Gingerbread Cheesecake (No Bake)
Here's how to make a no-bake gingerbread cheesecake that's creamy, tasty and full of gingerbread flavour. This is the perfect festive dessert.
Equipment
Ingredients
Cheesecake Base
- 350 g Ginger nut Biscuits
- 150 g Unsalted Butter
Cheesecake Filling
- 600 g Cream Cheese
- 300 ml Double Cream
- 110 g Icing Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tbsp Ginger Powder
- 1 tbsp Nutmeg
- 1 tbsp Cinnamon
- 200 g White Chocolate Melted (Optional, See Notes)
Cheesecake Decoration
- Squirty Cream
- Mini Gingerbread Men
Instructions
Cheesecake Base
- Place the ginger nut biscuits into a large sandwich bag and bash it with a rolling pin. Alternatively, you can blitz the biscuits in a food processor. Once crushed, add it to a mixing bowl.350 g Ginger nut Biscuits
- Melt butter in the microwave and pour it over the crushed biscuits, then mix everything together until it's fully combined.150 g Unsalted Butter
- Pour the mixture into a lined 8″/20cm tin and press it down using the back of a spoon or cup. Place it in the fridge whilst you’re making the cheesecake filling.
Cheesecake Filling
- Whisk the double cream, cream cheese, vanilla extract, ginger powder, nutmeg, cinnamon and icing sugar together until soft peaks form.600 g Cream Cheese, 300 ml Double Cream, 110 g Icing Sugar, 1 tsp Vanilla Extract, 1 tbsp Ginger Powder, 1 tbsp Nutmeg, 1 tbsp Cinnamon
- Optional: If you're adding melted white chocolate, pour that into the cheesecake filling and mix until combined.200 g White Chocolate Melted
- Pour the filling over the biscuit base and smooth using an offset spatula or the back of a spoon. Keep it in the fridge for 6 hours or overnight for best results.
Cheesecake Decoration
- Squirt circles of cream around the rim and top with gingerbread men.Squirty Cream, Mini Gingerbread Men
Video
Notes
If you want to make this cheesecake richer, add 200g of melted white chocolate to the cheesecake filling. This will completely get rid of any cream cheese flavour that might come through (if you don't want to taste cream cheese at all).
Nutrition
Calories: 514kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 6gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 23gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 106mgSodium: 407mgPotassium: 205mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 1357IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 99mgIron: 2mg
Tried this recipe?Mention @MyMorningMocha or tag #mymorningmocha!