No-Bake Snickers Cheesecake

September 28, 2015May 8, 2023 What Jessica Baked Next43 Comments

No-Bake Snickers Cheesecake. This treat is easy to make and even easier to eat! Consisting of a digestive biscuit base, a caramel cheesecake filled with chopped Snickers, then decorated with drizzles of caramel, chopped peanuts and extra Snickers.

Originally posted in September 2015, recipe and photographs updated May 2023.

Combining chocolate bar favourites into desserts is super fun. You combine all the flavours of your chosen chocolate bar in an easy dessert. This no-bake cheesecake is a recipe update from September 2015, and I’ve wanted to make that cheesecake recipe again and share it once more!

With the original recipe, I used an Oreo cookie base, but this time I’m sticking to the classic digestive biscuit base. If making an Oreo/chocolate sandwich biscuit/cookie base, use the same quantity of biscuit/cookie, but reduce the butter to 75g.

The WJBN blog has a vast range of cheesecakes, some plain like my Best No-Bake Cheesecake, the most viewed/viral recipe: Terry’s Chocolate Orange Cheesecake, and even a few vegan cheesecakes, including this Vegan Biscoff Cheesecake!

It’s safe to say my “Recipes” page has a whole load of cheesecakes just waiting for you…

This cheesecake has a buttery biscuit base, atop the base is a creamy salted caramel cheesecake, full of chopped Snickers bar. Then the cheesecake once set is drizzled with extra caramel, and the edges are decorated with chopped peanuts and even more Snickers!

For something different, you could swap the caramel for the same amount of crunchy or smooth peanut butter for the cheesecake filling. Next time I plan to do that!

No-Bake Snickers Cheesecake

Prep Time 6 20

Total Time 6 20

Servings 12

Author What Jessica Baked Next

Ingredients

Biscuit Base:

300 g digestive biscuits (chocolate or plain) or 300g Oreo cookies (reduce butter to 75g)
140 g butter (salted or unsalted) melted

Caramel Cheesecake:

600 g full-fat cream cheese I leave mine out at room temperature for approx. 30 minutes to soften slightly
3 tablespoons icing sugar
300 ml double cream chilled
200 g caramel/dulce de leche I use Carnation caramel
4 x 41.7 g Snickers bars chopped into small pieces

Decoration:

200 g caramel/dulce de leche
Chopped peanuts
Extra Snickers bars chopped

Instructions

To make the biscuit base: Mix the crushed biscuits with the melted butter until moistened. Press the biscuit crumbs into a 23cm springform tin until compact. Put to one side while you make the cheesecake filling.
To make the cheesecake filling: In a large mixing bowl whisk the cream cheese, icing sugar and the cream until thickened. Now mix in the caramel/dulce de leche and a generous pinch of flaky sea salt (optional) - don't over mix. Fold through the chopped Snickers.
Spread the cheesecake filling on top of the biscuit base you prepared earlier and smooth the top with either the back of a spoon, a spatula or a palette knife. Cover the cheesecake and leave it to set in the fridge for at least 6 hours or overnight.
When ready to serve, remove the cheesecake from the springform tin and decorate as desired. I piped over the remaining half of the tin of caramel and sprinkled over chopped peanuts. Then I decorated the edge of the cheesecake with even more chopped Snickers.
The cheesecake will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Original photo from 2015!

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Tim Tam Cheesecake

August 28, 2015March 24, 2016 What Jessica Baked Next55 Comments

Creamy, chocolatey Tim Tam cheesecake. The ultimate treat for any cheesecake lover. It’s easy to make and the best part is it’s completely no-bake!

The greatest thing about blogging is interacting with other bloggers and creating friendships with people who share the same passion as me. I started talking with my friend Lilly who writes the blog lillybites.com a while back. We have a lot in common and we both love food! When Lilly asked if I wanted to tart part in an ingredient swap and I was so excited because I’ve not had the chance to visit Australia yet and try Australian candy. We arranged to send each other a parcel containing favourite foods (like biscuits, chocolate bars etc…) from our countries.

Lilly is a big fan of my recipes, and she especially likes my Terry’s chocolate orange cookies even reviewing the recipe on her blog. If you’re from, live or are visiting Australia, Lilly reviews cafés, restaurants and bakeries mainly focussing around Sydney. Her blog is definitely worth taking a look at.

I cheekily mentioned to Lilly that I would love to try Tim Tams. We don’t get Tim Tams here in the UK and I’ve always been so eager to try them because everyone always says how tasty they are. When I received my parcel in the mail all the way from Sydney I was beyond excited to open it and see what was inside. Along with the Tim Tams I received vegemite chocolate. Yes you read it right, I said VEGEMITE. This was definitely the weirdest chocolate I’ve ever tasted. I also got to try traditional Aussie treats like Cherry Ripe (a coconut and cherry dark chocolate bar) and Milo which is a malt flavoured cocoa drink.

As soon as I received the Tim Tams I knew exactly what I wanted to make. It had to be a cheesecake!

This cheesecake starts like all my other cheesecake recipes, with a buttery biscuit base. This time I went for Bourbon biscuits, these are chocolate sandwich biscuits with chocolate buttercream filling. If you want you could substitute with chocolate Oreos or another of your favourite biscuit/cookie.

The cheesecake filling is made by folding white chocolate and a mix of chopped/crumbled Tim Tams into a simple no-bake vanilla white chocolate cheesecake.

Digging into each slice, the cheesecake is decadent and creamy smooth. You get a taste of Tim Tams in each bite! It’s quite a sweet and rich cheesecake so I recommend starting with a small slice and then going back for your next slice! 😉

(Serves 10-12)

Ingredients:

Biscuit Base –

140g (5 ounces) unsalted butter, melted

300g (11 ounces) Bourbon biscuits (you can use Oreos)

Cheesecake Filling –

500g (18 ounces) full-fat cream cheese

300ml/1/2 pint (1 and 1/4 cups) double/heavy cream

85g (3/4 cup) icing sugar, sifted

1 tsp vanilla extract

200g (7 ounces) white chocolate, melted and cooled slightly

Half a pack of TimTams (approx. 5-6) – chopped or crumbled

Method:

To prepare the base: Place the biscuits in food processor and blitz until fine crumbs. Or place the biscuits in a ziplock bag and crush with a rolling pin. Mix the biscuit crumbs with melted butter until combined. Press into the cheesecake tin until firm. Chill in the refrigerator.
To make the filling: Gently melt the white chocolate over a bain-marie or in the microwave in 20 second intervals. Once completely melted, leave to cool slightly. Whisk the cream with the vanilla and icing sugar until soft peaks form. In another mixing bowl, gently beat the softened cream cheese until smooth. Fold through the cream and white chocolate. Then finish by folding in the chopped Tim Tams.
Spread the cheesecake filling over the biscuit base. Smooth over and level with a spatula or palette knife. Cover and leave in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours or overnight – I recommend overnight chilling.
Once set decorate in any way you like. I topped the cheesecake with chopped Tim Tams, but it would be great as it is!
Slice up and enjoy! The cheesecake will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

(Picture courtesy of lillybites.com)

Read Lilly’s review of my cookie recipe here

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Strawberry Lemon Cheesecake in a Jar {No-Bake}

June 22, 2015January 4, 2016 What Jessica Baked Next71 Comments

Strawberry Lemon Cheesecake in a jar! Layers of buttery biscuit crumble, creamy lemon vanilla cheesecake filling, strawberries and cream. The perfect summer sharing dessert!

I was invited along with 14 other bloggers to create a foodie concoction using the humble jam jar. The Jam J-Art Challenge is to make food look good in a jam jar! I love layered desserts and one of my favourite recipes in a jar or glass is cheesecake. These Strawberry & Lemon Cheesecake in a Jar are my new favourite layered dessert!

And as the strawberries are in season and at their best, I thought I would make a summer-style cheesecake. My cheesecake is layers of buttery biscuit crumble, creamy lemon vanilla cheesecake filling, a small layer of chopped strawberries, whipped cream and strawberries. The dessert itself is light, fresh and one of my favourite summer recipes to date. I’m new to layered desserts, I’m not the best at decorating these kind of desserts, so this challenge was great for me!

These pots are great for sharing (but I don’t usually like doing that when there’s cheesecake involved!). It’s new favourite way to serve homemade cheesecake and I will definitely be making these throughout the summer!

I made a few cheesecakes in smaller jars with some of the leftover cheesecake mix. To be honest, the recipe as well as filling one large jar (as pictured), will fill a few extra smallish jars too!

This dessert links in with this great campaign about desserts that have inspired our sweet treats today – ‘Desserts Through the Decades’. The campaign consists of an infographic and accompanying article, tracing the desserts that were once all the rage, both conventional and bizarre, from the 1910s to the present day. I think it’s a great campaign because you get to see all the different desserts, anything from the classic Victoria sponge cake, eton mess, to the cronut! You can click here to read more!

Makes enough to fill a 1L Kilner jar + approx. 1-2 small extra jars

Ingredients –

Biscuit Crumble –

12 digestive biscuits, broken into small pieces

55g unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly

Lemon Cheesecake Layer –

500g cream cheese, softened at room temperature

85g (3/4 cup) icing sugar, sifted

300ml double cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp lemon zest

1 tbsp lemon juice

200g strawberries, hulled and cut into bitesize pieces

Toppings –

Whipped cream

Strawberries

Method –

1. To make the biscuit crumble: Crush the biscuit pieces in a food processor or a ziplock bag with a rolling pin until fine. Mix through the butter. Set aside, whilst you make the filling.

2. To make the cheesecake filling: Mix the cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla, lemon zest and juice in a bowl. Whip the cream and then fold into the cream cheese mix.

3. To layer the cheesecake: Take approx. half the biscuit crumbs and sprinkle in the bottom of the jar. Follow by a layer of the cheesecake mix. Then top with the chopped strawberries. Top with another layer of cheesecake mix. Then scatter over some extra biscuit crumbs. Top with whipped cream and a strawberry for decoration.

4. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve!

Enjoy the recipe everyone! I hope this dessert inspires you to make and invent your own cheesecake in a jar creations!

Cheesecake · Chocolate · No-Bake

No-Bake Crunchie Cheesecake

February 28, 2015January 29, 2023 What Jessica Baked Next40 Comments

Milk chocolate cheesecake studded with crushed Cadbury Crunchie chocolate bars. These chocolate-coated honeycomb bars are the star of the show, in this sensational no-bake cheesecake.

This is actually a recipe-redo from a little while back. This cheesecake recipe has been requested through emails from many readers and I finally got round to making one and I’m really happy to share (and eat) it all over again!

I have always loved no-bake cheesecakes more than the baked varieties. No-bake cheesecakes are always great because they can be made ahead of time and look really impressive. The hardest part is always waiting for the cheesecake to chill and set.

This cheesecake is one of my favourites to date. Chocolate coated honeycomb is one of the best types of chocolate bars and, when combined with this easy, fluffy milk chocolate cheesecake, it makes a delicious showstopper dessert.

If you’re a lover of Cadbury Crunchie bars, then why not give this cheesecake recipe a whirl! You’ll love all aspects of it, the buttery biscuit base, and the milk chocolate cheesecake layer full of Crunchie pieces.

The Crunchie bar inside the cheesecake will lose its crunchiness a little, and will slightly ooze/weep, but it’s still amazing nonetheless! Also, decorate the top of the cheesecake as close to serving, otherwise the Crunchie topping will soften too.

Grab the ingredients and head to your kitchen to make this fabulous cheesecake. You won’t regret doing it!

No-Bake Crunchie Cheesecake

Milk chocolate cheesecake studded with crushed Cadbury Crunchie chocolate bars. The divine chocolate-coated honeycomb bar is the star of the show, in this sensational no-bake cheesecake.

Prep Time 6 15

Total Time 6 15

Servings 12

Author What Jessica Baked Next

Ingredients

Biscuit Base:

155 g butter (salted or unsalted)
360 g digestives I use a mixture of plain and milk chocolate digestives

Chocolate Cheesecake:

300 g dark or milk chocolate I use 100g dark chocolate and 200g milk chocolate
600 g full-fat cream cheese softened - I leave mine out at room temperature for about an hour
3 tablespoons icing sugar
300 ml double cream
4 Cadbury Crunchie Bars cut into small pieces - add more if you like

Decoration:

Melted chocolate
Whipped cream
Cadbury Crunchie Bars

Instructions

To prepare the biscuit base: Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Blitz the biscuits in a food processor to a fine crumb. Add the melted butter and mix until well combined. Tip the biscuit crumbs into a 23cm springform cake tin and press down until firm. Use the back of a spoon to smooth over, place in the fridge to chill whilst you make the filling.
To make the cheesecake filling: Melt the chocolate over a bain-marie or in the microwave in 20 second intervals. Leave to cool for a few minutes - chocolate stills needs to be slightly warm before adding the remaining cheesecake ingredients later to avoid lumps forming. In a medium mixing bowl beat together the cream cheese with the icing sugar until combined.
In another mixing bowl whisk the cream until soft peaks form. Fold through the melted chocolate into the cream cheese mixture. Now gently fold the cream into the cream cheese mix. Finally, fold through the chopped Crunchie chocolate bars.
Spoon the cheesecake mixture over the biscuit base and smooth over with a spatula or palette knife. Cover and leave to chill for at least 6 hours, or preferably overnight.
When ready to serve, remove the cheesecake from the tin and decorate as desired. I drizzled mine with extra melted milk chocolate, piped some more whipped cream around the edge and sprinkled over more crushed Crunchie bars.
The cheesecake can be made ahead of time, leave it in the tin, covered with cling film for up to 3 days. Leftover slices can be stored in an airtight container in a fridge.

More cheesecake recipes to try next!

No-Bake White Cheesecake with Raspberry Coulis

Vegan Oreo Cheesecake

No-Bake Terry’s Chocolate Orange Cheesecake

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Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream {No-Machine}

July 11, 2014August 2, 2015 What Jessica Baked Next105 Comments

This no-churn, no-machine Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake Ice-Cream is super delicious and makes a great summer treat! Easy to make, and like most my ice-cream recipes this one is completely no-churn and only requires a handful of ingredients to make. I decided to post another ice cream recipe as my Melba Popsicles were really well received by you all, so thank you to everyone who left me some lovely comments- I really appreciate it! So, as my ice-cream recipes have been so popular with you all and lots of my readers have been asking me to share more strawberry recipes I knew more ice-cream was the perfect choice for today! Strawberry Cheesecake was my favourite flavour on to enjoy whilst I was on holiday last year, so I thought it would be great to make my own! I wasn’t disappointed, as this ice-cream was so, so good!

Just as creamy and delicious as ice-cream you can buy in the supermarket. I have to say this recipe tastes exactly like Häagen-Dazs ice-cream, but better (of course)! It’s lush, especially best scooped into a waffle cone or served in a bowl with lots of extra strawberries. (Also, let me apologise for the TERRIBLE pictures. My lighting was bad because it’s been super dark! So I found it hard to photograph my ice-cream before it started melting, but the taste definitely made up for those downfalls!…)

Ingredients-

Strawberry Syrup-

225g of strawberries, hulled & chopped into small pieces

50g of caster sugar

55ml of hot water

Ice Cream Base-

1x 397g can of sweetened condensed milk

300ml of double cream, chilled

250g of full-fat soft cream cheese (must be at room temp)

1 tsp of pure vanilla extract

Biscuit Crumble-

75g of digestive biscuits, finely crushed

30g (1tbsp) of unsalted butter, melted

Method-

1. To make the strawberry syrup: Place the chopped strawberries, sugar and hot water in a small saucepan. Heat gently, allowing the sugar to completely dissolve (stir occasionally). When there’s no sugar granules left, bring the mixture up to the simmer. Simmer gently for 5 minutes. Then blitz in a food processor/blender until smooth. Pass through a sieve into a bowl to extract the seeds. Then cool down and place in the fridge until cold and slightly thickened.

2. To make the Ice-Cream base: Whisk the cream and vanilla until just starting to thicken. Add the really soft cream cheese and then whisk for just a few moments to combine until smooth. Fold in the condensed milk.

3. For the biscuit crumbles: Mix together the crushed biscuit and melted butter.

4. To assemble: Fold in half the biscuit into the ice-cream base with half the syrup. Swirl the syrup around a little to combine the flavour throughout. Then pour into a regular loaf tin.

5. Finish by sprinkling over the remaining biscuit crumbs and swirling in the strawberry syrup. Cover with cling film and then really carefully place in the freezer for at least 6 hours or overnight. To serve- Allow to thaw for 5 minutes, then scoop into waffle cones or into bowls. ENJOY!

Enjoy and have a great weekend guys!

Baking · Cheesecake

Eton Mess Cheesecake {Laura Ashley Blog Feature}

June 17, 2014June 17, 2014 What Jessica Baked Next99 Comments

So a few weeks ago, the lovely people from Laura Ashley contacted me to see if I would like to create a recipe to be featured on their blog. I’ve been really busy with exams, college and with lots of other bits and bobs that I haven’t had enough time to blog and share my recipes and tell you this amazing news. Also, a few days ago I finally bit the bullet and decided to buy my own domain, so you will probably notice this blog address is now whatjessicabakednext.com! But now I’ve finished for the whole Summer I will now be able to post a lot more frequently (which I hope is great news for you!). But back to this post, in particular I was asked to develop a recipe that was an English classic. So as I love dessert, cheesecake and Summer, my most favourite dessert sprung straight to mind. Eton Mess is possibly the most quintessentially ‘English’ dessert out there- so I knew it would fit the bill perfectly. Luscious, fresh Summer berries mixed with whipped cream and crumbled meringue. If that doesn’t sound like the most perfect dessert, then I don’t know what does! And as I’m the world’s biggest cheesecake fan, it thought it would be fun to combine my two favourite desserts. This cheesecake tastes amazing, it’s light, summery and very decadent with the fruit and meringue topping. And a definite popular dessert recipe for any occasion. Enjoy guys!

I’ve used my favourite baked cheesecake recipe. I like to use ricotta in the cheesecake mix and I’ve also added some lemon zest and juice to give the cheesecake extra Summer-y flavour. A crumbly, sweet digestive biscuit base is followed by a smooth, creamy layer of lemony ricotta mix and then topped off with a drizzle of fresh raspberry sauce, crumbled meringue and chopped fresh strawberries. This recipe is great for any occasion and it’s sure to be enjoyed by anyone who tries a slice. Also, the ‘traditional’ Eton Mess uses either raspberries or strawberries, but as I LOVE both fruits I decided to combine both into this amazing dessert!

Ingredients-

Base-

250g of digestive biscuits, crushed

100g of unsalted butter, melted

Filling- (Note: have both cream cheeses at room temperature)

600g of full-fat soft cream cheese

250g of Italian ricotta

3 large free-range eggs

Zest from 2 large lemons + juice from 3

200g of caster sugar

Raspberry coulis-

300g of frozen or fresh raspberries

1 heaped tbsp of icing sugar

2 tbsp of each lemon juice and water

(To make coulis- place all ingredients listed in saucepan, boil for 5 minutes, then pass through a sieve into a bowl. Cover and place in fridge for a few hours or overnight to thicken).

To decorate-

Fresh strawberries, sliced- I used approx. 300g of strawberries

Crumbled meringue pieces- use as much as you like

Method-

1. Start by making the base: Crush the biscuits until you have fine crumbs- you can do this in a food processor or in a disposable bag with a rolling pin. Mix the biscuit crumbs into the melted butter. Press down into a 23cm springform cheesecake tin and make sure it’s really well compact. Place in the fridge whilst you make the filling.

2. For the filling: Mix the ricotta, cream cheese lemon zest and juice, eggs and caster until you have a really smooth mixture. Carefully pour the filling on top of the chilled base. Before baking, fill a deep baking dish with boiling water and place at the bottom of your oven. Bake at 140 degrees C Fan for 1 hour 10 minutes. Once baked, the cheesecake should be set around the outside, but should still have a slight wobble in the centre.

3. Then turn off the oven, leave the oven door open a little and allow the cheesecake to cool to room temperature. Once fully cooled, cover with some tin foil and place in the fridge to finish setting overnight- this is the vital step to stop the cheesecake top from cracking.

To serve: Once the cheesecake has set overnight it will even more well set and will cut a lot easier- I serve the cheesecake with some raspberry coulis. Then top with strawberries and crumbled meringue.

My Top Tips-

Always fill a baking dish with boiling water and place at the bottom of your preheated oven. This creates a steamy environment in the oven and the cheesecake will bake more evenly.
Once the cheesecake has cooked for the full amount of time, turn off your oven, leave the cheesecake inside with the door ajar. It will slowly cool down to room temperature and won’t crack on top- never put a warm cheesecake straight in the fridge.
When decorating, top with the sauce, crumbled meringue and strawberries just before serving. *Note*: the cheesecake can be made in advance and left in the fridge completely covered for 2 days before decorating with the toppings.

Enjoy this recipe everyone, and do pop over the Laura Ashley Blog to find this recipe! I’ve got some amazing recipes lined up for you all, so watch out for those in the coming weeks!

Biscuits and Cookies · Cheesecake · No-Bake

No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake

October 26, 2013July 8, 2018 What Jessica Baked Next46 Comments

Buttery digestive biscuit base followed by a layer of creamy vanilla cheesecake that’s speckled with a mixture of Oreo chunks and crumbs. Decorated with swirls of whipped cream and mini Oreos. This is one truly decadent dessert and is the perfect treat for any Oreo lover!

Recipe Rundown:

Biscuit Base – I went for a classic digestive biscuit base, but if you want you could swap the digestives for Oreos or any other of your favourite biscuits/cookies. If using Oreos or a sandwich biscuit/cookie instead remember to reduce the amount of butter from 140g to 75g instead.

Easy No-Bake Cheesecake Filling – I’ve used my fail-proof no-bake cheesecake mix. It’s made using softened cream cheese, a little bit of icing sugar to sweeten and help the cheesecake set, whipped cream to lighten and give the cheesecake its gorgeous airy texture and also a touch of vanilla. And before I forget a whole load of crushed Oreos are incorporated too!

Decoration – For the finishing touches, I sprinkled even more crushed Oreos over the top and then decorated with whipped cream and mini Oreos. Decoration is optional, but I think it makes the dessert look extra special!

I’m the seriously the biggest fan of anything cookies and cream or Oreo related! If you’re as obsessed as I am, then you should head to your kitchen right now and make this!

The cheesecake looks super impressive, so it would be a great dessert to make if you’re entertaining because it can be made ahead of time.

Once you dig into a slice you will taste the crunchy buttery biscuit base, then the ultra creamy and fluffy vanilla Oreo cheesecake filling.

Oreos lovers, give this cheesecake a try. You’re going to love it!

(Serves 10-12)

Ingredients:

Biscuit Base:

300g digestive biscuits or Oreos (if using Oreos reduce amount of butter to 75g)

140g unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly

Oreo Cheesecake Filling:

500g full-fat cream cheese or mascarpone, at room temperature

300ml double cream, chilled

85g icing sugar, sifted

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 regular pack / 14 original Oreos, crushed and broken into small pieces (leave the creme filling in)

Decoration:

Crushed Oreos, mini Oreos, whipped cream

Method:

To make the cheesecake base: Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Blitz the biscuits in a food processor to a fine crumb. Add the melted butter and mix until well combined. Tip the biscuit crumbs into a 23cm springform cake tin and press down until firm. Use the back of a spoon or the base of a glass to smooth over. Place in the fridge to chill whilst you make the filling.
To make the cheesecake filling: In a medium mixing bowl beat together the cream cheese with the icing sugar until softened. In another mixing bowl whisk together the cream and vanilla until soft peaks form. Fold the cream into the cream cheese mix. Finally fold through the crushed Oreo cookies.
Spoon over the biscuit base and smooth over with a spatula or palette knife. Cover and leave to chill for at least 6 hours, or overnight. Before serving decorate with extra crushed Oreos and whipped cream.

Enjoy!

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No-Churn Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

August 31, 2013March 24, 2016 What Jessica Baked Next13 Comments

Blueberry cheesecake ice cream is the perfect dessert anytime of year, but it’s especially brilliant for summer and the hot weather. With this recipe you can make your very own homemade ice cream without an ice cream machine in 3 easy steps!

Cheesecake and ice cream are two of my absolute favourite desserts. I’ve combine two, to create one incredibly delicious sweet treat that incorporates vanilla cheesecake ice cream, swirls of zingy blueberry sauce and crumbles of buttery digestive biscuit. If you’re a fan of blueberry cheesecake, then this ice cream recipe is definitely one to try!

The hardest part of the recipe is waiting for the ice cream to freeze, but it’s worth the wait!

Ingredients:

Blueberry Sauce –

2 cups of fresh blueberries

3 tablespoons of caster sugar

3 tablespoons lemon juice – approx. juice from 1 1/2 lemons and about 1 teaspoon of the zest

Ice Cream –

1 x 397g/14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk

480ml (2 cups) double or whipping cream, chilled

200g cream cheese, softened

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Method:

1. Make the sauce: Place the blueberries, sugar, lemon juice and zest in a medium saucepan. Simmer on a medium heat for a few minutes until the blueberries break down and the sauce thickens a little. Then take off the heat and place in a small bowl and put in the fridge to cool.

2. To make the ice cream: Whisk the cream cheese until smooth. Then add the condensed milk slowly with the vanilla and whisk on low speed for a few minutes. Then add the cream to the mixture and whisk on low again for a few minutes or until stiff peaks are formed – be patient, this will take some time, but it must be done slowly to stop the cream curdling.

3. To assemble the ice cream: Place half the ice cream mixture a large freezer container. Then place a spoonfuls of the chilled blueberry sauce on top of the ice cream layer. Using a wooden skewer, swirl the sauce into the ice cream mixture. Then place the rest of the ice cream mixture on top and then again swirl through a few more spoonfuls of the blueberry sauce on top of this layer. Cover the ice cream with tin foil or cling film and freeze for at least 6 hours or best overnight for the best results.

Recipe Notes:

Make sure the cream is chilled before whisking. Chilled cream will whisk better and you will be guaranteed to get really stiff peaks and volume.
Whenever using cream cheese in baking be sure to have it at room temperature as it will be easier to mix.
Make the blueberry sauce the night before, it will get really thick overnight and will be the perfect consistency. Any leftover sauce serve is great drizzled over pancakes for breakfast.

Enjoy!

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No-Bake Ferrero Rocher Cheesecake

July 20, 2013August 2, 2025 What Jessica Baked Next115 Comments

No-Bake Ferrero Rocher Cheesecake! A buttery biscuit base, followed by a layer of creamy vanilla cheesecake with chopped Ferrero Rocher chocolates folded through. Once set, the cheesecake is topped with a layer of Nutella and decorated with chopped hazelnuts and even more Ferrero Rocher!

Originally posted in July 2013, photographs updated February 2024.

This recipe remains the second most viewed recipe of all time on this blog. Which still blows my mind, I remember making this recipe the very first time. It was a summer evening, too hot to bake, and I wanted to share my first ever cheesecake recipe. Always being a massive fan of all things chocolate-hazelnut flavoured, and Ferrero Rocher chocolates, I decided on this for the recipe.

This cheesecake is so easy to make and it tastes heavenly! It has a gorgeous buttery biscuit base, with a creamy mousse filling which is speckled with chopped Ferrero Rocher and is topped with a layer of Nutella and decorated with roasted hazelnuts.

A very decadent dessert that’s perfect for simply any occasion. The only difficult part of this recipe is waiting for the cheesecake to set, but once you’ve had a slice of it you’ll find it really hard to stop eating it!

(Serves 10-12)

Ingredients:

Biscuit Base:

300g digestive biscuits

140g butter

Cheesecake Filling:

500g full-fat cream cheese, at room temperature – leave it out at room temperature for an hour to soften

85g icing sugar, sifted

300ml double cream, chilled

1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste

12 Ferrero Rocher chocolates, roughly chopped

Decoration:

4-6 (heaped) tablespoons chocolate hazelnut spread (such as Nutella), for spreading or drizzling

25g chopped roasted hazelnuts

Ferrero Rocher chocolates – how many you want, I decorated with 12

Method:

To make the cheesecake base: Melt the butter in a small saucepan or in a microwave. Blitz the biscuits in a food processor to a fine crumb. Add the melted butter and mix until well combined. Tip the biscuit crumbs into a 23cm springform cake tin and press down until compact and firm. Use the back of a spoon or glass to smooth over, place in the fridge to chill whilst you make the filling.
To make the cheesecake filling: In a medium mixing bowl beat together the cream cheese with the icing sugar until smooth. In another mixing bowl whisk together the cream and vanilla until soft peaks form. Fold the cream into the cream cheese mix. Finally, fold through the chopped chocolates.
Spoon over the biscuit base and smooth over with a spatula or palette knife. Cover and leave the cheesecake to chill in the fridge for at least 6 hours or overnight.
Once the cheesecake has set, place the chocolate hazelnut spread in a small saucepan and melt over a low heat for 3-4 minutes until runny – be careful not to boil the Nutella or get it too hot.
Allow the Nutella to cool slightly before spreading or drizzling over the top of the cheesecake. Finish by decorating with the remaining chocolates and some chopped roasted hazelnuts. Serve chilled. Cheesecake will store covered in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Recipe Notes:

You can add more chopped Ferrero Rocher to the cheesecake filling.
If you like your cheesecake sweeter, feel free to add more icing sugar to the cheesecake filling. I recommend adding around 150g instead of 85g. Check by tasting and adding more until it reaches your desired sweetness.
For the Nutella topping, I typically use 4-6 heaped tablespoons of Nutella. I find using 6 heaped tablespoons makes the topping easier to spread and makes sure there’s enough to completely cover the top.