Lime Cheesecake with Lychee Jam
Ingredients
Crust
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted, plus more for greasing pan
- 1½ cups finely ground shortbread cookies, such as Walker's brand
Cheesecake
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 8 ounces mascarpone cheese
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons lime juice, plus 1 teaspoon finely grated zest
- Pinch sea salt
- 2 large eggs
- Whipped cream, lightly sweetened
- Zest of 1 lime, for garnish
Lychee Jam
- 1 cup peeled and pitted fresh lychees with juices
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Beet juice or red food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Serves 8 To make the crust:
- Heat oven to 325°. Grease bottom of an 8-inch springform pan.
- Combine butter and cookie crumbs until moistened. Press firmly into pan to form an even crust.
- Bake until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
- In bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and mascarpone on medium-high speed until fluffy, scraping sides of bowl as necessary.
- Add sugar, lime juice and zest, and salt; beat until smooth.
- On low speed, add eggs, one at a time, scraping down sides after each addition.
- Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake until set but still wobbly, 35-40 minutes. Don't worry if cake cracks or forms air bubbles, as you will be covering it with Lychee Jam. Let cool to room temperature.
- Pulse lychees in bowl of food processor until roughly chopped. Transfer to heavy-bottomed saucepan.
- Add lime juice and sugar. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
- Cook until syrupy and thick, about 5-7 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in a tiny bit of beet juice or food coloring until desired shade of pink is reached. Let cool before spreading over cheesecake.
- After topping with jam, refrigerate the cake overnight.
- To serve, remove sides of springform pan and top cake with whipped cream and lime zest. Serve immediately.
