Cookbook:Lime and Mascarpone Cheesecake

Lime and Mascarpone Cheesecake
Category	Cheesecake recipes
Servings	8
Time	1 hour
Difficulty

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Lime and mascarpone cheesecake is a very creamy and delightfully simple dessert. It can be prepared ahead of time and stored in the fridge. No cooking is required.

Ingredients

• 500 g mascarpone cheese or plain cream cheese
• 4 limes (preferably unwaxed)
• 200 g ginger nut biscuits, crushed or ground in a food processor
• 50 g butter
• Icing sugar to taste

Procedure

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the biscuit crumbs. Press firmly into a 20 cm diameter loose-bottomed pan and put aside.
2. Put the mascarpone in a bowl and beat until firm.
3. Add the juice of 3 of the limes and the grated or zested rind of all 4 into the cheese. Stir, adding icing sugar to taste.
4. Spread the cheese mixture over the biscuit base and chill for an hour or so before serving.

Notes, tips, and variations

• Feel free to serve with grated chocolate.