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No Bake Cookie Butter Cheesecake

No Bake Cookie Butter Cheesecake

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Kicking off the new year with a bang: A no-bake cinnamon rich cheesecake made from cookie butter (a.k.a. Speculoos/Biscoff) spread.
Course Dessert
Keyword butter, Chocolate, cookies, Dessert
Prep Time 30 minutes
Servings 8 people

Ingredients

For the crust:

  • 1 1/2 cups 200 g crushed cookies such as gingersnaps (like Lotus or the ones from Ikea)
  • 1/4 cup 55 g unsalted butter
  • 2-3 tbsp cookie butter

For the filling:

  • 1 cup 250 g cookie butter, divided
  • 80 g white chocolate broken into pieces
  • 8-9 oz 250 g yogurt (Greek, vanilla or plain)
  • 8-9 oz 250 g cream cheese
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp gelatin powder
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 6-8 chocolate truffle balls/crushed up gingersnap cookies to garnish

Instructions

To make the crust:

  • In a food processor, combine all the ingredients and blitz till the mixture resembles damp sand.
  • You can alternatively crush the cookies in a ziploc bag, then melt the butter and cookie butter together in the microwave (in 15 second increments) or over a double boiler and mix it with the cookies.
  • Press the mixture on the bottom of an 8 inch springform pan. If the mixture is too dry, add a little more butter (1 t tbsp or so)- make sure to melt it first.
  • Press the mixture about 1 inch up the sides of the pan and set a side.

To make the filling:

  • Place 1/2 of the cookie butter in a microwave safe bowl along with the white chocolate.
  • Microwave the two, stirring after every 20-30 seconds until smooth, about 1 and 1/2 to 2 minutes total. You can alternatively melt the two over a double boiler.
  • Stir in the rest of the cookie butter and the cinnamon.
  • Add the cream cheese and yogurt and whip till the mixture is smooth and creamy, resembling a chocolate mousse.
  • In a small bowl, stir together the gelatin and water. Place the mixture in the microwave for 15-30 seconds or until the gelatin has dissolved completely.
  • Immediately add about 1/4 cup of the cheesecake mixture, a little at a time, to the gelatin, stirring until smooth. It is important to do this immediately as the gelatin will start to set.The mixture should be thin and liquidy.
  • Pour the gelatin mixture into the rest of the cheesecake filling and stir till glossy and thick.
  • Spread the cheesecake filling atop the crust and garnish with the chocolate balls or crushed up cookies (I only used the chocolates).
  • Cover the dish with cling-wrap and chill for 6 hours or overnight. The longer you wait, the better the texture.
  • Run a knife through the edge of the pan before removing the springform mold.
  • Serve chilled.

Notes

Adapted from Côté Maison and from my Nutella Cheesecake