Mousse Topped Lime Cheesecake Recipes

NO-BAKE KEY LIME CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Whisk together cracker crumbs, sugar, and salt. Stir in butter until mixture resembles wet sand and holds together when squeezed. Press evenly into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Freeze until firm, 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese and condensed milk on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add lime juice, zest, and vanilla. Beat 1 minute more.
• In a separate bowl, whip cream to stiff peaks. Gently fold into cream-cheese mixture. Pour over chilled crust; smooth top with an offset spatula. Cover with plastic and refrigerate at least 12 hours and up to 3 days.
• Run a knife along cake's edge before releasing sides of pan, then under bottom to loosen. Serve, garnished with lime rounds.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE KEY LIME CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• 1. Crust Mix together the cracker, sugar, and butter. Press the mixture into bottom and 1-inche up the sides of a 10-inch spring form pan. Set aside
• 2. Filling In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the lime juice. Whisk in the gelatin and 1/2 cup of the heavy cream and bring to a simmer. Remove the pan from the hear. Add 10 ounces of chopped white chocolate, stir until smooth. Allow to cool.
• 3. Using a electric mixer, blend together the cream chess, sugar and lime zest in a medium bowl until smooth. Slowly beat into the cooled white chocolate mixture into cream cheese mixture.
• 4. Using clean, dry beaters, beat the reaming 2-cups heavy cram in a small bowl until it forms soft peaks. Fold it into the white chocolate mixture and pout into the pie crust. Cover and freeze overnight.
• 5. Remove from freezer and run a sharp knife around inside of springform pan to help loosen the pie. Release springform from the bottom of the pan and transfer the pie to serving plate. Grate or curl the white chocolate over the top and garnished with candied limes. Cut into wedges with a knife that has been dipped into hot water and serve.
• 6. Candied Limes Bring a medium-sized saucepan of water to boil over medium heat. Add the lime glance for a couple of minuets. Set aside Put the limes in another medium saucepan and cover with equal parts of sugar and water. Simmer, covered over low heat for 1 hour. Remove the limes and drain until almost dry. Roll into sugar and set aside to dry.
• 7. You can also garnished with fresh limes, squeezing the lime over the sliced cheesecake give it a little zing...

NEW YORK-STYLE CHEESECAKE MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and lemon zest until fluffy. Fold in whipped cream. Divide among 12 dessert dishes. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours., Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375°. Combine cracker crumbs and sugar in a small bowl; add butter and mix well. Press to a 1/4-in. thickness on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Cool completely. , Just before serving, crumble graham cracker mixture; sprinkle over mousse. Top with strawberries if desired.

LAYERED LIME CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Whizz the biscuits to crumbs in a food processor, or tip into a food bag and crush with a rolling pin. Mix with the melted butter, then press into the base of a 20cm springform cake tin. Chill in the fridge until needed.
• Put the cream cheese, icing sugar and lime zest in a bowl, then beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Tip in the double cream and continue beating until completely combined. Spoon the cream mixture onto the biscuit base, working from the edges inwards and making sure that there are no air bubbles. Smooth the top of the cheesecake down with the back of a dessert spoon. Leave to set in the fridge while you make the glaze.
• Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water. Tip the other ingredients for the glaze into a saucepan with 200ml water. Cook gently until the sugar has dissolved and the syrup is simmering. Drain and squeeze the gelatine of any excess water, then stir into the hot syrup to dissolve. Leave everything to infuse until just warm, then sieve the syrup into a jug. When cooled, pour over the cheesecake and put in the fridge overnight to set. Carefully remove the cake from tin before serving.

SUMMER CHEESECAKE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Beat together the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar, in a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed until well combined, about 2 minutes. Add in the sour cream, vanilla bean seeds and a pinch of salt and beat on medium-high speed until well combined, about 3 minutes.
• Dissolve 1 teaspoon gelatin in 1 tablespoon hot water and beat into the cream cheese mixture.
• Mix the crushed graham crackers, butter and granulated sugar in a small bowl until moist.
• Spoon the graham cracker mixture into the bottom of four 6-ounce glass mason jars (don't press it down). Top with 1/4 cup of the cream cheese mixture, then 2 tablespoons of jam, spreading it all the way to the side of the jar, then another 1/4 cup cream cheese mixture. Refrigerate until set, about 2 hours. Garnish with fresh berries and mint.

SIMPLE LIME MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add the sugar, lime juice, zest and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form. Spoon into dessert dishes. Garnish with lime and mint if desired.

PHILADELPHIA VANILLA MOUSSE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Mix wafer crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat 3 pkg. cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and 1 Tbsp. vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 50 to 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool completely in pan.
• Beat remaining cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with mixer in large bowl until well blended. Whisk in COOL WHIP; spread over cheesecake. Refrigerate 4 hours. Remove rim of pan before serving cheesecake.