If your'e on the hunt for a really easy but impressive Easter Dessert recipe, then my Chocolate Orange Mini Egg Cheesecake is rich and creamy, but requires absolutely no baking skills!
Perfect for Easter celebrations, family gatherings or even for a special weekend treat. If you're fan of chocolate orange desserts, then you'll LOVE this recipe!
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- No baking required
- Easy dessert idea for Easter family gatherings
- Rich and creamy taste
- Only simple and easy to find ingredients required
- Perfect to make ahead so you can spend more time with your guests
This Chocolate Orange cheesecake dessert was inspired by the pictures of the Creme Egg Cheesecake which has been doing the rounds on Facebook recently.
Although I love the odd Creme Egg, and have used them for this delicious Creme Egg Mug Cake I imagine a whole cheesecake full of the little gooey delights might be a tad sickly.
But Mini Eggs, I can eat those all day long so why not use them to make a Cheesecake?!
I quite enjoy baking and I have plenty of Cake & Bread Recipes but I do really love no bake cheesecakes.
They are super easy, make ahead desserts and you can simply change up some of the ingredients to create a different flavour every time.
But a word of warning - the mousse like filling is VERY creamy and filling so don't nab a sneaky slice before your Easter dinner!
Kids (and chocolate loving adults!) will love the hidden Mini Egg surprise inside the cheesecake.
Tips For The Perfect No Bake Cheesecake
- Use full fat cream and cream cheese for the best texture.
- Make sure the biscuit bake is well compacted before chilling.
- Ensure that any fillings are well combined and the mixture is smooth.
- Make sure you chill for a MINIMUM of 4 hours or overnight ideally if you have time!
Yes. I would suggest serving in individual slices so you only take out what you need. This cheesecake will keep for up to 3 months in the freezer and ca be defrosted in the fridge overnight.
This no bake cheesecake will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Absolutely. Swap out the mini eggs for another easter themed chocolate of your choice. Or if you don't want a specific easter theme, then why not try Terry's Chocolate Orange for the full chocolate orange experience!
I really hope you enjoy my no bake easter cheesecake, it's honestly such a fab dessert to make at Easter!
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No Bake Chocolate Orange Mini Egg Cheesecake (Easy Easter Dessert)
- Prep Time: 4 hours 40 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 4 hours 45 minutes
- Yield: 10 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: Easter
Description
This fun Easter cheesecake has a hidden Mini Egg surprise!
Ingredients
- 140g unsalted butter
- 300g digestive biscuits
- 600g cream cheese
- 100g icing sugar, sifted
- 200ml double cream
- zest of 3 oranges
- 75g Mini Eggs (plus extra to decorate)
- 200g milk chocolate
Instructions
- Make the biscuit base by melting the butter in a pan on the hob. Break up the digestive biscuits and blitz in a food processor until they reach a fine crumb consistency. Add the melted butter and blitz again until combined.
- Press the biscuit base firmly into a round springform tin (I used a 23cm one) and chill in the fridge while you make the cream cheese filling.
- Beat the cream cheese and icing sugar together in a bowl. In another bowl whisk the cream until it forms soft peaks and then fold into the cream cheese mixture. Stir in the majority of the orange zest, keeping back a little to decorate.
- Spoon half the cream cheese and cream mixture over the biscuit base and smooth with the back of a spoon. Drop the Mini Eggs randomly into the cheescake and spoon over the remainder of the mixture, again smoothing it with the back of a spoon. Cover with cling film and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
- After 4 hours (or more), melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of boiling water and leave to cool for a few minutes before spreading over the top of the cheesecake. Work fast as the chocolate will begin to set quite quickly. Decorate with the remaining orange zest and extra Mini Eggs while the chocolate is still soft.
Notes
If you want to chill the cheesecake before serving, allow it to come to room temperature before you cut it into slices as the chocolate topping will be quite hard.
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Selena Gibbs says
I make this every Easter for family, definitely a favorite in this house!
Looking forward to seeing all your new Easter recipes soon.
xx
Vicky says
Fantastic! more Easter recipes coming soon, watch this space.
Christine says
Made a really impressive dessert for our family Sunday lunch and loved the fact that it was "no bake" too!