5.0 from 18 votes
No-Bake Lemon Cheesecake
This no-bake lemon cheesecake made without eggs is smooth, creamy and tangy. Serve super-chilled for a light, citrusy and refreshing dessert your guests will love!
Prep Time
20 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 501 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Crust
- 200 grams cookie crumbs 2 cups
- 65 grams light or dark brown sugar ⅓ cup
- 113 grams melted butter ½ cup
Filling
- 680 grams cream cheese 3 packets of 8 oz cream cheese (eg. Philadelphia), at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons Creme Fraiche
- 100 grams granulated sugar ½ cup
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 60 grams sour cream ¼ cup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest (zest of 1 lemon)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
Crust
- Grease a 20 cm or 9-inch pie dish with butter. Mix the crust ingredients together and line the bottom and sides of the pie dish, using a measuring cup to pack it down firmly.
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Filling
- In a medium bowl, beat together the cheese, crème fraîche, both sugars, sour cream, vanilla, lemon juice and lemon zest for around 2 minutes, till smooth and creamy.
- Pour the filling into the crust, smoothing it down, then cover with plastic wrap. Best served very chilled - place in the freezer for one hour to chill quickly, or transfer to the fridge to serve later.
Notes
- Remove the cream cheese from the fridge around 20 minutes in advance so that it softens and mixes well with the other ingredients.
- When zesting the lemon, take care not to shave off any of the white pith under the skin as that will give a bitter taste.
- This cheesecake is best served super-chilled so prepare it ahead of time, cover in plastic wrap and chill for several hours. If you don't have much time, cover and place in the freezer for one hour, decorate and serve.
- Chill the cheesecake before adding any decoration or topping for a neater result.
- Wrap and store leftovers in the fridge.
Nutrition Information
Calories
501kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
39g
(60%)
Saturated Fat
21g
(105%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
107mg
(36%)
Sodium
413mg
(17%)
Potassium
139mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
23g
(46%)
Vitamin A
1265IU
(25%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
92mg
(9%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 501
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 501kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 39g | 60% |
| Saturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 107mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 413mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 139mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 1265IU | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 92mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.