Easter is a great opportunity for spending time with family and that shouldn’t include you spending hours in front of the stove, slaving away. I always find it a much more relaxing occasion than Christmas and the food should also reflect that.
This simple, no-bake Cheesecake can be made ahead of time and makes a great dessert centre-piece. It is also a great recipe to pull out of the bag if you find that you are really short of time.
The mascarpone (Italian) cheese in the dish provides a balance of flavours to the sweetness of the chocolate and creme egg fondant. This is just a suggested decoration – you could use Mini Eggs, crushed Easter eggs or whatever you can salvage from the children’s Easter Egg stash!
Tip: For clean slices when you slice the Cheesecake, use a sharp knife dipped in boiling water.
Elsewhere…
Sarah’s Easter round-up for Baby Centre – 15 Fabulous Treats to make at Easter.
Re-visit my Chocolate Orange Tiramisu Party – one of my most popular posts
Time to bake? Have a go at my Lemony Spring Cupcakes, too
What treats are you most looking forward to making this Easter in the kitchen?
Recipe, styling, photos and recipes author’s own. This recipe was previously featured by the Good Food Channel
Laura@howtocookgoodfood says
Oh how gorgeous and I am also impressed by your creme egg cutting skills. I also love no bake cheesecakes, they make such a great dessert for friends and family to share as well as to impress!
Ren Behan says
Thank you Laura!! Hope you are enjoying your Easter holiday!
Eslam says
I love that you took the time to figure out the cost ratio! That is faattsnic. Who doesn’t figure out the cost ratio? Yeesh people I happen to prefer the large ones for their choc-creme ratio.Where did you get them? Shoppers had the large ones 1/2 price for 60 cents, which puts them near Wal-marts REGULAR price for a 3 pack at $2.12.
Jacqueline Meldrum says
It’s a thing of beauty Ren, but such a naughty treat. I want a slice immediately!
Ren Behan says
Thanks Jac, sending a slice over!
Dom says
woah… that is a stunner… amazing how the humble creme egg makes stuff look ridiculously naughty and childlike… this simply looks divine… nice work my friend, nice work!
Ren Behan says
Thanks Dom for your vote of confidence! Fun to make and yummy to eat – win, win!
Drake says
I love buying the mini ones beuscae of the creme to chocolate ratio too! The bigger ones are always SO sweet that it makes my teeth hurt. Haven’t ever figured out the cost per gram though brillant! Might as well get more for your money.
Deena Kakaya says
Goodness, that looks beautiful! I’m very impressed with your clean lines and that this is ‘no-bake’ recipe. X
Ren Behan says
Many thanks Deena x
Choclette says
What a super dessert for an Easter dinner. How did you manage to slice the eggs so well and get a bit of yellow in each half? I tried cutting an egg for something or other and it all went hideously wrong.
Ren Behan says
A good knife (Japanese) and by cutting precisely through the join around the egg! A few crumbled (and got eaten) but mostly they were fine.
Jose says
He does train in Tolworth yes but competes for Carrigaline in Ireland. The press reealse is from Gymnastics Ireland. The 2009 results from Northern Europeans show that Luke won a bronze medal in the All Around competition when he competed for Northern Ireland and 2 silvers on Pommel and P Bars, likewise Charlotte McKenna won 2 bronze medals at that same NE’s for Northern Ireland.
Katie Bryson says
That is Easter on a dish! Love no bake recipes Ren – brilliant job!
Ren Behan says
Thanks Katie, yes a great one to have up your sleeve
Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours says
This looks amazing Ren.
I am most impressed at how cleanly you sliced those creme eggs in half. Certainly not as easy as it looks!
Ren Behan says
It’s the good old Global knife! Won on your giveaway 🙂
Chloe says
When I first looked at this I thought wow, that’s a heart attack just waiting to happen! Reading your recipe though I’m now really craving a slice, sounds like you’ve balanced the sweetness of those Creme Eggs perfectly with a smooth mascarpone and vanilla base. Yummy.
Ren Behan says
Good point Chloe, I should have said that not the entire thing was made of creme eggs! Hope you get to try it.
Michelle Utterlyscrummy says
A great way to use spare Creme Eggs, not that there are any spare in my house as hubby eats them all! Would make a fab dessert for an Easter party too 🙂
Ren Behan says
Such a quick and easy one, the creme eggs are fun to use, although equally a handful of Mini Eggs over the top of some smashed up leftover chocolate eggs would work, too!
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