Strawberry and Lime Margarita Cheesecake Trifle
2010
Who doesn’t like cheesecake? Well me, for one. But it’s hubby’s favourite and since it was hubby’s birthday yesterday, it’s what I planned to make. Fate, however, had another plan. My grocery delivery arrived late in the afternoon, which didn’t leave me with the necessary time for my no-bake cheesecake to set in the fridge.
What to do? I decided to dump all the components into a trifle dish and call it a day. I figured that, as a trifle, it wouldn’t matter so much that the filling hadn’t firmed up yet. It could be sloppy and messy and still pass muster. I was right – this culture clash of a dessert went down a treat.
And I have a confession. I, confirmed cheesecake hater, loved it. Perhaps it was the margarita side of things that won me over? In any case I’m frankly a bit annoyed – cheesecake was one of the few not-good-for-me things I didn’t like. I think the only thing left now is deep-fried foods. Watch this space…
Ingredients:
4 cups strawberries, sliced lengthwise, plus a few slices for decoration
juice of 2 1/2 limes, plus 1/2 lime sliced thinly for decoration
2 tbsp tequila
2 tbsp triple sec
1 tin (397g or 14oz) sweetened condensed milk
450g or 16oz plain low-fat cream cheese
4 cups biscuit crumbs (digestives or graham cracker)
1 cup butter, melted
Method:
1. Mix melted butter with biscuit crumbs and set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, mix cream cheese, condensed milk, tequila, triple sec and lime juice. Beat vigorously by hand or with electric mixer for 1 minute.
3. Place a 1 inch-deep layer of crumbs in the bottom of a large (or several individual) trifle dish.
4. Carefully spoon an equivalent layer of the cream cheese filling on top, spreading evenly.
5. Cover this layer with 1/2 the strawberries, leaving aside a few for decoration.
6. Repeat steps 3-5, then steps 3 and 4 so you have a total of 3 layers of biscuit and cheese and 2 layers of strawberries. You can of course layer this any way and in whatever quantities you like, just be sure you have a layer of the cheese mixture on top!
7. Decorate top with remaining strawberry and lime slices.
8. Refrigerate for as long as possible. This is edible straight away but will be even better the next day after the layers have firmed up.
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>Oh, this looks delightful! I love trifle, and the flavors of this one are perfect. Can't wait to try it. Happy birthday to your hubby!
>Thanks very much Liren, and I'll pass along the birthday cheer!
>Alright! Now THAT'S my kinda cheesecake, I mean, er, trifle… whatever! I love it! The booze helps too
>Oops! Forgot – Hope your hubby had a great birthday
>Thanks Denise, and yes I think he did – I also made him Molokhia (his favourite!).
>The margarita part is what really stands out. Great flavor for a summer dessert.
>Duo Dishes – there is definitely scope to increase the margarita content. I went easy on the booze because kids were going to be eating it. Thanks for stopping by!
>this looks absolutely delicious!! light and refreshing
>Dennis – it was definitely delicious, but I'm afraid not very light. I think next time I might play with the ratios a bit and use less of the cheesecake filling and biscuit crumbs and more fresh fruit. The lime does really cut the richness though.