Lime Delicious Cheesecake

This is an old recipe I used to make as a teenager. Back then I was always trying to lighten it by using sugar-free lime flavored gelatin, light whipped topping and probably incorporating fat free cream cheese. Many years later I have started making the recipe the way Philadelphia Cream Cheese intended. That is, with plain gelatin, lime juice and lime zest. And for the cream cheese, Neufchatel, which works just as well as regular full fat cream cheese.

Texture and Flavor

Lime Delicious Cheesecake has a slightly fluffy, but also creamy texture. Using fat free cream cheese or altering anything else might change these results. Using full fat cream cheese gives you an even richer cheesecake, which some might prefer. I liked the Neufchatel. The flavor is pretty tart, but you could give it even more citrus punch if you're really into that. And this cheesecake is not very sweet. You definitely do not need to cut any sugar here, and if you use unsweetened whipped cream in place of the whipped topping (you'd need about 6 oz), be sure to sweeten it.

Raw Egg Whites in Lime Delicious Cheesecake

The only drawback to this recipe is that it calls for raw egg whites, so if you aren't willing to risk the slight chance of salmonella or are serving this to anyone else (I think everyone should be told if a dessert has raw egg whites), you can try pasteurize the eggs yourself using one of the many methods available. My favorite is the one I used for the Cottage Cheese Cheesecake.

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Recipe

Lime Delicious Cheesecake

Anna

A slightly lighter cheesecake flavored with lime zest, lime juice.

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Prep Time 6 minutes mins

Chilling Time 6 hours hrs

Total Time 6 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 10 slices

Ingredients

 

• 1 envelope plain gelatin (2 ½ teaspoons)
• ¼ cup cold water
• ½ cup sugar

  (divided use)

  (100 grams)
• ¼ cup lime
• 1 ½ teaspoons lime zest
• 3 large eggs, separated
• 16 oz light cream cheese (Neufchatel) softened
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1-2 drops green food coloring (optional)
• 2 cups thawed frozen whipped topping

Crumb Crust

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoon sugar
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted

Instructions

 

• In a saucepan, off heat, soften gelatin in cold water for 3 minutes. Put the saucepan over heat and heat just until hot. Stir to dissolve gelatin.
• Remove gelatin from heat briefly and whisk in ¼ cup of the sugar, lime juice, lime zest and egg yolks. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Let cool.
• While yolk mixture cools, put your egg whites and ¼ cup of the sugar in a heat-proof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water. Using lowest speed of a handheld mixer or whisk, mix until an instant read thermometer registers 160 degrees F. Remove from heat at 160F and continue beating until soft peaks form. Do not let them get too stiff.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and gradually add the cooled gelatin mixture to it. Beat in the food coloring (if using) and fold in the egg whites and whipped topping.
• Turn into pan and smooth with a spatula. Chill until firm.

Crumb Crust

• Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour in melted butter and mix well. Press into greased 8 or 9 inch springform pan.

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