This is the perfect no-bake cheesecake in a jar with creamy filling and luscious orange topping! Easy, fresh and delicious, the Orange Creamsicle Cheesecake will be your next favorite citrus dessert!
What kind of dessert is that
Apart from being super tasty and fresh, the Orange Creamsicle Cheesecake is also light. It is much fluffier than any cheesecake in a pan as the filling contains equal quantities of cream cheese and whipped cream.
Its topping is similar to Jello but is prepared from scratch (and easily). It is made of pure orange juice, sweetened with a bit of sugar and thickened with starch: easy and convenient.
As for the base, it is also lighter than the usual cheesecake crust. It contains equal quantities of nuts and cookie (or graham cracker) crumbs. The perfect crust without butter!
The crumbs will get moistened gently by the filling and eating both together with a spoon will be a great experience!
What ingredients you need
This recipe calls for only 8 ingredients + spices: cream cheese, heavy cream, cookies or graham crackers, walnuts or almonds, granulated sugar, icing sugar, oranges and starch.
I added very little cinnamon and cloves to the cheesecake filling: just to enhance slightly the taste, without making it too strong.
The complete list of ingredients is in the recipe card below the post!
Is this recipe easy
This is one of the easiest homemade desserts you can make! It doesn't require any special skills and even some kids can make it!
Recipe summary
You can prepare this light cheesecake literally within several minutes:
- Make the orange topping on the stove
- Crush the cookies and the nuts in a food processor
- Whip the cream cheese with icing sugar cream and spices
- Layer everything in the glasses
- Then leave it in the fridge for several hours before serving so that it gets nicely cool. And that's it!
If you don't have time for a baked Orange Cheesecake or if you just want to enjoy a lighter version, that's the right recipe for you! Sometimes the simplest things happen to be the greatest ones!
If you like orange flavoured desserts, here are few more ideas for you:
📝 Recipe
Orange Creamsicle Cheesecake in a Jar
Equipment
- Electric mixer
Ingredients
- Juice of 2 oranges, + 1 orange for decoration
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 cloves, ground
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1,7 oz/ 50 g cookies, or 12 graham crackers
- ⅓ cup/ 50 g walnuts, or almonds, chopped
- ⅞ cup/ 200 g heavy cream, cold
- 2 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 7 oz/ 200 g cream cheese
Instructions
Orange topping
- In a medium saucepan combine sugar and orange juice and bring to boil. When it starts simmering, lower the heat and add the cornstarch, dissolved in 2-3 tablespoon water.
- Mix continuously to avoid burning. When the mixture starts to thicken, remove from heat, cover with a lid and let cool for 30 minutes.
Cookies and Nuts Base
- In a food processor blend together the nuts with the crackers. Spoon the mixture onto the bottom of 4 glasses or small jars.
- Alternatively you can use almond meal and store-bought cracker/ cookie crumbs and just mix them together in a bowl.
Cream cheese filling
- In a large bowl beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, cinnamon and cloves until combined.
- Add the cold cream and continue beating at hight speed until the mixture becomes thick and fluffy.
- Spoon evenly the cream cheese filling onto the cookie and nut base. Top with the cool orange topping.
- Cover the glasses with cling film and transfer to the fridge for 6-8 hours.
- Decorate with fresh orange slices right before serving.
Notes
- Store the cheesecakes for 2-3 days in the fridge.
- For the base you can use almost any kind of nuts and cookies you like in equal quantities.
- The cinnamon is optional. You can substitute it with vanilla extract.
Nutrition
The recipe was originally published on January 13, 2017
Petya says
Dani, we did it 🙂 and the result was ....mmmm so delicious!
Daniela says
Great, I am so glad, Petya! 🙂
Pam says
Dani, this looks delicious and your photography is really lovely!
Daniela says
Thank you so much, Pam! 🙂