Classic No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 225 g Tennis biscuits
• 100 g butter, melted
• 225 g cream cheese
• 284 ml whipping cream
• 60 g icing sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla essence for the filling
• 450 g fresh strawberries
• 50 g white sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla essence for the topping
• 2 tbsp water for the strawberries
• 1 tsp cornflour
• 1 tbsp water for the cornflour

Method

1. Crush the Tennis biscuits and mix them with the melted butter.
2. Press the biscuit mixture into an 8-inch pan.
3. Whip the cream until thick.
4. Whisk the cream cheese until soft.
5. Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese.
6. Mix in the icing sugar and vanilla essence.
7. Spoon the filling over the biscuit base.
8. Chill for at least 4 hours.
9. Chop the strawberries and place them in a saucepan.
10. Add the sugar, vanilla essence and water.
11. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
12. Mix the cornflour with the remaining water.
13. Stir the cornflour mixture into the strawberries and cook until thickened.
14. Allow the topping to cool.
15. Spoon the strawberry topping over the cheesecake.