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Lime and Mascarpone Cheesecake

Lime and Mascarpone Cheesecake — a cheesecake recipe, 5 ingredients, about 60 min.

Serves 8 · 60 min · Cheesecake

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Ingredients

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  • 500 g mascarpone cheese or plain cream cheese
  • 4 limes (preferably unwaxed)
  • 200 g ginger nut biscuits, crushed or ground in a food processor
  • 50 g butter
  • Icing sugar to taste
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 500 g mascarpone cheese or plain cream cheese → lactose-free cream cheese
  • 50 g butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the biscuit crumbs. Press firmly into a 20 cm diameter loose-bottomed pan and put aside.
  2. Put the mascarpone in a bowl and beat until firm.
  3. Add the juice of 3 of the limes and the grated or zested rind of all 4 into the cheese. Stir, adding icing sugar to taste.
  4. Spread the cheese mixture over the biscuit base and chill for an hour or so before serving.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0