What dessert is this?

[OutlawJoseyWales]

So caught a little bit of Come Dine With Me on BBC when the day was slow.

It consists of a ginger biscuit broken up forming the base and sides, mixed with butter.

Then the part that caught my eye. He mixed condensed milk with cream and added some lemon juice so that the cream and condensed milk went firm.

That is all I remember. Not sure if the biscuit base went into the oven alone or at all, or if the whole thing went into the oven, or at all, or if it was just fridge cooled.

Any ideas?

 

[WAslayer]

No bake lemon pie or lemon meringue type thing..

 

[S.Claus]

Something like this? I know it can be made with pineapple, peach, strawberries, etc.

Condensed Milk Lemon Fridge Tart Recipe By Tronél Candiotes Strydom

Deliciously creamy and tangy Condensed Milk Lemon Fridge Tart, perfect for a quick, homemade dessert. Cooked by more than 20 people and ready in 2 hours!

cookpad.com

 

[RedViking]

No-Bake Lemon & Ginger Cheesecake (or Tart)

This dessert is likely a chilled, no-bake treat. Based on your description, it involves:

Ingredients
- Ginger biscuits (crushed)
- Melted butter
- Condensed milk
- Double cream
- Lemon juice (and optionally zest)

Method
1. Base: Mix crushed ginger biscuits with melted butter. Press into a tin to form the base and sides. Chill to set.
2. Filling: Whip the cream lightly, then mix with condensed milk and lemon juice. The acidity thickens the mixture.
3. Assembly: Pour the filling over the chilled base.
4. Set: Refrigerate for several hours (ideally overnight) until firm.

No baking is typically required — the lemon juice does the magic by setting the filling. It's a popular dessert in South Africa and the UK, often served as a refreshing summer treat.

 

[Fulcrum29]

View attachment 1860610No-Bake Lemon & Ginger Cheesecake (or Tart)

This dessert is likely a chilled, no-bake treat. Based on your description, it involves:

Ingredients
- Ginger biscuits (crushed)
- Melted butter
- Condensed milk
- Double cream
- Lemon juice (and optionally zest)

Method
1. Base: Mix crushed ginger biscuits with melted butter. Press into a tin to form the base and sides. Chill to set.
2. Filling: Whip the cream lightly, then mix with condensed milk and lemon juice. The acidity thickens the mixture.
3. Assembly: Pour the filling over the chilled base.
4. Set: Refrigerate for several hours (ideally overnight) until firm.

No baking is typically required — the lemon juice does the magic by setting the filling. It's a popular dessert in South Africa and the UK, often served as a refreshing summer treat.
View attachment 1860609

A cheesecake contains cream cheese. Copilot is dom. What the OP described is some lemon pie, or tart when using real English.

 

[Fulcrum29]

@OutlawJoseyWales

Is it something like this?

Lemon Cream Pie {Fresh & Flavorful} - Celebrating Sweets

This delicious lemon cream pie features a fresh lemon filling and whipped cream topping inside of a buttery graham cracker crust.

celebratingsweets.com

 

[RedViking]

A cheesecake contains cream cheese. Copilot is dom. What the OP described is some lemon pie, or tart when using real English.

Stupid AI. Now I feel like a twit.

 

[Fulcrum29]

Stupid AI. Now I feel like a twit.

I love making cheesecakes. Lemon tarts are good, but I like my cheesecakes more. Either way, cooled down or oven-baked, pending. I made a lekker chocolate cheesecake with Chocnut spread the other day. I used crushed Oreos as a base.

 

[RedViking]

I love making cheesecakes. Lemon tarts are good, but I like my cheesecakes more. Either way, cooled down or oven-baked, pending. I made a lekker chocolate cheesecake with Chocnut spread the other day. I used crushed Oreos as a base.

Do you have an easy cheesecake recipe (so not baked).

 

[OutlawJoseyWales]

@OutlawJoseyWales

Is it something like this?

Lemon Cream Pie {Fresh & Flavorful} - Celebrating Sweets

This delicious lemon cream pie features a fresh lemon filling and whipped cream topping inside of a buttery graham cracker crust.

celebratingsweets.com

Could be that, but the condensed milk and cream and lemon juice were all mixed together. I suppose you could add a layer of cream on top as well as in that picture.

But I think you guys nailed it, enough to give it a go anyway.

 

[Fulcrum29]

Do you have an easy cheesecake recipe (so not baked).

No, not really, the most basic of cheesecake recipes are baked into my head, and from there I just change what is essentially the crust and/or flavor profile. I would apply different techniques if it were for a change of texture or layering. I also have the manly habit of making cheesecakes for some people when it's their birthday, or maybe it is just because I am bored. Cooking for me is therapy.

If you are going to make cheesecakes. Use smaller molds. Normally I make three, and they all taste very different. I prefer no-bake cheesecakes, but a baked cheesecake, if done right, can be ****ing delicious. One goes to the fridge, one is baked in the oven, and the other is baked in the airfryer. The same goes for tarts. If you go for the oven approach, consider the water bath thought it is more for perfection than anything else.

Cheesecakes are pretty much straightforward. I even once made one by mixing a strawberry flavored whey into the cream cheese It turned out fine, not great, not bad, just fine.

I know that a lot of people who are new to making cheesecake forget the heavy cream. Ultimately, you end up with hardened cream cheese. Some people like this... I don't. Some people who want their cheesecake more tangy adds way too much sour cream.

Just Google any no-bake recipe, and you will be good to go. If you want to make a chocolate cheesecake, I find Nutella to be too strong, and a handmade method can be too time-consuming. Chocnut spread works well; just mix to taste. It is soon Christmas Summertime, so I will be making lemon and pineapple cheesecakes, fattening up the family.