Recipe | Cottage Cheese, Orange and Cardamom Flavored No-Bake Cheesecake with Corn flake Base
If being stupid, selfish, and having good health are the three requirements for happiness then I must admit that I am a mix of all the three! Let me unveil it for you…the recent after effects of the Indonesian earthquake in India had a mild effect on the properties but caught many people unaware. I was sitting on my dinning table with one hand on my laptop and the other hand holding a tea cup when the incident occurred. Suddenly I felt my heart pumping faster and I could hear my heart beat clearly. I started to sweat and my hand was trembling with the tea cup in it. It did not occur to me that this could be due to an earthquake. I started relating the symptoms with my 40 plus status and all the medical ailments that could remember at that time. I was paying attention to all the minute details of what was happening to me so that I could explain the same to my doctor….phew. Yes, I was scared out of my wits.
A phone call from Hubby to inquire if I felt the earth quake relieved me and I screamed ” What, an earthquake, thank God”. Confused and a bit startled to comprehend my insane statement, he cut the line. Being selfish is not a bad thing if it makes you happy without hurting others 🙂
I made this instant no bake dessert the same night to celebrate life and keeping fit for another year. The Cheesecake is very light with subtle citrus flavors of orange. Cardamom and orange zest gives a freshness to this cheesecake while the cottage cheese makes it lighter and slightly healthier version than the usual cream cheesecakes. Cornflakes base give the extra crunch to the cheesecake.
Ingredients;
(serve 4)
- 1 1/2 cup crumbled fresh Cottage Cheese
- 2 tbsp. condensed milk
- Juice of one orange
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 1/2 tsp. cardamom powder
- 1 tsp. Agar-agar powder
For the base;
- 1 cup crushed cornflakes
- 2 tbsp powder sugar
- 2 tbsp. all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp. melted butter or oil
Method; Make cottage cheese (paneer) from skimmed milk and drain all the whey. Grate the peel of an orange to get one tsp. of zest and squeeze the fruit to take out the juice from it.
Soak agar-agar powder in orange juice and leave it for a few minutes. Warm the mixture slightly to help dissolve the agar-agar evenly.
Pour this agar-agar mix into the cottage cheese mixture above.
Add cottage cheese, condensed milk, orange zest and cardamom powder in a blender and blend it to make a paste.
Base; Crush cornflakes coarsely and add rest of the ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Grease individual small baking pans with oil and add about two tablespoons of cornflakes mixture in it. Press the base gently with the back of a ladle on all sides.
Pour about 2 tablespoons of cottage cheese mixture over the corn flake base in each individual pan and refrigerate all the pans for 4-5 hours till the cheesecake is set.
The orangy cottage cheese cheesecake is extremely crumble and flavorful.
Setting my desserts in individual bowls help me kill two birds with one idea..it makes serving easy and gives a feeling of eating the dessert whole without sharing 🙂
Notes;
- Replace orange zest and juice with that of lemon for a tangy cheesecake recipe.
- You could make this recipe in a single serving baking pan also.
- As I avoided sugar in the cheesecake filling the recipe is sweetened with milkmaid only. Add extra sugar if you wish to have more sweet.
Its weird because we didnt feel the earthquake in goa, not sure if there was any… I have never experienced an earthquake (which I wont need to!) so I dont know how u felt, but I can imagine that it is disturbing. What a nice way to celebrate life with an orange cheesecake. It looks adorable by the way.
Lovely recipe Sanjeeta. Loved the idea of the corn flake base. The clicks are just stunning 🙂
What gorgeous cheesecakes! And such a unique flavor – can’t wait to try them!
Omg, stunning and irresistible cheesecake,simply love the citrus flavour in cheesecake,well done..
Delicious!
Your no bake goodies are invitingly delicious. Corn flakes and orange… I want to know what it taste like. =)
Wow a no-bake cheesecake! I need to try this one! Orange & Cardamom flavors sound great!
This cheesecake looks so good! Love the idea of a cornflakes crust. Beautiful photos too Sanjeeta 🙂
i have never experienced an earthquake and im sure wudav reacted the same way 😀 this delectable cheesecake looks absolutely lovely.. love the flavours going on there
lovely pics of a delish cheese cake.
i did not experience this earthquake in goa, but know how it feels when there is an earthquake… we also start quaking and shaking 🙂
have experienced a couple of earthquakes in mumbai…..
These look fabulous! Love the cornflake crust.
I experienced a light earthquake in a hotel in Tokyo once. That’s enough for me.
I love your cheesecake!
Ha, oh my that was is a weird statement but hey, at least you know what you meant and it was not supposed to be that selfish. 😉
How beautiful your mini cheesecakes look and using agar-agar instead of gelatine (which takes more time, in addition) is always a plus.
Especially in summer I can imagine a they just perfect for a little afternoon tea outside. 😉
Well I am glad the earthquake did not cause you any harm or damage, but I have to admit I was cracking up over your reaction 🙂
And now onto this amazing treat! Again with the brilliant use of cornflakes! This looks like something I need, and soon 🙂
Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!
really…so tempting & seems dangerously delicious
:’)
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This looks so amazing! I love all the flavors and best of all that it is a no bake cheese cake. Awesome!
Especially now that summer is coming this cheesecake is perfect. No bake desserts are the best during the hot summer days! I glad the earthquake had no effect on you! Greece suffers from earthquakes too so I know exactly the feeling!
Yikes, an earthquake is scary! I’m just glad you’re all ok. 🙂 I have a weak spot for cheesecake. Your take on it sounds delectable. The combination of orange and cardamon is perfect!
wow this looks amazing!
We felt a tremor a couple of days ago.
The idea of using a cornflake crust is just brilliant. Orange and cardamom pair perfectly in this no bake treat.
Wow! I did once feel an earthquake, maybe the only one in New York City – years ago before I moved to Europe. It was so strange feeling everything shake when you never expect anything like it. Happy you are all okay! And this wonderful little tasty cheesecake looks so good and delicious! No bake is great and orange is even better!
Oh my does that sound stressful! You defintiely deserved this cheesecake after that!
Did you say CARDAMOM? Cheesecake? Wow, what’s not to love ;-)! Good to know you are all alright. Unlike moonsoon rains and typhoons, no forecast for earthquake…
Thank you for sharing this, Sanjeeta!
So glad your okay, a crust out of cornflakes…great idea!!
These little cheesecakes are so pretty! I love that you used cornflakes for the base, how delicious. And that little bit of cardamom adds so much flavor!
Wow… lovely cheesecake recipe!
Lol, we have earthquakes out here often and it takes me a minute sometimes to realize what’s happening too!
There are a lot of earthquake activities going on everywhere and it made me worried. I grew up having earthquakes pretty often in Japan, yet when it’s fairly big, my heart start beating fast and I get scared. I can totally relate to your feelings. Meanwhile, your cheesecake is so special. Never had cheesecake with these ingredients and as a cheesecake lover, I would love to have a piece of this! Looks beautiful too!
I know I’m not the first person saying this but the cornflake base idea is brilliant! Will try this soon. 🙂
Lovely lovely cheese cakes, girl! Classic recipe and shots!
Interesting ‘from the heart’ write up too 🙂
We didnt feel the tremor here at all..
Happy for my dear Chennaites and Thank God for keeping all safe!
It’s amazing how our mind works. It’s so easy to think the worst when you don’t know what is going on. I’m glad to see that you found something to make you feel better and then decided to share it with us. I love this recipe! The fact that it’s no cook is good enough, but the orange flavor in a cheesy cake with crunchy crust – sounds perfect! Your pictures make it an easy sell.
What a wonderfully different cheesecake. I love the idea of the cornflake base!
That’s a gorgeous looking dessert, Sanjeeta….
ah, love this story! Good that you’re happy, too!
These cheesecakes look amazing, with perfect flavors. And I love the idea of the cornflakes for the crust…I’ll have to remember that one!
This sounds so decadent, and full of gorgeous flavors! I love the cornflake crust:-) Hugs, Terra
Have some weakness to delicious foodstuffs becoz I love it. Not controlling myself having seen these pretty cheesecakes pics until test. Thanks for this gorgeous & stunning recipe to unveil.
Looks interesting….
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