LYCHEE CHEESECAKE
NO BAKE NO EGGS NO GELATINS
| ULTIMATE RECIPE
Lychee Cheesecake | No Bake No Eggs No Gelatins – I love lychee fruits but I’ve not tried them on cheesecake. It turned out so flavorful and light sweetness with the creamy and smooth cream cheese. I thought of giving agar agar a try since there has been so many requests without gelatines. As far as you’re making jelly, there are only 2 ways: gelatine or agar agar. Although they have different texture, but both are delectable treats. In this video I will show you how to use agar agar powder, which is different from gelatins. You can obviously switch to gelatines if you desire that more. I hope you’ll inspired to give this simple method a try. Enjoy!
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Ingredients:
I used 6-inch loose pan, lined with parchment paper
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Crust
100g whole wheat or digestive biscuits
35g [2½ tbsp] butter, melted
1 can [565g] lychee in syrup
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Lychee Cheesecake
200g [¾ cup + 2 tbsp] cream cheese, room temp
30g [2 tbsp] fine sugar
60g [¼ cup] plain yogurt
200g [¾ cup + 2 tbsp] whipping cream
30g [2 tbsp] fine sugar
100g [â…“ cup + 1 tbsp] lychee syrup
5g [1½ tsp] agar agar powder
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Raspberry Jelly
150g [1 cup] raspberries (frozen or fresh)
30g [2 tbsp] fine sugar
3g [¾ tsp] agar agar powder
1 tsp lemon juice
30ml [2 tbsp] water
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Lychee Jelly
240g [1 cup] lychee syrup
5g [1½ tsp] agar agar powder
Instructions:
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Strain a can of lychee. Set aside for lychee and syrup.
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Prepare a 6 inch loose pan. Line bottom and around the rim with non-stick parchment paper. Set aside.
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Crust
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Crush all the biscuits using a zip lock bag. You can also use a food processor.
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Add the melted butter and mix until well combined.
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Add the biscuits into the prepared pan. Spread them evenly. Use a bowl with flat base to compress hard the surface until it’s evenly flat and compact.
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Refrigerate while working on the next step.
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Lychee Cheesecake
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In a large mixing bowl, add in the cream cheese. Make sure your cream cheese is softened in room temp.
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Use a spatula to press and mix to ensure the cream cheese is fully softened and no lumps.
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Add in sugar and yogurt. Mix until creamy, smooth and no lumps. Set aside.
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In another mixing bowl, mix the whipping cream until frothy. Add in the sugar. Continue mixing until the cream is thickened. Do not over mix. Set aside.
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In a milk pot, add in the lychee syrup and agar agar powder. Give it a quick mix. Bring the mixture to a boil, and then simmer for about 2-3 minutes until the agar powder is completely dissolved and formed a translucent liquid. That’s the sign that the mixture is ready. Remove from the heat.
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Add the lychee agar mixture into the cream cheese mixture in a few batches. Mix until well combined.
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Add in the whipping cream into the batter in two batches. Mix until well combined.
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Transfer the batter into the pan.
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Cover with cling film, refrigerate for 1 hour or until it is set.
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Raspberry Jelly
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In a milk pot, add in the frozen raspberries, sugar, agar agar powder, lemon juice and water. You can absolutely use fresh raspberries.
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Bring the mixture to a boil, and then simmer for about 2-3 minutes until the agar powder is completely dissolved.
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Strain the raspberry sauce.
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Transfer the sauce into the pan. Use a scoop to transfer.
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Cover with cling film, refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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Lychee Jelly
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In a milk pot, add in the lychee syrup and agar agar powder. Give it a quick mix.
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Bring the mixture to a boil, and then simmer for about 2-3 minutes until the agar powder is completely dissolved and formed a translucent liquid. That’s the sign that the mixture is ready. Remove from the heat.
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Bring out the chilled pan. Arrange the lychee fruits to fill up the pan.
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Use a scoop to transfer into the pan to fill up all the way to the top covering the lychee fruits.
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Refrigerate for 2 hours or until the jelly is set.
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Gently remove the loose pan and parchment paper.
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The cake is ready to serve.