Divine no-bake cookie butter cheesecake with a crisp and buttery gingernut/spiced biscuit base and a layer of mousse-like Biscoff flavoured cheesecake.
I’ve been amazed to see how many people have been excited to get in the kitchen during lockdown and also how much you’ve all been enjoying baking/cooking during this difficult time, so seeing my family, friends and people from different parts of the world making recipes from my blog makes me super happy. Baking/being in the kitchen has always been a therapy for me, something that totally relaxes me and is some escapism on my days off to take my mind away from everything.
Lately I’ve been feeling inspired more than ever to share recipes with you because I’ve really enjoyed seeing pictures of the recipes you’ve been baking from my blog. This blog is a hobby of mine, it’s not my full-time job but is such a big passion of mine and something I get a lot of joy out of working on.
Something I also get a tremendous amount of joy out of is making (and eating) cheesecake!
I’ve not yet tasted a cheesecake I’ve disliked, it’s safe to say that I love them all!
I shared a cheesecake recipe back in March with these Mini Cheesecakes: an adorable individual serving of creamy New York cheesecake. In fact, my friend, Cassie, baked these only the other day and I instantly craved them all over again!
I’m the greatest fan of spreads like Nutella (isn’t it pretty much everybody’s favourite?) and peanut butter in particular. When I visited New York on a college trip, my friends and I made sure we popped into Trader Joe’s and we all stocked up on tasty goodies ready to bring back to the UK – I made sure to pick up mainly stuff I knew I couldn’t get back home in the supermarket. I remembered picking up a jar of cookies and creme spread, which was literally the BEST thing I’d ever tasted! It was a sad day when I scooped the last of the spread from the jar and even sadder when I couldn’t find something similar to it at my local supermarket…
But that’s totally ok, because there’s still plenty of pretty amazing spreads available on our supermarket shelves, including Biscoff aka spiced cookie butter spread. One of my good memories of food from holiday was from my last trip abroad to Ibiza last September when we found an amazing frozen yoghurt shop and you could have melted cookie butter poured over the top of your fro-yo. You guessed right, it was so yummy!
That conveniently moves me onto this recipe I have lined up for you today. A little while ago I picked up a jar of Biscoff – it’s something I rarely buy even though I absolutely love this divine spread and this is partly because I know I have zero self-control when I know I have some of it in my kitchen cupboard.
For anyone who doesn’t know, Biscoff is a spread made from crushed speculass/speculoos biscuits which are spiced with cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg. The biscuit is a favourite in Belgium and The Netherlands, but it’s become increasingly popular all around the world.
There are so many different cheesecakes you can make, but I’ve had sharing a no-bake cheesecake with Biscoff on my agenda and I’m pleased to finally tick it off my to-do list.
I’ve actually been making this cheesecake for years, but I never really thought about sharing it until I really fancied making it again recently. The cheesecake sets up perfectly without the need for any gelatine added, which is great if you’re like me, a vegetarian and unable to eat certain desserts because of some of the ingredients added.
For the biscuit base I used crushed gingernut biscuits, but you can use actual Lotus speculoos biscuits. I used my speculoos to decorate the cheesecake, but it’s good to remember to decorate your cheesecake with biscuits right before you want to serve it, otherwise the biscuits will soften and lose their crunchiness.
I simply decorate my cheesecake with swirls of whipped cream and some crushed speculoos biscuit crumbs – but you can be as imaginative with your decoration as you want.
(Serves 10-12)
Ingredients:
Biscuit Base:
300g gingernuts or speculoos biscuits (such as Lotus brand)
140g (salted or unsalted) butter, melted and cooled slightly
Cheesecake Filling:
300ml double cream, chilled
3 tablespoons icing sugar, sifted
500g full-fat cream cheese, softened – I leave mine out at room temperature for an hour to soften
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
300g Biscoff cookie butter spread
Method:
- 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 and icing sugar until soft peaks form. In another large mixing bowl beat the cream cheese with the vanilla and cookie butter spread until combined and mixture is smooth. Fold the whipped cream into the cheesecake mixture and mix until all the ingredients are combined.
- 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 8 hours or overnight.
- When ready to serve remove the cheesecake from the springform tin and decorate as desired. I love whipping extra cream and sprinkling each slice with crumbles of Lotus speculoos biscuits. You could also melt some extra Biscoff cookie butter spread and drizzle that over your slice of cheesecake.
- The cheesecake will keep stored in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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