Oreo & Lime Cheesecake

On Saturday we were invited to a friends’ apartment for dinner. As this was our first invitation for dinner in Korea, I wanted to make something for dessert as opposed to grabbing something on the way. I did a lot of baking at home and with no oven here, I’ve missed it a lot. 

I had to find something I could make that required no baking or cooking. I was originally planning to make Banoffee Cheesecake but I couldn’t find a can of caramel anywhere in my town, so I settled for Oreo Lime Cheesecake. I hadn’t made it before. I had to go to about 6 stores locate the ingredients. Until I find a suitable cream cheese here, I had to use pricey imported Philadelphia. I also couldn’t find the limes… but luckily, our friend had a few at her place we added after! 

The Ingredients: 

• 2 x 200g Philadelphia
• 3 x Packs of Korean Oreos (way cheaper here) 
• 3/4 cup of sugar (tasting as you add it) 
• 2 oz butter approx
• 5 tablespoons of Maple Syrup
• 1/2 pint of cream (again to taste) 
• A couple of generous squirts of honey. 
• 1-2 limes (to taste) 

Serves: 4-6

Method: 

1. Set 2 Oreos aside and put the rest into a bowl and bash them up so they’re well broken down but not to dust. Take out a tablespoon of the broken biscuit and set aside.

2. Melt the butter in a pan and add the Oreos once melted, turning off the heat at that point.

3. Add a few squirts of honey (again to taste)

4. I divided the mixture up into containers for transport and made them generous portions (this should really serve 6 people but I divided it into 4). Using (clean) hands, press the mixture firmly into the bases of the containers, trying to keep it as level as possible. Put them in the freezer for the next few steps.

5. Whisk up the cream, and the Philadelphia separately. Stir the sugar into the cream, then fold the cream into the Philadelphia.(You can always add more sugar after if you don’t find it sweet enough).

6. Add your maple syrup to taste. Squeeze in the juice of 1 lime or 2 depending how much you like it. Stir in the remaining broken biscuit you set aside earlier to give it some texture.

7. Gently tip the mixture over the broken biscuits which should be nicely chilled by now.

8. Try and use all the mixture and fill up the container(s) generously.

9. Cut the two remaining Oreos in half and place them on top of your cheesecakes. You can also use slices of lime either. You can experiment depending on the dish or dishes you’re using.

10. Chill in the fridge, preferably overnight or for at least a few hours if possible.

The recipe went down really well at dinner. It’s easier as there is no baking or eggs involved. 

If anyone decides to make this I’d love to hear how you get on! 🙂