Cartoon Cheese No-Bake Cheesecake
A no-bake cheesecake that looks like a classic Tom & Jerry-style hunk of Swiss cheese!
Equipment
- 6.5 inch spring form pan
- mixing bowl
- hand mixer
- spatula
Ingredients
- 12 grams gelatin (1 T + 1/2 t) unflavored
- 300 grams cream cheese (1 1/3 bricks) room temperature
- 300 grams yogurt (1 1/2 cups) plain
- 90 grams sugar (6T + 2t)
- 300 ml heavy cream (1 1/3 cups)
- 1 T lemon juice fresh
- 20 drops food coloring yellow
- 5 T water
Instructions
Cheesecake batter
- Dissolve 12 grams of unflavored gelatin powder in five tablespoons of water. Microwave on high for 30 seconds. Set aside.
- Combine cream cheese and yogurt with spatula or hand mixer.
- Add sugar in thirds, mixing well between each addition.
- Add lemon juice.
- Add heavy cream.
- Mix on low, slowly increasing the speed to high.
- When all ingredients are well incorporated, add yellow food coloring.
- Add dissolved gelatin. Whip it in well.
- Pour batter into pan, smoothing it out on top.
- Wrap in plastic wrap, then place it in refrigerator to sit overnight.
Unmolding & finishing
- When cheesecake has set up, take out of refrigerator and unmold.
- Soak melon baller and/or rounded measuring spoons in hot water. (You’ll want a few different sizes. Make sure to dry utensils off before using.)
- Scooping out holes of different sizes all around the cake until it resemble a classic wheel of Swiss cheese.
Notes
You may want to line the outside of your springform pan with aluminum foil in order to prevent leakage.
Nutrition
Calories: 329kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 6gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 155mgPotassium: 140mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 1092IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 108mgIron: 1mg
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