Orange Creamsicle Cheesecake in a Jar
Individual cheesecakes with orange topping and light and creamy filling
Equipment
- Electric mixer
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 428kcal
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
Calories: 428kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 174mg | Potassium: 166mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 1157IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 1mg
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