Chocolate Lime Cheesecake

Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson 2007

Show: Nigella Bites Episode: Fun Foods

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (7)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 20 min
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 1 hr 40 min

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Ingredients

7 ounces chocolate wafer cookies
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 pound cream cheese (recommended: Philadelphia)
1 cup sugar
4 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
4 limes, juiced or 3/4 cup
Special equipment: spring form pan

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Place a large overlapping piece of aluminum foil over the bottom of the springform pan, and then insert pan ring over it. Fold the foil extra foil up and around the pan and place the whole thing on a second piece of foil, also folding it and pressing it securely around the pan, having a water tight covering.

In a food processor, process cookies until they are crumb-like, add melted butter and continue to process. Pour crumb mixture into springform pan and press with your fingers to line the pan. Place the pan in the refrigerator to set while you prepare the cheesecake.

Place a kettle of water on for water bath. In a food processor beat the cream cheese until smooth, add the sugar, eggs, egg yolks, and lime juice.

Take crumbed pan from the refrigerator and place it in a roasting pan. Pour the cheesecake mixture into the crumb pan, and then carefully pour the hot kettle of water into the roasting pan so the water reaches 1/2 way up the pan so the water does not splash into cheese cake.

Place roasting pan in oven for 1 hour, checking after 50 minutes. It should feel set, but still wobbly in the center. Take the roasting pan out of the oven, carefully remove the springform pan from the roasting pan and place it on a rack. Peel off the outer layer of foil, and tear away the side bits of the first layer of foil and leave the pan to cool. Once the cake comes to room temperature, place it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes before serving. Transfer to the plate you're going to serve it on, a plate without a lip, or a cake stand. Unclip the springform pan and remove the outer part. Carfully lift the cheesecake removing the metal bottom. The aluminum foil can stay on the cake. Serve chilled.

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recipe Chocolate Lime Cheesecake
null null, null 11-28-2008
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sounds great BUT
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Wanted to try this BUT does it really only use one 1/2 pound (8 oz) of cream cheese? The recipe reads: " 1 1/2 pound cream... cheese...." OR should I be reading it as: "1 1/2 pound (24 oz) cream cheese...." Just didn't seem like enough and didn't want to "waste" the time and other ingredients if infact it should be more. OH, am new to making this type of desert. Couldn't POST this without entering a rating so the RATING I am giving means nothing because i have not made this, because of the other ratings given I will also give this a high mark. Thanks for the help. Read more
recipe Chocolate Lime Cheesecake
Debi Flagstaff, AZ 08-05-2008
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OMG
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is sooooo good. Light, creamy, tart, just plain yummy. I even used fat free cream cheese adn splenda, but left the... eggs alone because I've never been brave enough to use the fake egg mix in a cheesecake. We thought it was even better with some fat free cool whip on top. And I used pepperidge farms chessmen for the crust. Package is perfect size for this recipe.Read more
recipe Chocolate Lime Cheesecake
mia Bethesda, MD 07-10-2008
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good!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

i'd recommend a few more cookies for the crust -- i had to crush a few extra. great cheesecake, creamy flavor!
recipe Chocolate Lime Cheesecake
nanako baltimore, MD 03-10-2008
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mmmmm!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

made it twice and came out equally great both times. super easy recipe, which i can see myself improvising with different... flavors in the future. i just love the tangy lime flavor against the creamy cheese texture. i used 1/3 less fat cream cheese. i made at least 10 people try it and everyone loved it.Read more
recipe Chocolate Lime Cheesecake
Anonymous 01-02-2008
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Received LOTS of Accolades
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

this was fabulous, per all the rave reviews of my friends. I knew, in advance, to use less lime than per the recipe, as you... really need to be careful, otherwise you can over do on the stronger flavors. Thanks to Nigella.Read more
recipe Chocolate Lime Cheesecake
Tomas Columbus, OH 05-29-2007
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easy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Was much easier than I thought, very good results, I also tried this recipe with a regular crust that I added almonds to the... crust and was very good too.Read more