No Bake Terry’s chocolate orange cheesecake

This delicious No Bake Terry’s chocolate orange cheesecake couldn’t be simpler to make – the hardest part is waiting for it to set so you can dive in!

There is something about a no bake cheesecake that I find completely irresistible.  I know there are plenty of people who will disagree with me, but as much as I LOVE my baked blood orange cheesecake recipe, I actually prefer a no bake cheesecake to a baked one.

Why is that, I hear you ask?  Well let me tell you!

• They are so much easier to make than a baked cheesecake. There’s no worrying about whether you’ve underbaked or overbaked it, if the cheesecake will crack or if the pan will end up leaking raw cheesecake batter all over the bottom of your oven.  Yes, it happened to me once!
• In the Summertime, a no bake recipe is your best friend! No need to switch on the oven in an already boiling hot kitchen.
• They are so quick to put together. It takes no more than 5 minutes to make the base (probably even less if you use a food processor) and another 5 minutes to make the filling.
• No bake cheesecakes have a gorgeous light, creamy, almost moussey texture that I just adore.

IngREDIENT LISt 

(Full ingredient list and detailed instructions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post!)

• Digestive Biscuits and butter for the base. If you live in America, I believe that Graham Crackers are the closest substitute.
• Full Fat Cream Cheese.  I’m afraid it must be full fat, if you use a lower in fat type the cheesecake may not set!
• Icing (Powdered) Sugar 
• Double (Heavy) Cream
• Finely grated zest of one orange
• Vanilla Extract (not essence)
• 3 Terry’s Chocolate orange bars and One Whole Terry’s chocolate orange (keep a few segements back for decorating the cheesecake)
• Whipped cream for the topping

equipment you’ll need…

• One round loose bottomed 20cm springform tin.  
• A long handled palette knife to remove the cheesecake from the base of the tin.

handy tips and tricks for making a no bake chocolate orange cheesecake

Whatever do you, please don’t use low fat cream cheese for this recipe.  It simply doesn’t work the same.  If you use reduced fat cream cheese, the cheesecake may not set.

About one hour before making the cheesecake, remove the cream cheese from the fridge and allow to come to room temperature.  This will help prevent the cheesecake filling from becoming lumpy.

Make sure to whip the cream cheese well before adding the cream for the smoothest textured cheesecake.

When whipping the double cream, be sure to just whip it until you have soft peaks – the cream should hold its shape on the whisk for a couple of seconds before falling back into the bowl.

If the cream is overwhipped, it won’t fold into the cream cheese filling properly and will affect the texture of the cheesecake.

how far in advance can i make a no bake cheesecake?

You can prepare the cheesecake and keep it in the fridge (well covered) for no more than 2 days in advance.  The cheesecake should be eaten within 3 days.

 Don’t like chocolate orange? No worries!

You can simply omit the orange zest and use whatever chocolate bar you like – it’s gorgeous with Mars Bars, Snickers, Galaxy or Bounty bars to name a few – use your favourite chocolate and make the recipe your own!

If you have a browse around my blog you might be forgiven for thinking that I have a thing for chocolate orange…and you would be correct!

I also have recipes for chocolate orange muffins, chocolate orange millionaire’s shortbread, no bake chocolate orange traybake, chocolate orange hot cross buns and chocolate orange panettone bread pudding.

want to check out more no bake recipes?

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No bake Baileys cheesecake

no bake mini Biscoff cheesecakes

Banoffee Pie

No Bake White chocolate and raspberry cheesecake 

White Twix Rocky Road

Christmas Rocky Road

No Bake Mint Aero Traybake

No Bake Chocolate Easter Fridge Cake 

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Terry's chocolate orange cheesecake

Yield: 12 slices

Prep Time: 20 minutes

: 8 hours

Total Time: 8 hours 20 minutes

Terry's chocolate orange fans will love this easy no bake chocolate orange cheesecake! The perfect dessert for Christmas, Birthdays or just whenever you need a sweet treat!

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Ingredients

• 150g soft butter
• 300g digestive biscuits, crushed to fine crumbs
• 500g full fat cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 75g icing sugar
• Finely grated zest of one large orange
• 200ml double cream
• 1 Terry's Chocolate Orange, chopped into small pieces

For the topping and decoration:

• 150ml Double Cream
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 tablespoon iced sugar, sieved
• 1 Terrys chocolate orange
• Melted chocolate and/or sprinkles of your choice/orange zest for decoration, optional

Instructions

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan and tip in the crushed biscuits. Stir until the biscuits are completely coated in butter and resemble damp sand.
2. Tip into a 20cm loose bottomed cake tin and press down evenly. Place in the fridge to firm up while you get on with the filling.
3. Place the cream cheese in a large bowl and beat until smooth and lump free. Stir in the vanilla, icing sugar and orange zest and mix until smooth.
4. In a separate bowl, lightly whip the double cream to very soft peaks. 
5. Fold the cream into the cream cheese mixture. 
6. Chop one of the chocolate oranges into small pieces and fold into the cheesecake mixture.
7. Pour the cheesecake filling over the biscuit base. Pop back in the fridge to set for at least 8 hours or overnight.
8. The last time I made this I only lasted 3 hours before cutting...needless to say it wasn't set properly! It was still delicious but a little runny. Ideally, you need to leave it in the fridge for at least 6 hours.
9. When the cheesecake is set and you're ready to serve it, whip the double cream, vanilla extract and icing sugar to soft peaks. Spoon the cream into a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle and pipe the cream onto the cheesecake. Decorate with the reserved chocolate orange segments, melted chocolate or any sprinkles that take your fancy!

Notes

You could use the mini Terry's chocolate orange segments instead of a whole chocolate orange, if you like.  

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 12 Serving Size: 12
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 504Total Fat: 41gSaturated Fat: 25gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 105mgSodium: 288mgCarbohydrates: 30gNet Carbohydrates: 0gFiber: 1gSugar: 21gSugar Alcohols: 0gProtein: 5g

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