Notes
It is really important to stick to the ingredients and use full fat cream cheese and double cream (a cream with a 48% fat content), both of these ingredients are essential to ensure the no bake cheesecake sets. If you want to make a low fat version, I suggest doing this in small dessert glasses or ramekins as they will not set well enough to be sliced.
I am based in the UK and I find that Philadelphia cream cheese is the thickest and best quality cream cheese to use for no bake cheesecakes. I have made many cheesecakes with supermarket own brand cream cheeses too, and they have worked great. If you can though, I think it is worth spending a little more for Philadelphia (and no they haven’t paid me to say this!)
I like to use Digestive biscuits (Graham crackers if you’re in the US) for the base, but you could substitute if for another similar biscuit like ginger nuts or Hobnobs.
You can use either butter or baking spread for the biscuit base, I find that baking spread makes the cheesecake easier to remove from the tin as it doesn’t make the base set as solidly.
Mixed spice is a British spice blend containing cinnamon, coriander seed, nutmeg, clove, pimento and ginger. If you can’t get hold of it, use a Pumpkin Spice mix instead, or a blend of the above spices.
You can find lots of answers to common no bake cheesecake questions on my How To Make A No Bake Cheesecake guide. If you’ve never made a no bake cheesecake before, I highly recommend reading through my guide first!
Although I provide cup measurements, I highly recommend weighing your ingredients out using digital kitchen scales*. It is the most accurate way to measure ingredients and will ensure the best results. Digital scales are very low cost and can be purchased for around £12 ($16.50) .
For teaspoon (tsp) and tablespoon (tbsp) measurements, please use measuring spoons* and not the type of spoons you eat with. Again this will ensure accuracy and provide the best results.
Nutrition
Calories: 462kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 315mg | Potassium: 173mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 1183IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 1mg
