No-Bake Cheesecake With Jam Topping

How to Make No-Bake Cheesecake?

Step 1
The preparation of the cheesecake always starts from the biscuit crust: the most suitable are digestive biscuits, but you can also use other types of dry biscuits you have in your pantry. Collect them in a kitchen mixer and blend them until you get a fine powder. Alternatively, you can put them in a food bag and crumble them with a rolling pin or a meat tenderizer.

Step 2
Transfer the crumbled biscuits into a large bowl, pour in the melted butter that has cooled down and mix well with a spoon to combine.

Step 3
Pour the butter and biscuit mixture into a 22cm diameter springform pan with a removable bottom, lined with parchment paper. Distribute it evenly, leveling it and pressing it with the back of a spoon. Then transfer the base to the refrigerator while you prepare the filling, so that it compacts well.

Step 4
Now, dedicate yourself to the cream cheese: first, soak the gelatine in cold water for 10 minutes, so that it softens.

Step 5
Meanwhile, mix the spreadable cheese and powdered sugar with an electric whisk until the mixture becomes frothy.

Step 6
Separately, always using the electric whisk, whip the fresh cream, keeping aside a couple of spoonfuls which will be used to dissolve the gelatine.

Step 7
Then add the whipped cream to the cream cheese, mixing delicately with a spatula with movements from the bottom up to avoid deflating the mixture.

Step 8
Squeeze the gelatine well and dissolve it over a low heat with the two tablespoons of cream kept aside; let it cool, then add it to the mixture and mix again.

Step 9
Pour the filling onto the biscuit base, level it well with the spatula and leave to set in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.

Step 10
At this point you can garnish the cheesecake as you prefer. We opted for raspberry jam, whole slightly acidic taste perfectly balances the sweetness of the cream. Heat it slightly to make it more fluid, then distribute it evenly over the surface of the cheesecake and put it in the fridge for another hour.

Step 11
Once the resting time has elapsed, delicately remove the cheesecake, and enjoy it!