Sweet Solutions | No-Bake Citrus Lime Cheesecake

Arriving just in time for the start of summer, our new Citrus Lime No-Bake Cheesecake is the ultimate dessert for warm, sunny evenings. Keep your kitchen cool and serve up a cold treat that’s kosher and vegan. Pair it with the Easy No-Bake Crust recipe below and you’ll have a sugar-conscious, no-bake, beat-the-heat dessert. Just set it and forget it in the freezer—great for easy entertaining.

Citrus Lime No-Bake Cheesecake

Time: 2 hrs 15 min (includes 2 hours freeze time) | Servings: 12 servings (4 cups filling) | Cost: $1.26/serving

Ingredients

1 brick (8 oz/250 g) cream cheese, room temperature

1 pkg Citrus Lime No-Bake Cheesecake Mix (Pack of 2)

1 lime

1 1⁄2 cups whipping cream

1 prepared 9” graham pie shell or prebaked pie crust

Toppings (optional): Tutti Fruity Whole Food Topper, whipped cream, lime zest

Preparation

Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat cream cheese with mix on medium-high speed until smooth. Scrape the sides of the bowl.
Using a box grater or microplane, finely grate zest from lime, if desired. Using 2-in-1 Citrus Press, squeeze in juice from zested lime.
Gradually add cream, whipping until soft peaks form.
Fill into prepared pie shell; smooth top. Freeze 2 hours, or until set. Refrigerate until ready to serve. If making ahead, keep frozen and place in refrigerator prior to serving.
Just before serving, top with whipped cream and topper, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Per serving (1 slice): Calories 270, Fat 19 g (Saturated 11 g, Trans 1 g), Cholesterol 60 mg, Sodium 150 mg, Carbohydrate 22 g (Fiber 0 g, Sugars 13 g), Protein 3 g.

Tips

Make mini tarts! Using a pastry bag, fill pre-baked, cooled tart shells with filling. There is enough filling to fill 36 mini tart shells.
Find prepared graham pie shells in the baking section of most grocery stores. Or use a frozen 9” pie crust. Follow directions on pack to pre-bake shell.

Citrus Lime No-Bake Cheesecake Petites

Time: 2 hrs 15 min (includes 2 hours freeze time) | Servings: 30 petites | Cost: $0.37/serving

Ingredients

1 brick (8 oz/250 g) cream cheese, room temperature

1 pkg Citrus Lime No-Bake Cheesecake Mix (Pack of 2)

1 lime

1 1⁄2 cups whipping cream

1⁄4 cup graham cracker crumbs

Preparation

Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat cream cheese with mix on medium-high speed until smooth.
Scrape bowl. Using a box grater or microplane, finely grate zest from lime, if desired. Using 2-in-1 Citrus Press, squeeze in juice from zested lime.
Gradually add cream, whipping until soft peaks form.
Place Perfect Petites on Sheet Pan. Scrape content from bowl on the pan. Using 3-in-1 Spatula, spread evenly into Perfect Petites, filling the molds.
Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs on top. Using spatula or your hand, gently press the crumbs so they stick to the filling.
Freeze 2 hours until set. To remove from molds, simply flip the pan over and gently pop out. If making ahead, store in a large freezer bag or container and keep frozen up to 1 month. Prior to serving, place in the fridge to defrost slightly.

Nutritional Information

Per serving (1 petite): Calories 80, Fat 7 g (Saturated 4 g, Trans 0 g), Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 40 mg, Carbohydrate 6 g (Fiber 0 g, Sugars 4 g), Protein 1 g.

Tips

These petites are best served frozen or semi-frozen. After two hours, they’re frozen enough to pop out of the pan easily, but soft enough to enjoy. If kept in the fridge, they will defrost and become very soft. While still tasty, it’ll be a bit messy!

EASY NO-BAKE CRUST

This pairs well with Citrus Lime No-Bake Cheesecake and Chocolate Mud Pie Mix or use as a base for cheesecakes, lemon meringue pie, or any icebox pie or ice cream cake. You may want to add sugar, if you like it sweeter.

Total Time: 20 min

Makes: one 9” pie crust for 8 servings

Cost per serving: $0.29 CA|$0.25 US

Recipe tip: For a 10” pie plate, increase crumbs by ¼ cup and add another 1 tbsp melted butter or oil.

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs or chocolate wafer baking crumbs

1 tbsp sugar (optional)

3-4 tbsp butter, preferably unsalted, or coconut oil, melted

Directions

1. If you aren’t using baking crumbs, break a few crackers or cookies into large pieces and place them in a food processor. Pulse until fine crumbs form. Measure out 1 ¾ cups and freeze the remainder (if any) for another day.

2. Place crumbs in a bowl. If you’re using graham cracker crumbs, stir in sugar, only if you like it sweeter. Omit sugar if you’re using cookies – they’re sweet enough.

3. Drizzle in 3 tbsp melted butter or oil. Using a fork, stir until well blended; mixture should be moist. Add remaining tbsp butter or oil, if needed.

4. Press into bottom and partially up the side of a 9” pie plate. Freeze to set crumb before adding the filling, about 10 min.

Per serving: Calories 130, Fat 7 g (Saturated 3 g, Trans 0 g), Cholesterol 10 mg, Sodium 100 mg, Carbohydrate 17 g (Fibre 1 g, Sugars 5 g), Protein 2 g.

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