Instant Orange Cheesecakes, an emergency dessert that can be made within minutes with just 4 ingredients and no compromise on taste.
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!
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.
Instant Orange Cheesecakes
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 Digestive biscuits 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.
Amy Fidler
Idea for dinner parties x
Margot
I really like the idea of making instant cheesecakes! My girls will love this 😉
Camilla
Thanks Margot, we love them here:-)
martinaevansdesigns
Cheesecake is one of my favourite desserts, so this recipe is just perfect for me! Thanks for the lush recipe x
Camilla
Thanks Martina:-)
Lindsey Stuart
These sound lovely and refreshing thankyou so much for sharing 🙂
Tracy Ashwin
Ok this looks super easy, I am definitely going to do this. Thank you!
Camilla
It’s a great pud for when you don’t think you have anything:-)
Kaci Soderstrom
These are fab! I often crave cheesecake.. this would be perfect to calm craving.
Camilla
Thanks, yes they are a great dessert to whip up at the last minute:-)
Maddy
Yea- we made these with ginger-nut base- Delicious indeed!
Camilla
Fab:-)
Maddy
Lovely and light after Christmas over-indulgence
Paul Wilson
Great dessert if you’re in a rush.
Camilla
It really is and so tasty:-)
Nadia
Clever … Quick …. One to try!
Tracy Nixon
This recipe sounds delicious and refreshing! Thank you!
bev
What a fab emergency pudding!
Carolyn Clapham
I can’t wait to make some more of these – they were delicious!
Camilla
They are lush:-)
Carolyn Clapham
I served a lemon version of these to the family on Monday, and they loved them. I had planned to top them off with a dollop of the easy lemon curd I’d made last week, but it had all gone. Proves how popular that recipe was too )))
Camilla
Brilliant, so glad your family enjoyed them. My dad’s now asking for a pot of lemon curd so I’d better make some more!
Carolyn Clapham
What a deliciously simple idea.
Now that I’ve got some of your lovely lemon curd to top it with, I think I’ll try making a lemon version 🙂
Camilla
Oh yes I’ve made a lemon version and used ginger biscuits, worked really well, lemon curd on top would be lush:-)
Victoria
Wow, these look so good!
Camilla
They are so tasty and so quick, have tried a few versions now:-)
Hafsah
I LOVE cheesecake, but I’ve never made it before, so this might be a first!
K Mayers
Absolutely love cheesecake – and oranges. This looks like a must for me to try as it would be really refreshing with the orange, but I’ll have to try the low fat version for sure!
Camilla
It’s a great little dessert when you’ve nothing to offer:-)
Maya Russell
Will have to try the low fat version.
Camilla
You and me both after the excesses of Christmas:-)
Helen Aiken
Looks delicious and easy to make. Must try and remember this recipe. I’m sure my daughter would love it.
chelle79
sounds and looks delicious will try this recipe put
Camilla
Thank you, it’s a really good fall back dessert:-)
Anneli Faiers
Love the simplicity!! And no need for it to be set to enjoy it. This is a seriously speedy and fab pud! Nice one xx
Camilla
Exactly Anneli, it’s such a fun dessert to get the kids to help make too:-)
Amanda Milton
This looks delicious,Cheesecake is my favourite pudding,and this one is quick and easy,definately going to try this,thank-you for recipe
Camilla
Thanks, hope you enjoy them:-)
Sarah Mcknight
I will have to try this, i love cheesecakes, i love the fact that it is quick to make bonus 😉
Camilla
Thank you and you can change them every time to suit your taste:-)
Claire toplis
What a great idea , glad your daughter is taking after you
Camilla
Aah, thanks Claire:-)
Helen Swales
This looks amazing and appears very simple to prepare and looks great; perfect for when our friends come to dinner, I’ll definitely be bookmarking this for the future, thank you.
Camilla
Thank you, I’m not sure it’s entertaining food but more midweek emergency family dessert kind of food:-) But try it and see what you think!
Sarah, Maison Cupcake
Fantastic, I like nothing better than my own dessert in a glass! I love sweetened cream cheese in dessets too. Thanks for entering Dead Easy Desserts too.
Camilla
Thank Sarah, yes it’s nice to have you own bespoke dessert:-)
Ruth Hedges
Looks absolutely delicious! Definitely will be making this for the family over Christmas x
Camilla
Great, hope you enjoy them:-)
Herbert Appleby
this looks just up my street with the crunch hitting home
Camilla
Thank you, we had them again last night but with lemon juice and zest, just as good:-)
Tracy Nixon
Mmmmm Cheesecake has got to be my favourite dessert and this sound lovely!
Camilla
Thank you, it’s really yummy and so easy:-)
DANIELLE VEDMORE
I do have a cheesecake addiction – one of my favourite puddings. I do agree that the chocolate Philly would go well – have done my own ones but never done it with the orange – oooh yum! xxx
Camilla
I used to have them all the time as a kid, mainly shop bought but occassionaly mum would make a pineapple one. They are naughty but these little pots don’t feel quite so sinful:-)
Dan
Looks delicious. Need to try it. 🙂
Camilla
Thanks it was so delicious and so quick:-)
Heather Haigh
Excellent idea!
Camilla
Thanks Heather:-)
Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours
Emergency dessert! I approve!
Camilla
LOL, yes I think you are the master of Emergency Desserts:-)
Ursula Hunt
sounds delicious and easy for the grandchildren to do
Camilla
Exactly, my daughter loved making these with me:-)
Lisa Williams
such a brilliant idea I love cheesecake but never go about making my own I always buy in buy this is so versatile you could add so many different things and try them so instantly I will be trying this one 🙂
Camilla
Fab and as you say you can chop and change the ingredients, you could even use Chocolate Philly for a Chocolate Orange flavour!