Lime and Mascarpone Cheesecake

Lime and mascarpone cheesecake is a very creamy and delightfully simple dessert. It can be prepared ahead of time and stored in the fridge. No cooking is required.

Category: Cheesecake  ·  Serves 8  ·  Prep: 60 min

Ingredients

• 500 g mascarpone cheese or plain cream cheese
• 4 limes (preferably unwaxed)
• 200 g ginger nut biscuits, crushed or ground in a food processor
• 50 g butter
• Icing sugar to taste

Instructions

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the biscuit crumbs. Press firmly into a 20 cm diameter loose-bottomed pan and put aside.
2. Put the mascarpone in a bowl and beat until firm.
3. Add the juice of 3 of the limes and the grated or zested rind of all 4 into the cheese. Stir, adding icing sugar to taste.
4. Spread the cheese mixture over the biscuit base and chill for an hour or so before serving.

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