No-Bake Biscoff Cheesecake!
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A no-bake biscoff cheesecake recipe with a lotus biscoff biscuit base, creamy biscoff cookie butter cheesecake topping, whipped cream swirl and biscoff drizzle…. With only a 10 minute prep time, and make ahead friendly, you can blitz, press, whisk, chill and slice.
What is Biscoff?
Biscoff (also called speculoos/speculaas) is a spiced caramelised biscuit, and biscoff is the spreadable cookie butter version made from those biscuits. Commonly found in supermarkets (I am based in the UK, but it is available in many other counties) near other spreads and jams, it’s a delicious and very versatile in baking.
If you can’t find Biscoff where you are, look for a speculoos cookie butter, or spiced biscuit spread, as it does come under various other names as well, depending on the brands.
Making a no-bake cheesecake
The full recipe and method can be found in the recipe card below
The lotus biscuit base
The simplicity of mixing the blitzed biscuits and melted butter to make the base, is incredibly simple, but you do still need to make sure that biscuits are blitzed very finely with no lumps, and to make sure to press it down very firmly into the tin so it doesn’t crumble.
I press mine into the base of an 8″ springform cake tin so that the cheesecake is easier to remove from the tin after setting. I do not line the base, but you can add a piece of parchment paper if you are worried.
The no-bake cheesecake filling
When you whisk the mix up, it really doesn’t take too long at all – it takes me about 45 seconds to make the mixture. This is, of course, dependant on a few things – the temperature of the ingredients, brand of ingredients etc.
- Cream cheese – pretty much ANY full-fat soft cheese works. I would drain any liquid you see on top. Mascarpone is naturally sweeter if you want to use that, and others such as Philadelphia are thick and classic cheesecake
- Cream – use double cream (I’m in the UK – elsewhere it can be called ‘heavy cream’). Our double cream is typically 47% fat content so is very high. If yours is less, you may want to whip the cream separately and then fold through to help it set better
- Sugar – I like to use icing sugar
- Biscoff – smooth, or crunchy – it’s up to you.
I switch between using my stand mixer and my electric hand whisk – but both work very well. You can use either, or neither. When you make a cheesecake without an electric mixer you just have to work a lot harder.
Optional toppings for a cheesecake
You don’t have to decorate a cheesecake like this at all, but you can try a variety of toppings. I generally like to stick to a drizzle of biscoff (as it’s the flavour theme), and some sweetened whipped cream drizzled on top.
If you are to whip your own cream, I would suggest a whipping cream/double cream, so that it sets firmly, using a squirty cream can won’t work as the cream deflates quite quickly. I use a 2d closed star piping tip for my whipped cream.
Tin sizes, scaling and options
The best tin to use for any cheesecake is an 8″ springform cake tin, which is at least a couple inches deep (so the deeper ones that you can buy). This is the tin I use for all of my cheesecakes for consistency in developing recipes.
If you wanted to make a smaller cheesecake, you can halve the recipe and use a 6″ tin – this could serve 6-8 people. If you wanted to increase the cheesecake serving, and use a 9″ tin, you can increase the recipe by about third.
I have a recipe in my third book, Jane’s Patisserie Everyday for mini biscoff cheesecakes, which serves 12 individual cheesecakes.
FAQs
The use of low fat ingredients, or under-whipping
You can use any other brand of spiced biscuit spread that you want – or even switch to a different spread such as Nutella.
Yes! See more storage tips below the recipe card.
Double cream is readily available in the UK. If you do not have it, you need to use the fattiest liquid cream you have, commonly called Heavy Cream in other countries.
This means the mixture has split. You can try blending it until smooth, and then adding a setting agent such as gelatine to help it set. This usually occurs from over mixing.
No-Bake Biscoff Cheesecake recipe
Ingredients
Biscuit Base
- 300 g Lotus/Biscoff biscuits
- 125 g unsalted butter (melted)
Cheesecake Filling
- 500 g cream cheese (full fat)
- 100 g icing sugar
- 250 g Biscoff spread (smooth/crunchy)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 300 ml double cream
Optional Decorations
- 150 ml double cream
- 2 tbsp icing sugar
- 75 g Biscoff spread (melted)
- Biscoff biscuits
Instructions
- Blitz the biscuits for the base in a food processor until they're a fine crumb.
- Mix with the melted butter and press down firmly into an 8"/20cm deep springform tin.
- In a new bowl, mix the cream cheese, vanilla, icing sugar and Biscoff spread until smooth.
- Mix in the double cream and whisk until its thick and holds itself completely!
- (Don't whip it too fast, slow and steady wins the race). Alternatively, you can whip the cream separately to stiff peaks and fold through!
- Spread the mixture evenly over the biscuit base and chill in the fridge for at least 5-6 hours, but preferably overnight.
- Remove from the tin and decorate how you like.
- I whipped together the double cream and icing sugar and piped it on, adding a biscoff biscuit per slice and drizzled over some melted biscoff!
Video
Notes
- For this recipe you can use either mascarpone or soft cheese, both work perfectly. However, either MUST be full fat
- You might find it easier to melt the spread for 10 seconds before you try and decorate with it
- This cheesecake will last for 3 days in the fridge, once set.
- This cheesecake can be frozen for 3+ months
Recipe updated May 2017
I’ve updated this recipe quite few times, due to ingredient changes and to improve the overall recipe. The original recipe was:
- 150g of digestives
- 150g of Lotus biscuit
- 150g unsalted butter
- And 2x 280g of the Philadelphia cream cheese
The method for the recipe remained the same otherwise.
Storage and freezing
This cheesecake is a fresh product, so must be stored in the fridge. If the fresh ingredients used had a good date, the cheesecake will last for 3+ days.
You can freeze this cheesecake for 3+ months – I would suggest freezing in the tin first, then removing, and storing. SaveSave
Related recipes
Biscoff is genuinely one of my favourite things. My Biscoff cake, Biscoff cookie butter cupcakes and Biscoff cookie butter fudge are just some of the other recipes on my blog using it already and it is delicious – make sure to check out the recipes.
Thank for your recipe..it was lush and everyone at work loves it in short was gone👍🙂 and also your custard cream….making more of your cheesecake recipes thank u
Ahh that’s amazing, thank you!
Cannot wait to make ,maybe a silly question do you cover cheesecake while its setting
Thanks
Theoretically, you should yes!
Currently making this delicious cheesecake, but as much as I mix the filling, it is not becoming firm. any suggestions?
After a while, you will inevitably over whisk. If it’s still smooth, chuck it in the freezer and have either cheesecake ice cream, or a frozen cheesecake so as not to waste the ingredients.
Can I use only digestive biscuits instead of digestive biscuits and lotus biscuits?
Yes!
hello 🙂 why is it whenever i make a cheesecake other than vanilla, like chocolate or this biscoff one for example it looks like porridge
Sounds like its over mixing – if it thickens, and then starts going lumpy, its over done!
Hi,
Do u have an idea how to make the basic LOTUS biscuits i mean the basic of the lotus spread butter ?
Thanks
You buy them.
This looks yummy! I do not have an electric mixer…..should I just whip the cream and fold in to the other ingredients
Technically yes, but it might set quite soft as you really need it to be VERY thick to set properly!
Have tried this three times now and can’t seem to set it properly. Tastes amazing but I’m terrible at cakes! It never seems to get the height as in your pics. I’ve bought an electric handheld mixer and have used the slowest speed, if I make little peaks in the mixture, they hold up but once in the fridge, it’s more sloppy – am I overwhipping? Or do i need to whip te cream first then fold in? Tempted to try gelatine but never used that either! Please help!
Depending on how many speeds your mixed has, it doesn’t have to be the slowest, it just can’t be too quick if that makes sense?! Chances are, it’s actually just not whipped up enough! It should get to quite a thick mixture when its ready, so if it’s still a tad soft, then just keep going for a little! You can whip the cream separately if you wish, but I don’t think gelatine is necessary! Also, if in doubt, whack it in the freezer for a little bit to firm it up before serving!
This cheesecake has been a hit with everyone I have made it for.
It’s so easy to make. I altered the base with biscoff and digestives as I have a pack that need using up, I used more biscoff biscuit so would lose to much of the flavor.
I have made 3 so far, one was a request for someone’s birthday.
All have turned out perfectly as well. I used cream cheese from Aldi and lidl they are about 50p a tub.
Hello. I’m from Belgium (the country where ‘Speculoospasta’ was invented) and I have some questions about your recipe. Your video made me drool so hard, that I decided to give it a try and make this cheesecake., but i’m not quite familiar with the ingredient “cream cheese”. Is it more like Philadelphia or more like mascarpone?
Thanks ahead!
You can use either full-fat mascarpone or full-fat Philadelphia.
Made this at the weekend very easy to follow and tasted amazing can’t wait to make it again.
Do you line the base of the tin? It’s my first cheesecake and a bit nervous!!
I personally don’t bother as I find it easy to remove the cheesecake from the tin, but I know some readers do as its what they prefer! x
Hi,
I made this yesterday and it turned out too runny.
I let it set in the fridge overnight and just stuck it in the freezer.
I want to eat this baby in about 6 hours. Do you think it will work? When should I take it out of the freezer?
When should I get it out of the freezer?
Oh no! If it was really runny, you’ve over beaten it. It should be fine after being in the freezer, and maybe take it out an hour before?
I beat it for like 3-4 minutes on low speed…
It’s not THAT runny, but too runny to cut.
I’ll keep you posted how it turned out but the batter already tastes REALLY good.
Ahh okay! Well I hope it was yummy! X