Miss L's No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake

Packed with chocolate, this easy recipe produces a rich and indulgent dessert - not for the faint hearted!

There's a bit of a tale when it comes to this cheesecake. Last year we had a summer street party, and as part of a cookery competition, Miss L decided to make a chocolate cheesecake. Said cheesecake was judged, and though it didn't win, was devoured by all and sundry leaving little Miss L bereft. She didn't even get to taste her own cheesecake! *blub*

So ever since then Miss L has been badgering me to recreate the cheesecake, just like the legendary days of old.

Now this cheesecake is actually better than the original for two reasons:
We let this one set overnight, so it wasn't a big pile of chocolate cheesy mush. Which though it tasted nice, was possibly the reason why it didn't win the competition.
We have gone all out on the chocolate so it's denser and richer and more heavenly.....if you're into that kind of thing.

It's not the cheapest cheesecake to make, but we scrimped and saved where we could, buying the cheapest chocolate imaginable, and own brand biscuits and cream cheese.

Give the recipe a go, and see what you think.

You could change the chocolate to just milk chocolate if we don't want something as rich.

Comments

Cheesy Leek Pie

This vegetarian pie is the perfect Sunday lunch centrepiece It's deliciously creamy and yet has a satisfying tangy flavour from the leeks. We decided to make something a bit different to the usual Sunday roast this week. I had a hankering to make some pastry, and because we had a load of leeks that needed eating up I decided to make a quiche. Only had 2 eggs though! Disaster! :) I remembered back to a delicious vegetable pie my Mum used to make, full of all sorts of veg surrounded by a creamy white sauce and crisp pastry. It was comfort food to the max. We'll go down that road I thought! Now we're big fans of cheese in this house, so rather than white sauce I decided to make it cheesy (although to be fair, it's basically the same recipe, except you chuck a load of cheese in at the end). I was hoping the kids would enjoy it more that way, but sadly Master E was in one of his stubborn moods and refused point blank to try the pie. Miss L was a bit more adventurous, but s...

Miss L's Pea and Tomato Ravioli

Adventures in Pasta So we made homemade pasta (recipe here ) and Miss L decided that rather than the delicious and simple lasagne I had planned, she wanted to create some equally delicious ravioli! Fair enough I thought. :) Thus resumed an hour of making ravioli. First we made the filling, which is quick an easy. You can put whatever filling you like in, and the possibilities are endless. What I would say though is that you don't want it to be too chunky. If in doubt, you could always blend the filling to remove chunks. Next you roll out the pasta. As I mentioned in the pasta dough recipe I bought a cheap pasta making machine, which works fine. However, the clamp that came with it doesn't work on our kitchen table (our table is too thick) so it's a two man job. One person to hold the machine, the second to wind the pasta through. Not ideal. However, let's assume you've got a pasta machine and it works brilliantly. Pasta Making Tips: Once you've cut your dough ...

Homemade Potato Gnocchi

I love #gnocchi . Little dumplings of potato-ey goodness! They're surprisingly easy to make too, but this had been the first time in ages I have rolled up my sleeves and made them. Lockdown has been great for digging out old recipes! Gnocchi is an Italian dish that is made up of plump and delicious potato dumplings. I usually serve mine lightly boiled, with a fresh tomato and onion sauce, but you can toss them in any sauce you like. Pesto is another popular option sauce wise. The traditional Italian way though if just to toss them in seasoned butter and serve with parmesan cheese. Mmmmm! It will matter which type of potato you use as to the consistency. I used Maris Piper potatoes, but King Edwards or any potato which as a medium floury texture will do. Avoid potatoes like Jersey Royals or Charlotte because they are too waxy. Now how you cook them makes a difference too. The right way to cook them is bake them in their skins, then scoop out the cooked flesh. This is because you ...

Cook Bake Teach

Search This Blog