Lemon quark cheesecake

Lemon quark cheesecake

This light and luscious lemon cheesecake tastes as good as it looks

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

plus chilling

Method

  1. Crush the digestive biscuits and mix with the melted butter. Press into the base of a 20cm springform tin. Chill to firm.
  2. Whisk the light soft cheese with the quark and icing sugar, then fold through zest 2 lemons.
  3. Soak the gelatine sheets in cold water, then melt in the juice 3 lemons over a low heat. Beat into the cheese mix, then spoon on top of the biscuit base. Chill until set.

279 kcalories, protein 12g, carbohydrate 37g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 0g, sugar 31g, salt 0.59 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2010.

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  • 2010-02-18 09:38:08.451269

    plapping rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 2010-04-04 17:40:16.599851

    Brenda rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious, light, low fat cheesecake. Ideal for those watching their weight. It tastes fresh and moreish. I made it for myself and daughter as an alternative to the calorific dessert the rest of the family were having, but they all wanted it too! I will make regularly and easy to vary by using orange, mango or passion fruit instead of lemon.

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  • 2010-05-19 23:41:54.702895

    bryan commented on this recipe

    what is Quark ?

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  • 2010-05-21 13:52:28.312528

    freediva rated and commented on this recipe

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    Fantabulous!!!

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  • 2010-08-04 12:46:36.564589

    Nicola1978 rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was really easy and quick to make (albeit it really needs to chill overnight). I presented to my family after Sunday dinner and they loved it. My "only like chocolate desserts" boyfriend thought it was amazing - now that's saying something ! It has a fresh, light taste which is really yummy. My discovery of Quark I've througholy enjoyed ! It's a good quality dessert which I am making again this weekend for when friend are round.

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  • 2010-09-15 12:52:15.639423

    Dublin Foodie commented on this recipe

    Bryan, Quark is a type of cottage cheese but with a much lower fat content and no added salt so it is low fat...well, lower than the norm! I haven't looked for it here (in Dublin) but i am sure it can be found in the regular supermarkets. Can anyone help here?

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  • 2010-10-23 14:58:04.309485

    Eliz commented on this recipe

    Quark is virtually fat free and I buy it from Tesco and Morrisons. You find it next to cottage cheese. It is not lumpy like cottage cheese but has more of a thick cream cheese texture. It's wonderful stuff.

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  • 2010-10-25 12:36:00.243886

    DopeyAngel commented on this recipe

    Really good cheesecake - I'm on Weight Watchers and made this as a treat that I could also eat! Tasted lovely, really fresh but surprisingly creamy. Used reduced fat digestives for the base and gelatine powder sachets (instead of leaves as they are much cheaper - 1 sachet was enough stirred into the hot lemon juice rather than melting the leaves). My fella and his mates loved it too so an all round winner.

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  • 2010-11-29 16:35:17.534702

    Jessss commented on this recipe

    is it possible to leave out the gelatine?

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  • 2010-12-03 18:38:11.383858

    Kristi commented on this recipe

    Jesss - no, not really. Then its going to be a dessert. But you can try - and let us know. bryan - quark can be found also in Lidl and Aldi.

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  • 2010-12-08 16:31:18.414881

    Jessss commented on this recipe

    ok thx i will:)

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  • 2010-12-08 16:31:26.027798

    Jessss commented on this recipe

    ok thx i will:)

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  • 2010-12-25 03:29:50.211818

    kuri-tan ^^ commented on this recipe

    how tall is this cake?? (using a 20cm diameter tin)

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  • 2011-01-27 08:57:39.893133

    clairef commented on this recipe

    can someone tell me what is on top of the cheesecake in the picture?

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  • 2011-01-29 10:52:22.156633

    emma commented on this recipe

    I have made this for a second time and this time I blobbed in spoonfuls of my home made lemon curd. It looks very pretty when you swirl the lemon curd around with a knife once the cheesecake is in the tin.

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  • 2011-03-06 13:53:52.963708

    Jamesy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    amazing receipe.. have tried it using the lemons as this receipe and also using oranges and limes separately.. the lemon and the lime variation are the best. i have also used a lite butter as the cheesecake is so moorish i just cannot stop at one piece.. but the scales dont mind so much as its quite low fat :-) As with all the cheesecakes i make i always use more biscuit base. Well recommended!

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    2011-04-11 22:29:20.330214

    Tu rated this recipe

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    2011-04-12 15:20:45.967772

    kt rated and commented on this recipe

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    i made this cheesecake with a group of teenagers at "cooking club". They loved it and were very proud of themselves. They told all the professionals just how incredibly "difficult" it was. Lovely to see them so proud and they also loved eating it. We'll have to make 3-4 different flavours next time. Lemon + lime, any other suggestions other than already stated above?

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  • 2011-05-04 11:41:52.644747

    Edwvic rated and commented on this recipe

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    Was worried about texture of this cheesecake as I'm not too keen on Quark but needn't have worried it was really good. Lovely fresh lemony taste, great texture and left you feeling fresh, unlike some of the cheesecakes made with full fat cream cheese. Made base with low-fat digestives and crushed a few ginger biscuits with it which gave the base a bit more taste. Will certainly make this one again.

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  • 2011-05-21 22:33:17.959253

    Jill commented on this recipe

    Beautiful desert. Made for friends last night and they adored it. Hubby sneaked down and finished whilst stood at the fridge. I used home-made lemon curd for a topping, mainly for decoration rather than taste. Just fine lines drizzled on top which gave the presentation the wow factor. Will be making again soon and has been added to recipe book as a keeper!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

plus chilling

Ingredients

  • 80g digestive biscuits
  • 50g melted butter
  • 200g light soft cheese
  • 500g Quark
  • 200g icing sugar
  • zest 2 lemons , juice of 3
  • 4 gelatine sheets
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279 kcalories, protein 12g, carbohydrate 37g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 0g, sugar 31g, salt 0.59 g

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