves 10

Prep

38M

Cook

Marinate

Total

40M

Ingredients

250 gram packet plain biscuits

100 gram butter, melted

1 tablespoon caster sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon powdered gelatine

2/3 cup (165ml) lukewarm water

500 gram milk cooking chocolate, chopped

500 gram cream cheese

395 gram tin condensed milk

1 cup (250ml) thickened cream, whipped

Method

1.Process biscuits to a rough crumb, similar to breadcrumbs. Add the butter and sugar and mix well. Press firmly into the base of a 26cm springform cake tin and refrigerate.

2.Sprinkle the gelatine over 2/3 cup (165ml) lukewarm water, and stir until dissolved.

3.Place the chocolate into a glass bowl and microwave on High for 1 minute, stir, microwave further 1 minute and stir again.)

4.In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and melted chocolate until light and fluffy. With the mixer running, pour in the condensed milk.

5.Remove the bowl from the mixer and stir through the gelatine mixture, then fold through the whipped cream.

6.Pour into springform pan. Refrigerate for several hours (preferably overnight) until set.

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