Cinnamon and cardamom cheesecake

This cinnamon and cardamom cheesecake is creamy and full of bold flavours thanks to the addition of these amazing spices. The base is made of crumbled cookies and desiccated coconut which creates a surprising union of scent and flavour.

Cinnamon and cardamom cheesecake

Intense cinnamon and cardamom cheesecake recipe with shredded coconut and cookie crust.

Course sweets and desserts

Cuisine vegetarian

Keyword baked cheesecake, cardamom, cheesecake recipe, cinnamon

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Servings round about 20 cm wide cheesecake

Calories 111kcal

Ingredients

450 g spreadable cream cheese I used Arla cream cheese
120 g brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
4 small eggs or 2 big
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp ground cardamom
1 pinch nutmeg
1 tsp lemon juice
85 g cookies of your choice
45 g shredded coconut
30 g melted butter

Instructions

Instructions: Cinnamon and cardamom cheesecake

For this recipe I used cream cheese made by Arla that was kindly offered to me by its manufacturer. This cheese is 100% natural. It contains no preservatives, coloring agents, additives or stabilizers of any kind.
Whisk spreadable cream cheese, brown sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract and eggs. Put aside for a few minutes and stir again to let the brown sugar dissolve well.
Add spices and whisk again. Place the mixture in the refrigerator for 3 hours. This will allow this cheesecake to become perfectly creamy and smooth during baking process.
Prepare the cookie base. Blend your cookies with desiccated coconut. Add melted butter and stir.
For this recipe I used a round silicone baking pan, but a classic springform pan is fine too. Cover the bottom of a 20 cm round pan with a circle of baking paper (not necessary if you use the silicone pan). Fill the bottom of the pan with prepared mixture. Press on the bottom with a spoon to make it even. Put in the refrigerator for half an hour.
Preheat the oven to 165 °C. Stir the cream cheese mixture and pour it over the cookie base. Bake for about 1 hour or until the cheesecake remains completely compact and elastic to the touch.
Remove from the oven and let it cool completely. Place it in the refrigerator for about 6 hours or until your cheesecake has completely set.