For this Key Lime Cheesecake, I took a simple cheesecake and added Key Lime green swirls, along with a Key lime glaze on top. I thought this cheesecake would be perfect to make for Saint Patricks day. Its the perfect excuse to make everything green, even a key lime cheesecake!
This cheesecake tastes perfect! It’s creamy, but not wet, tart, but not sour. I think it has the perfect amount of key lime tartness and the graham cracker crust and whipped cream topping balance it out with sweetness.
The hardest part about making this cheesecake was worrying about baking it at the right temperature, and about not getting cracks in the top of the cheesecake. I experimented with several recipes and decided that this one was the best. The water bath really seemed to help make this cheesecake very creamy. If you want to use a larger 9 inch springform pan, you can adjust the cooking time to 70 minutes. At the last minute I had my husband run out and buy a turkey roasting bag because I was worried about water seeping in through the springform pan and through the tin foil. The turkey bag worked perfectly and no water got in, yay! Thank you Hubby for all your late night runs to the store for my little baking adventures!!
Ingredients
- Key Lime Cheesecake – adapted from cheesecakefactorymenu.com
- Ingredients:
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 1/2 sticks (20 oz. total) cream cheese at room temperature
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup sour cream at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3 eggs at room temperature
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons key lime juice (6 tablespoons if using regular lime juice)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons key lime/lime juice
- green food coloring if desired
- 1 cup heavy cream, whipped with 2 tablespoons powdered sugar (or make stabilized whipped cream)
- Sliced key limes/limes
Instructions
- Mix graham crackers, melted butter, and sugar in a medium bowl or plastic bag.
- Pour into a 7-inch spring form pan that’s been coated with non-stick cooking spray.
- Carefully spread crumb mixture evenly over the bottom and press firmly all over.
- Put a layer of heavy duty aluminum foil on the bottom and up the sides of the spring from pan as a protective barrier to keep the water from getting into the cheesecake.
- I also like to put my pan into an oven-proof plastic turkey bag (top open) and then put it in the water bath, just to ensure I don’t get a soggy cheesecake.
- Preheat oven to 475 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Place a large shallow pan filled with 1 inch of water into the oven to create the water bath.
- In a large bowl (or the bowl of a standing mixer), beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer on low speed.
- Gradually beat in the sugar, sour cream, flour, and vanilla until smooth.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Add the eggs, 1/4 cup heavy cream, and lime juice and continue to beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Pour the cheesecake filling into the spring form pan.
- Place the pan into the water bath in the oven.
- After 8 minutes, reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for another 40 minutes, or until filling is puffed, set, and light brown.
- Remove from oven and from the water bath, and allow to cool on a wire rack.
- Once cooled to room temperature, take the foil off, put a paper towel over the pan, and then cover with the foil (you can use a new piece of foil, but reusing is just as good).
- Refrigerate overnight.
- combine the sugar, cornstarch, water, and lime juice in a small pan.
- Mix until smooth.
- Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
- Cook for 3 minutes.
- Cool/chill until cool, but not set.
- Pour cooled glaze into the center and spread evenly with an offset or rubber spatula.
- Refrigerate until glaze is cold and firm.
- Pipe whipped cream around the top of the cheesecake, if desired Garnish
- with lime slices. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Makes about 8 servings
Happy Saint Patricks Day!
Shamene
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I love this and all the great pictures. I pinned them to my board. I will make this over the weekend.
Thank you Candi! I would love to see a picture when you finish making it. Thank you so much for pinning it!
Thank you Candi! I appreciate you pinning it and hopefully you get to make it, I would love to see pictures if you do!
It’s a gorgeous cake!!
It’s kind of hard to get lime here so I’m jelous
wish I could have a slice of this super-tempting cake
Thank you Winnie! Where do you live? Here in San Diego its right by the Mexico border so there a lot of limes, wish I could send you some and also a slice
Thank you for stopping by and commenting!
Yum! This looks so good, Shamene! I love key lime anything and I love cheesecake!
Thank you Jenn! I think you would like this cheesecake then!
Girl, you know how to do cheesecake well! My favorite flavor is key lime but I’ve never thought to make it into a cheesecake. Looks fabulous!
Awww Amy, thank you! your cheesecake is awesome too
Hi, I saw this at the posed perfection party and I pinned it and it looks so good! I would love to try this recipe and TFS!
Julie at Julie’s Lifestyle
Thank you Julie for pinning it! I am happy you stopped by and hope you get to make it!
Oh yum that looks amazing!!!
Thank you Alexis
Do you use any green food coloring to get the green shade or does that happen naturally with the lime juice?
Hi Becky, yes I did use food coloring
I will have to add that in the recipe Thanks for stopping by!
Oh my, this looks beautiful and I’m sure it’s delish! I love citrus flavors, esp lime, and always, cheesecake.
Just found your blog and so happy I did! I’m a new follower and will check out other recipes.
xo
Pat
Thank you Pat for following and checking out my blog!
This is so tempting! I love key lime. This is a perfect St. Patrick’s Day dessert. Thanks for sharing with us at the Four Seasons Blog Hop. I am pinning this!!
Hi Beth, thank you so much for stopping by and pinning my cheesecake, I appreciate that!
This looks delish! the blueberry one looks good too! I love cheesecakes and love how you make them so flavorful and so much color!
Thank you Kristina and Millie!
I love key lime! I will have to try this recipe! I am hosting a giveaway on my page this week (posted Monday) and I would love if you would stop by and check it out!
-Jennie
http://thediaryofarealhousewife.blogspot.com/
Thank you Jennie!
What a beautiful cheesecake, Shamene, and I have no doubt that it’s delicious…I love, love, love anything Key lime! Pinning, and thanks so much for linking up with us each week at Moonlight & Mason Jars!
Thank you so much Samantha! I am so happy you pinned it!
Oh that looks yummy! What a brilliant idea to use a turkey bag!! thanks for sharing on Foodie Friday
Thank you so much Adelina! I am so glad you stopped by
Wow that is so pretty! Pinned to my cake board. Would love for you to come and linkup tomorrow for the Let’s Get Real Blog Hop at 5pm EST. mypinterventures.com
Thank you Erlene, I will head over there
Congratulations!
Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Hope you have a great weekend and enjoy your new Red Plate.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Thank you so much Miz Helen! I am really excited because my first time taking home the red plate!
So pretty, Shamene, and yummy too! Thank you for sharing this at DIY Showcase on VMG206. I’m featuring your post today in my 10 St. Patrick’s Day Ideas Round Up!
~ Megin of VMG206
Thank you so much Megin!! I am so excited!
Hi,
Just wanted to let you know I am sharing your wonderful post tomorrow in my 100 Something Green St. Patricks Day RoundUp http://wp.me/p466oG-11f with a link back to your original post plus pinned to my St. Patricks Day Board! Have a terrific weekend!
Cathy from APeekIntoMyParadise.com
Thank you so much Cathy! Can’t wait to see your roundup!
Just a quick question. Do you bake the graham cracker crust before filling the pan with the cheesecake mixture? Thank you! Gonna try this out later tonight!
Hi Jill, no i did not cook the crust first. hope that helps! Good luck, I would love to see a pic when your done!
I have a pic from when I took it out of the oven:
http://instagram.com/p/lBLzkkBk5w/
I have it in the frig now and am doing the glaze tomorrow, but if the batter is any indication, this is going to be awesome!
looks good Jill, I love the swirls
Wow that’s brilliant, I love the colour. Thanks for sharing at Sweet and Savoury Sundays, I’d love you to stop by this weekend and link up!
Thank you Laura, I will be sure to!
Shamene,
Your cheesecake is beautiful. The color and flavoring are perfect for St. Patrick’s Day and it looks so creamy! I would be thrilled if you would link up your cheesecake, and any other St. Paddy’s Day favorite’s to my “Get Your Blarney On” link party. http://bit.ly/1luIm3M
Hope to see you there!
Thank you so much Teri! I will check out your link party!
Next to chocolate, cheesecake is my favorite! This looks delicious. I just created a St Patrick’s Day board just to put great recipes and inspiration like this on it
Thank you for linking up to our Lovely Ladies link party, I’ve included your cheesecake in a fabulous round-up on my blog if you’d like to check it out http://bit.ly/1oi8Vbh
Happy St Patrick’s Day!
This looks amazing!! The perfect recipe for my husbands birthday. He loves key lime cheesecake. Just a quick question, how do you get the marble colouring in the cheesecake? I looked over the directions but I think I’ve missed it somewhere.
Hi jordan! I just took out half of the batter and put green food coloring in it. Then I poured globs of each color one after the other and swirled it a little with a spoon. Hope that helps!