Ube Cheesecake (No Bake)

A creamy and smooth dessert, with a beautiful purple color, which combines the sweetness of ube with the softness of a classic cheesecake.

Cheesecake à l’Ube (sans cuisson) - Blubéa

Ube Cheesecake (No Bake)

No oven? No problem! A quick and delicious cake

A creamy and smooth dessert, with a beautiful purple color, which combines the sweetness of ube with the softness of a classic cheesecake.

Ingredients (20 cm mold – 8 portions)

Biscuit base:

200 g of speculoos or shortbread biscuits
80 g melted butter

Cheesecake machine:

400g cream cheese (Philadelphia or equivalent)
200 ml of whole liquid cream (cold)
100 g icing sugar
3 tbsp ube powderBlubéa(diluted in 3 tbsp. of hot milk)
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 gelatin sheets (or 8 g of agar-agar for a veggie version)

Decoration (optional):

White chocolate shavings
Grated coconut
Edible flowers or dusted ube powder

Preparation :

1. The base

Mix the biscuits into powder.
Add the melted butter and mix.
Line the bottom of a springform pan and press down well.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

2. The cheesecake machine

Soften the gelatin in cold water.
Whip the cream cheese with the icing sugar and vanilla.
Heat 3 tbsp of milk, add the drained gelatin (or agar-agar according to instructions).
Add the diluted ube mixture and mix well.
Whip the very cold liquid cream into whipped cream and fold it in gently.

3. Assembly & reassembly

Pour the mixture onto the biscuit base.
Smooth the surface.
Refrigerate for at least 6 hours (ideally overnight).

4. Decoration

When ready to serve, garnish with white chocolate shavings, a little shredded coconut, or a touch of ube powder.

Blubéa Tip 🌸

For an even more delicious contrast, serve this cheesecake with amango or passion fruit coulis: the acidity of exotic fruits enhances the sweetness of ube.