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Instant Orange Cheesecakes

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Instant Orange Cheesecakes, an emergency dessert that can be made within minutes with just 4 ingredients and no compromise on taste. 

Instant Orange Cheesecakes in glass ramekin.

Instant Orange Cheesecakes came about the other night when I was yet again posed with the question “what’s for pudding?”. I hadn’t made it to the shops, so after a rummage around the kitchen I concocted this pudding which is one step better than just having a digestive smothered in cream cheese with a bit of fruit or lemon curd on top.

You could make these cheesecakes before dinner so that the cream cheese topping sets but we ate them immediately and they were delicious. I will definitely be making these emergency puds again. They are slightly healthier than a normal cheesecake as there is no butter in the base but to shave off more calories you could always use low fat Digestives and light cream cheese.

I have to say that my 10 year old daughter is becoming a bit of a foodie in the kitchen as she suggested putting the orange zest into the cream cheese! I think another time I might try ginger nuts with a lemon topping oh the possibilities are endless!

Instant Orange Cheesecakes in glass ramekins.

As this dish is so frugal I am entering it into Credit Crunch Munch which is a challenge run by myself and Helen at Fuss Free Flavours and hosted this month by Sarah at Dinner with Crayons. Sarah is also running Dead Easy Desserts which have to be made in under 30 minutes over at Maison Cupcake so as this takes less than 10 minutes to make I’m entering this event too.

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Instant Orange Cheesecakes

Instant Orange Cheesecakes, an emergency dessert that can be made within minutes with no compromise on taste. You’ll be hooked!
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Keyword cheesecake, cream cheese, orange
Prep Time 8 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes
Servings 4
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 3 small oranges 2 juiced, 1 zested and segmented
  • 8 Digestive biscuits or low fat ones
  • 200 g cream cheese or light version
  • 50 g caster sugar

Instructions

  • Place the Digestives in a food bag and crush with a rolling pin into fine crumbs.
  • Divide the crumbs between 4 ramekins/mini soufflé dishes.
  • In a bowl, whisk the cream cheese, orange zest and gradually add the juice (depending on the yield of the oranges you might not need all the juice, you want a creamy consistency).
  • Whisk in the sugar.
  • Divide between the 4 dishes using the back of a spoon to smooth onto the biscuit base.
  • Decorate with the orange segments.
  • Serve immediately or chill until needed.
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  1. Amy Fidler

    06/05/2017 at 11:05 am

    Idea for dinner parties x

    Reply
  2. Margot

    22/02/2017 at 12:52 pm

    I really like the idea of making instant cheesecakes! My girls will love this 😉

    Reply
    • Camilla

      23/02/2017 at 12:33 am

      Thanks Margot, we love them here:-)

      Reply
  3. martinaevansdesigns

    10/11/2015 at 10:48 am

    Cheesecake is one of my favourite desserts, so this recipe is just perfect for me! Thanks for the lush recipe x

    Reply
    • Camilla

      10/11/2015 at 1:53 pm

      Thanks Martina:-)

      Reply
  4. Lindsey Stuart

    01/02/2015 at 5:37 pm

    These sound lovely and refreshing thankyou so much for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  5. Tracy Ashwin

    01/02/2015 at 2:08 pm

    Ok this looks super easy, I am definitely going to do this. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      01/02/2015 at 10:47 pm

      It’s a great pud for when you don’t think you have anything:-)

      Reply
  6. Kaci Soderstrom

    31/01/2015 at 1:01 am

    These are fab! I often crave cheesecake.. this would be perfect to calm craving.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      31/01/2015 at 11:37 am

      Thanks, yes they are a great dessert to whip up at the last minute:-)

      Reply
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