Chocolate orange cheesecake

Chocolate Orange Cheesecake

I love pulling out my recipe books and browsing through old family recipes.  I was reminded recently by a friend of this Chocolate Orange cheesecake recipe that I had made time and again.  So I dragged out my old recipe book of handwritten favourite recipes and eventually found the page stained from splashes of cream and chocolate.  It is a delicious NO BAKE Cheesecake that tastes like heaven.  One of my favourite combinations is chocolate and orange, and this recipe does the combination justice.

 Chocolate and orange cheesecake

 Even if you are nervous to use gelatine, this recipe seems to work every time.  I have made it so many times and never had  a flop.  The key to the right consistency of this cheesecake is using thickened cream.  Don’t compromise with pouring cream whipped up, it just wont be the same.

It can be made with or without liquor, but the Cointreau in this cheesecake really does make it exceptional, without making it taste boozy.  It just has a very strong orange flavour, which gives it the edge.  I like to decorate with slithers of orange rind and chocolate.  It can also be made in a pie dish, but then you would spread the base crumb mixture up the sides as well.

Orange and Chocolate Cheesecake

I used an amazing Pierre Herme hazelnut spread for this cheesecake, which was bought on a recent trip to Paris. You can use Nutella or any chocolate hazelnut spread of your choice.

Cheesecake with chocolate and orange

 

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Chocolate Orange Cheesecake
Prep Time
30 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
This recipe can be made with or without the liquor
Course: Chocolate, Dessert
Servings: 10
Author: Ev@ shadesofcinnamon.com
Ingredients
  • 1 Tablespoon gelatine
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 cup plain sweet biscuit crumbs
  • 90 g butter , melted
  • 250 g cream cheese
  • 1/3 cup icing sugar
  • 2 x 300ml cartons thickened cream (600mls)
  • 150 g dark chocolate , melted
  • 2 Tablespoons hazelnut spread (Nutella)
  • 1 Tablespoon Cointreau (optional)
  • Juice of one orange
  • 250 g pouring cream whipped for decoration
  • 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
Instructions
  1. Crumb the biscuits/cookies in a blender until fine crumbs form.
  2. Combine crumbs with melted butter in a bowl and mix.
  3. Spray a round 8 inch baking tray with a baking spray or rub the pan with a little butter, so that the biscuit base does not stick to the bottom and sides of the tin.
  4. Press the crumbs firmly over the base of the tin and refrigerate while preparing the cheesecake.
  5. Sprinkle gelatine over water, dissolve over hot water or microwave on High for 20 seconds.
  6. Cool to room temperature, but do not allow to set.
  7. Beat the cream cheese in an electric beater until smooth, and add the sifted icing sugar.
  8. Add the cream and beat until just combined.
  9. Beat in the gelatine mixture.
  10. Divide into 2 bowls and add the melted chocolate and hazelnut spread to one bowl. Add the orange rind, juice (and liquor if using ) to the second bowl.
  11. The mixtures should be thick , but if they are slightly runny, refrigerate for a few minutes until slightly thickened.
  12. Spread the orange mixture over the biscuit base, and then spread the chocolate over that. Cover with clingfilm and refrigerate until needed.
  13. Using a sharp knife , ease the cheesecake from the sides of the springform tin and ease it open.
  14. Decorate with grated chocolate and orange rind and whipped cream.
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4 Comments

  • Reply Freya May 11, 2014 at 7:36 PM

    Hi I was wondering what the ingredients would be for one portion?? And would vegetarian gelatine work?

    • Reply Ev May 11, 2014 at 8:03 PM

      Hi Freya, yes you could definitely use a vegetarian gelatine, but I have never made this for one person. Try diving the ingredients by 4 and making in a few little ramekins. I dont think you could use less ingredients . Hope you enjoy it. Ev

  • Reply Sania January 3, 2017 at 4:38 AM

    Didn’t get step 3 in instructions?? Cook the empty pan?or biscuit base?

    • Reply Shades of Cinnamon January 3, 2017 at 7:43 AM

      Hi Sania, Sorry that instruction is not clear. In South Africa we have a product called “Spray and Cook” which is a spray cooking oil to stop the biscuit base from sticking to the pan. You can use butter or a little oil rubbed onto the pan. Hope you enjoy this it really is a lovely dessert. Regards Ev

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