All credit to my beautiful daughter-in-law, Les for this lovely cheesecake recipe.
Especially for you - I promised to post this recipe and here goes:
NO BAKE STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE
Ingredients:
The Base
7 oz oreo cookies (200 g)
1/4 cup butter (60 g), melted
The Strawberry Coulis
1 1/2 tsp strawberry jelly (5 g)
2 tbsp lemon juice
10.5 oz strawberry (300 g)
1/4 cup sugar (50 g) (i used two sachets of vanilla sugar)
2 tbsp corn starch (16 g) - didnt have this
The Filling
13 oz cream cheese (370 g), room temperature
2/3 cup icing sugar (80 g), sifted (i used greek yoghurt)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup whipping cream min 35% fat (160 ml), chilled
Instructions:
In a food processor, blend oreo cookies together with the cream into a fine mixture. Pour into a bowl together with butter and mix well.
Pour mixture into a 7 inch (18 cm) round springform pan and press tightly to the base. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
For the Strawberry Coulis -Add lemon juice and gelatin into a bowl and leave for 5 minutes for the gelatin to thicken.
Cut the strawberries into chunks and blend into a puree. Pour into a small pot together with the rest of the coulis ingredients, including the gelatin.
Cook on medium heat until the coulis thickens, whisk continuously. Sift into a bowl and set aside to cool to room temperature before using.
For the filling - add cream cheese into a bowl and whisk until fluffy using a handheld machine. Then add in vanilla extract, icing sugar and mix well.
While mixing, add in cooled coulis bit by bit. Mix everything well. In another bowl whisk the whipping cream until soft picks, then add to the cream cheese mixture and fold it in with a spatula.
Pour the mixture in the prepared base. Shake the pan a bit to settle everything in and smooth out the top.
Chill in the fridge overnight or until it fully sets. Once fully set, remove the springform pan and transfer cheesecake onto a serving plate.