Baking with Brian!

My friend Brian has always had a love for all things citrus. It is safe to say that whenever I need to bribe him, like I did this weekend, a baked good involving citrus is just the right thing to sweeten the deal for him. Brian was on the fence about coming home for the weekend, but when I said he could help me make mini lime cheesecakes it helped him make the right decision.

We do what we usually do at our exciting hang outs; Brian 'helps' me bake, he is an excellent stirrer but he mostly watches, and we watch a movie while munching on whatever we made. I know you're all jealous of how awesome we are and the baked goods we make. He assisted in me making a delicious, incredibly simple no-bake lime cheesecake with raspberry coulis. Sounds fancy right?

You may consider a no-bake cheesecake cheating but... it means no one has to wait hours for it to bake, hours for it to come to room temperature and then hours for it to chill, which is what everyone needs to do to make the traditional style cheesecake. A no-bake cheesecake is great because you can whip one up in 20 minutes, and it only take half an hour to chill before it's ready to serve. It's a great dinner party recipe for sure if you want to show off a bit.

The key to making this cheesecake is folding. You will have one bowl with delicious fresh whipped cream, which needs to be folded into the cream cheese mixture. Here is a short video from yummly explaining the technique.

Now that you know the technique and have the recipe, your creation can look as good as mine.

You can also be this happy while you eat it!

Brian enjoying his cheesecake!