Iced blueberry & lime cheesecake

The recipe Iced blueberry & lime cheesecake can be made in about 30 minutes. This recipe serves 12 and costs 91 cents per serving. One portion of this dish contains about 5g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 380 calories. A couple people made this recipe, and 72 would say it hit the spot. If you have sugar, blueberries, egg whites, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a side dish. It is brought to you by BBC Good Food. Overall, this recipe earns a very bad (but still fixable) spoonacular score of 8%. Similar recipes are Blueberry Lime Cheesecake, Blueberry Lime No Bake Cheesecake Cups, and Blueberry Key Lime Cheesecake Bars.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

250g box soft amaretti biscuits

250g blueberries

50g butter

300ml tub double cream

3 egg whites

140g icing sugar

3 limes

250g tub mascarpone

50g caster sugar

½ tsp vanilla extract

Equipment:

cake form

slotted spoon

bowl

whisk

Cooking instruction summary:

Line the base and sides of a 20-22cm square cake tin with cling film. Finely grate the zest from the limes and set aside. Squeeze the juice and pour into a pan with the sugar and blueberries. Heat gently to dissolve the sugar, then simmer for 1-2 mins until the blueberries are slightly softened. Remove with a slotted spoon and put in a bowl. Boil the juice for 1-2 mins until it is slightly syrupy, then pour over the blueberries and leave to cool.Whisk the egg whites until stiff, then gradually whisk in the icing sugar until the meringue is stiff and marshmallow-like in texture. Beat the mascarpone in a large bowl with the lime zest and vanilla. Whip the cream until it just holds its shape, then fold into the mascarpone. Fold in the meringue using the whisk blades.Break up the amaretti biscuits between your fingers into a bowl to make crumbs. Melt the butter and add to the biscuit crumbs, mixing well.Spoon the blueberries and their juices into the base of the prepared tin. Spoon the cheesecake mixture evenly over the top, then smooth with the back of a metal spoon to level the mixture. Spoon the amaretti crumbs evenly over the top, pressing down lightly with your hands. Freeze the cheesecake for at least 4 hrs – or overnight is better. Can be frozen for up to two weeks before serving.To serve, transfer the cheesecake to the fridge for 30 mins. Turn out onto a flat serving plate and peel off the cling film. Serve cut into generous slices.

 

Step by step:


1. Line the base and sides of a 20-22cm square cake tin with cling film. Finely grate the zest from the limes and set aside. Squeeze the juice and pour into a pan with the sugar and blueberries.

2. Heat gently to dissolve the sugar, then simmer for 1-2 mins until the blueberries are slightly softened.

3. Remove with a slotted spoon and put in a bowl. Boil the juice for 1-2 mins until it is slightly syrupy, then pour over the blueberries and leave to cool.

4. Whisk the egg whites until stiff, then gradually whisk in the icing sugar until the meringue is stiff and marshmallow-like in texture. Beat the mascarpone in a large bowl with the lime zest and vanilla. Whip the cream until it just holds its shape, then fold into the mascarpone. Fold in the meringue using the whisk blades.Break up the amaretti biscuits between your fingers into a bowl to make crumbs. Melt the butter and add to the biscuit crumbs, mixing well.Spoon the blueberries and their juices into the base of the prepared tin. Spoon the cheesecake mixture evenly over the top, then smooth with the back of a metal spoon to level the mixture. Spoon the amaretti crumbs evenly over the top, pressing down lightly with your hands. Freeze the cheesecake for at least 4 hrs – or overnight is better. Can be frozen for up to two weeks before serving.To serve, transfer the cheesecake to the fridge for 30 mins. Turn out onto a flat serving plate and peel off the cling film.

5. Serve cut into generous slices.


Nutrition Information:

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380k Calories
5g Protein
23g Total Fat
39g Carbs
0% Health Score
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Calories
380k
19%

Fat
23g
36%

  Saturated Fat
13g
87%

Carbohydrates
39g
13%

  Sugar
33g
37%

Cholesterol
64mg
21%

Sodium
122mg
5%

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Protein
5g
11%

Vitamin A
782IU
16%

Vitamin C
7mg
9%

Fiber
1g
7%

Calcium
53mg
5%

Vitamin K
5µg
5%

Vitamin B2
0.08mg
5%

Manganese
0.07mg
4%

Vitamin E
0.52mg
3%

Selenium
1µg
3%

Iron
0.45mg
2%

Phosphorus
23mg
2%

Potassium
65mg
2%

Vitamin D
0.24µg
2%

Vitamin B5
0.14mg
1%

Copper
0.03mg
1%

Vitamin B1
0.02mg
1%

Vitamin B6
0.03mg
1%

Magnesium
4mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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