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    Easy Strawberry Cheesecake

    When you need a dessert that looks good but is quick and easy to make, try this Easy Strawberry Cheesecake. Only 5 ingredients plus strawberries to decorate, and it's a hit with all ages.

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    Easy Strawberry Cheesecake topped with sliced strawberries on a grey plate on a black worktop. 3 strawberries and a cake knife in the background.
    Easy Strawberry Cheesecake

    This is a variation on my Easy Lemon Cheesecake recipe, which I love, but suddenly I couldn't buy a lemon jelly. With lots of strawberries in the shops, a Strawberry Cheesecake seemed like the perfect, pretty, pink solution.

    Key Ingredients in Easy Strawberry Cheesecake

    Strawberry jelly

    Yes, this is a cheating recipe. No faffing with gelatine or worrying about whether it will set or not. These days most jellies use natural colourings and don't taste as violently synthetic as they used to.

    I don't use low-sugar jellies or crystals, so I don't know how they work. As I don't like the taste of anything low sugar I work on the principle of having smaller portions of the real thing.

    Full-fat cream cheese

    Yes, It does have to be full fat or you won't get the right texture. If you're looking for a low-fat dessert, a cheesecake is not the answer, I'm afraid.

    Ring the changes

    Change the flavour of your cheesecake

    If jelly flavours are limited, try raspberry. In fact, any flavour would be fine. Lime jelly with kiwi fruit in the winter would be lovely.

    Change the size

    The original recipe from a friend's mother was for two 15cm/6-inch cheesecakes, which is ideal for the buffet table or for eating on different days. For a small pudding, you could halve the ingredients and just make one.

    I often make one 20cm/8-inch cheesecake for friends or family to dinner. Both sizes are equally successful.

    Secrets of success

    One of the delights of this Easy Strawberry Cheesecake recipe is that it really is easy! There are two points to note:

    How much should you bash the biscuits?

    First, crushing the biscuits. You want the biscuit crumbs to be quite small so that they absorb the melted butter and stick together BUT you don't want the biscuits to be powdered. Using a rolling pin or meat hammer will give you a variety of sizes and a mix of powder and small pieces (as long as you don't get carried away).

    How set should the jelly be?

    Second, adding the jelly to the cream cheese/cream mixture. It's easy to leave the jelly to cool too long so it sets. Recently I've only waited for the jelly mixture to be lukewarm. As long as it isn't heating the cream mixture, it's fine. Just chill it for a bit longer once made.

    What to do if the jelly has set

    If your jelly has started to set, a few seconds in the microwave will help.

    A slice of Easy Strawberry Cheesecake topped with sliced strawberries on a patterned plate on a black worktop. The rest of the cheesecake is in the background.

    Make a gluten-free Strawberry Cheesecake

    Gluten-free digestive biscuits work well in this recipe and are available from most supermarkets. Just do a straight substitution. Check that the jelly you use is GF - although I've never come across any that aren't.

    Make-ahead tips

    You can make just the biscuit base, or the whole cheesecake, the day before. Decorate on the day you're serving so the fruit stays fresh.

    How long will it keep?

    Keep for 2-3 days in the fridge, but best eaten within 24 hours.

    What equipment do you need?

    • A meat hammer or rolling pin is ideal for bashing the biscuits to make the base
    • You will either need a 20cm/8-inch shallow round cake tin or 2 15cm/6-inch tins. I do recommend a tin with a loose bottom for cheesecake as it's easier to get out
    • Lining the tin with a baking parchment circle stops the base sticking without having to grease the tin. If your tin isn't loose-bottomed, do line the base - even if you have to cut out the circle from greaseproof paper or baking parchment.

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    Easy Strawberry Cheesecake

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    Easy Strawberry Cheesecake topped with sliced strawberries on a grey plate on a blue worktop.
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    4.17 from 6 votes

    Easy Strawberry Cheesecake

    When you need a dessert that looks good but is quick and easy to make, try this Easy Strawberry Cheesecake. Only 5 ingredients plus strawberries to decorate, and it's a hit with all ages.
    Prep Time25 minutes mins
    Chilling time2 hours hrs
    Total Time2 hours hrs 25 minutes mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: British
    Servings: 8 servings
    Author: Susie@Everyday Cooks

    Ingredients

    For the base:

    • 200 g digestive biscuits
    • 100 g butter

    For the cheesecake:

    • 1 strawberry jelly, 1-pint sized
    • 500 g full-fat cream cheese
    • 150 ml double cream

    For decoratation:

    • 150 g strawberries,
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    Equipment

    Baking parchment circle
    Rolling pin or meat hammer
    20cm/8-inch round shallow loose-bottomed cake tin
    or
    2 x 15cm/6-inch shallow round cake tins

    Instructions

    Preparation:

    • Make the whole jelly up using 300ml water only to make it stronger.
      Use as little hot water as necessary to dissolve the jelly and top up with cold water
      1 strawberry jelly,
    • Put in the fridge to cool but not begin to set - 10-20 minutes depending on the initial temperature
    • Line the cake tin with a baking parchment circle or thoroughly grease with butter

    For the base:

    • Crush the biscuits, e.g. put them in a bag and bash them with a rolling pin
      200 g digestive biscuits
    • Melt the butter and mix in the biscuit crumbs
      100 g butter, 200 g digestive biscuits
    • Press the crumb mixture into the prepared tin. Put in the fridge to cool while you prepare the cheesecake

    For the cheesecake:

    • Beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the cream and beat in
      500 g full-fat cream cheese, 150 ml double cream
    • When the jelly is just beginning to thicken, beat it into the mixture.
      As long as the jelly is cool you can beat it in
    • Pour the cheesecake mixture over the base
    • Put in the fridge to set for at least an hour or two (depending on how set the jelly was), but it's fine overnight
    • Remove from the tin and remember to take off the parchment circle
    • Decorate with fresh strawberries to serve.
      150 g strawberries,

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    Notes

    Everyday Cooks tips:

    • To make 2 smaller cheesecakes use 15cm/6-inch tins
    • Make ahead - up to 24 hours. Decorate just before serving

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    Comments

    1. Mick says

      April 09, 2022 at 11:21 am

      When you say "make the jelly up to 300ml, what do you mean? Usually jelly is made up to 500ml

      E.g. use all jelly cubes but only 300 ml water? (So the jelly is stronger)

      Or

      E.g. use 3/5 of jelly cubes and make 300ml of normal strength jelly?

      Reply
      • Susie Collings says

        April 17, 2022 at 8:07 pm

        Hi Mick, Make the whole jelly but only 300ml water so it's stronger. I'll make it unambiguous in the recipe 🙂

        Reply
    2. Tracey says

      April 14, 2021 at 2:25 pm

      4 stars
      Hi
      I made this as per youre recipe and it turned out great! My partner loved it and i am now been asked to make a Lime one.
      Thank you

      Reply
    3. Jessica says

      March 27, 2021 at 6:57 pm

      Hi so I made this using dale farm whipping cream full fat and all but it just didn’t turn out right and I have made a lot of different cheesecakes using different recipes so I’m just wondering what the full fat cream is u use.

      Reply
      • Susie Collings says

        April 05, 2021 at 4:54 pm

        Hi Jessica, Whipping cream has a lower fat content than double cream, which probably makes the difference. You need about 50% fat in the cream. I take it you did use full-fat cream cheese? The lower- fat varieties definitely won't work. Cheers - Susie

        Reply
    4. Victoria Lay says

      March 10, 2021 at 2:01 pm

      I have leftover passion fruit curd would that suit to pour on the top and do you think gluten-free biscuits would work ok for the base

      Victoria || thecookingfoodie.com

      Reply
      • Susie Collings says

        March 10, 2021 at 8:43 pm

        Hi Victoria, I have often made cheesecake with gluten-free biscuits and it's fine. Your passionfruit curd sounds delicious 🙂

        Reply
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    Easy Strawberry Cheesecake topped with sliced strawberries on a grey plate on a black worktop. 3 strawberries and a cake knife in the background.
    Easy Strawberry Cheesecake topped with sliced strawberries on a grey plate on a black worktop. 3 strawberries and a cake knife in the background.
    Easy Strawberry Cheesecake topped with sliced strawberries on a grey plate on a black worktop. 3 strawberries in the background.
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