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Cheat Lemon Cheesecake

Equipment

  • 25cm x 25cm square tin nutribullet
  • kitchen whizz (food processor) 
  • nutribullet
  • Scales

Ingredients

Base

  • 1 packet malt biscuits 250 grams
  • ½ can condensed milk 198 grams
  • 125 grams butter
  • ½ lemon zested

Cheesecake Topping

  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 box lemon jelly crystals 85 grams
  • 125 grams cream cheese
  • ½ lemon zested

Instructions

Base

  • Melt the butter and condensed milk together over a low heat, stirring occasionally to avoid the mixture burning .
  • Blitz the malt biscuits into a fine biscuit crumb using a kitchen whizz (or alternatively place in a pillow slip and beat with a rolling pin).
  • Add the liquid ingredients to the biscuit crumbs and combine with the zest of half a lemon.
  • Spread evenly over the base of your lined pan and press down with a clean hand until you have a form base. Use the back of a wet spoon to smooth the base until it is level.
  • Place in the refrigerator to set.

Cheesecake Topping

  • Combine the cup of boiling water and jelly crystals. Stir until all crystals have dissolved and place in the fridge to cool. Be careful not to set.
  • Once the jelly liquid is cool place in a nutrubullet or kitchen whizz along with the cream cheese and whizz until smooth.
  • Pour over the biscuit base. Zest the remaining half of lemon over the top of the slice and place in the fridge to set.
  • Use a clean warm knife to cut.
  • Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to five days.
  • (this recipe is easily doubled - which is helpful to use up the whole can of condensed milk and whole packet of cream cheese. Use a 22cm x 33cm - 9" x 13" tin instead).