Sinful Lemon Cheesecake
by Tarla Dalal

Cheesecakes have an exotic feel, and yet they are so easy and quick to prepare, as you can see from the example of this Sinful Lemon Cheesecake!

This no-fuss recipe starts with readily-available digestive biscuits as the base. Within minutes, the nice crumbly biscuit base transforms into a dessert beyond comparison, once it is filled with rich cream cheese and topped with a zesty lemon sauce, which gives it an attractive glaze finish!

Finish your party menu with Sinful Lemon Cheesecake and other crowd-pleasing desserts like Mango Souffle , Chocolate Velvet Pudding , Apple Pie , Phirni , Baked Boondi Gulab Jamun and there are many more to choose from our desserts section.

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Sinful Lemon Cheesecake recipe - How to make Sinful Lemon Cheesecake

For The Cream Cheese Mixture
5 cups full-fat milk
2 tbsp lemon juice

For The Biscuit Base
1 cup coarsely crushed digestive biscuits
5 tbsp melted butter

For The Cheesecake Mixture
1 cup beaten whipped cream
1/2 tsp grated lemon rind
1 cup cream cheese
1/4 cup powdered sugar

For The Lemon Sauce
3/4 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp grated lemon rind
1 tsp cornflour
3 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp butter
a pinch of edible lemon yellow colour

Method
For the cream cheese mixture

Keep 2 tbsp of milk aside and boil the remaining milk in a deep non-stick pan.
When the milk starts boiling, remove from the flame.
Add the lemon juice and wait for 2 minutes.
Stir once and again wait for 2 minutes or till the milk is completely curdled. Strain it with the help of a strainer or muslin cloth and squeeze out all the excess water from the paneer.
Combine the prepared paneer and remaining 2 tbsp of milk and blend in a mixer to a smooth paste. Keep aside.

For the biscuit base

Place the biscuits on a butter paper or a rolling board and crush into a coarse powder with the help of a rolling pin.
Transfer the crushed biscuit powder into a bowl, add the butter and mix well.
Spread and press the mixture into the base of a 175 mm. (7") loose bottomed cake tin.
Refrigerate for atleast 30 minutes. Keep aside.

For the cheesecake mixture

Combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl and fold gently. Keep aside.

For the lemon sauce

Combine the cornflour and 2 tbsp of water in a small bowl, mix well and keep aside.
Combine the sugar with ½ cup of water in a broad non-stick pan, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring continuously.
Add the cornflour-water mixture, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while stirring continuously.
Add the butter and mix well. Keep aside to cool.
Once cooled, add the lemon juice, lemon rind and lemon yellow food colour and mix well. Keep aside.

How to proceed

Spread the cheesecake mixture evenly over the set biscuit base and refrigerate for 5 hours or till firm.
Pour the lemon sauce evenly over it, de-mould the pie, cut into 6 equal wedges and serve chilled.

Gandhi Dhwani

on 30 Dec 15 02:44 PM

Oh wow this is something interesting. Cheesecake in a healthier way. I made this cake for a party yesterday and it was loved by everyone. It was so delicious that anyone and everyone could just not resist it. Lemon rind is adding a very nice flavour to the lemon sauce. Do try it.

Payal Parikh 86

on 11 Jun 15 04:11 PM

I love this dessert which has a crunchy base made of biscuit and topped with a creamy cheesecake mixture...this is one of my dad''s fav dessert so on the list always at my place...