No Bake Margarita Cheesecake

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2003

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: Kicked Up Cheesecake

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (20)

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Cook Time:
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Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
about 10 servings

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Ingredients

1 1/2 (1/4-ounce) envelopes unflavored powdered gelatin
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
1 1/2 pounds cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup premium tequila
1/4 cup Grand Marnier or triple sec
2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pretzel Crust, recipe follows
Thin lime zest strips or curls, garnish
Thin lime slices, bottom halves dipped in sugar

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the gelatin and sugar. Add the water, stir, and cook over medium heat until the gelatin dissolves, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the sour cream, lime juice, tequila, Grand Marnier, lime zest, and salt, and beat to combine. Add the dissolved gelatin mixture and mix well. Pour into the prepared crust and chill until very firm, 3 to 4 hours.

To serve, remove the outer ring from the springform pan. Decorate the center of the cake with the zest strips and the outer edge with a border of lime slices dipped in sugar.

Cut with a thin, sharp knife dipped in hot water and serve.

Pretzel Crust:

1 1/4 cups crushed pretzels

2 tablespoons sugar

1/4 cup melted butter

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

In a food processor, pulse the pretzels to make 3/4 cup of crumbs. Add the sugar and pulse to combine. Add the butter and mix well.

Transfer to a 9-inch springform pan, pressing onto the bottom and slightly up the sides. Bake until set, about 6 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.

Yield: 1 (9-inch) crust

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recipe No Bake Margarita Cheesecake
Kathy Unicoi, TN 05-31-2009
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This is a 5 Star Without Question!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love the presentation this cake can allow with the lime slices. I have used curled lime peel too, and think I'll try some... strawberry puree this summer. I have made this cheesecake a dozen or more times, and it is no fail I can't screw it up! I am not sure how the person ended up with a runny cheesecake, it just never happens. This is the most requested dessert I make, and I make a lot of no-bake cold desserts for summer. I will tell you this, I cut back on the tequila/triple sec on one of the cakes, and it just is not the same. I keep thinking I'm going to substitute rum, and see if I have a Daiquiri flavor. I'll let you know!!Read more
recipe No Bake Margarita Cheesecake
ANGELA Canton, MI 09-15-2008
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Awesome!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was delicious and easy! It was a great complement to the "Mexican night" I hosted at my house. However, the taste... of the liquor is very strong and some people may not like that. I used Grand Marnier and Tequila.Read more
recipe No Bake Margarita Cheesecake
Anonymous 03-14-2008
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AWESOME
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The only word I can say about this cheesecake! I love margarita's and cheesecake so what a great "marriage" of tastes! Took... this to work and was an instant success. Fix this if you want rave reviews.Read more
recipe No Bake Margarita Cheesecake
Ralph Virginia Beach, VA 08-25-2007
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Awesome
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Very flavorful and delicious.
recipe No Bake Margarita Cheesecake
Anonymous 07-21-2007
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Didnt turn out too good
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

They turned out all runy... Im hardly a shef though
recipe No Bake Margarita Cheesecake
Virginia Ocean, NJ 05-29-2007
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Easy and Great ! ! ! ! !
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

It was a very easy recipe to follow, but I would suggest that you have everything lined up and measured out before you begin.... I was a little worried about using the gelatin, thinking it would be grainy, but it was fine. I even made a mistake, I put the sugar in with the cream cheese before I realized the mistake, everything was fine. The one thing I will do next though is add a bit more salt to the crust, maybe my pretzels weren't salty enough.Read more