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Key Lime Cheesecake

Author: Diana Gailing
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Ingredients

  • For the Crust:
  • 1 ½ cups Graham Crackers
  • 6 tablespoons butter unsalted
  • For the Filling:
  • 6 Leaf Sheets Gelatin (if you can find Sheet Gelatin, you can substitute with Gelatin Powder)
  • 1 Key Lime Peel- finely zested and Juice
  • 3 cups Cream Cheese
  • 1 cup Greek Yogurt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¾ cup Heavy Cream

Instructions

  • For the crust: Melt butter in microwave. Break graham crackers into crumbs, mix with the melted butter.
  • Brush a 9-inch springform pan with butter. Press the crumb mixture into pan. Cool ca. 30 min in Refrigerator.
  • For the Filling: dissolve sheets of Gelatin in cold water.
  • Finely grate zest of a Lime, and press out the Juice.
  • Whip heavy cream to peak, cool in refrigerator.
  • In a Mixing machine, middle setting, cream the Cream cheese, Yogurt, Sugar, Lime Juice and zest, mix until smooth and creamy. You can go up until the highest setting on the mixer.
  • Press out the water from the disolved gelatin, then heat gelatin in pan, and add about 3 tablespoons of cream cheese into pan. Heat until disolved, then add the gelatin to cream cheese mixture. Mix with high speed until gelatin is completely incorporated. Last step: take out whipped cream from fridge, and stir (lowest setting) into cream cheese mixture.
  • Pour Cream cheese mixture over cooled crust. For best result, allow to cool overnight, or at least 4 - 6 hours.
  • Garnish with your favorite berries.
COURSE: Cake
CUISINE: American
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