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Eggless No-Bake Strawberry Cheese Cake

February 12, 2012 by Sharmilee J 89 Comments

I bought strawberries having in mind 2-3 recipes and this cheese cake was the one among them. The waiting time for setting the cheese cake killed me but it is worth the wait ๐Ÿ™‚ Should admit, I couldnt wait to dig in, it was that tempting ๐Ÿ™‚
Eggless No-Bake Strawberry Cheese Cake Recipe
Cheese cake was never onto my todo list for 2 main reasons: 1. When I googled it called for cream cheese as a major ingredient 2.Spring form cake pan as both of them were out of my reach so never bothered to give a try. When I saw this recipe which used hung curd, I cudnt give any more excuses, so instantly tried it ๐Ÿ™‚ Also if you dont have spring form pan, you can make your cheese cake in a glass which is a easy way to serve in individual portions. Mittu so so loved it and said amma make it daily…what more can satisfy a mother ๐Ÿ™‚
Strawberry Cheese Cake Recipe

Strawberry Cheese Cake Recipe – Ingredients

Recipe Reference : Saffron Trail
Makes 3-4 small cups

  • Biscuits (Digestive Marie) – 4
  • Fresh Strawberries – 1/2 cup packed
  • Melted butter – 2 to 3 tsp
  • Hung curd – 1/2 cup
  • Fresh cream – 1/2 cup
  • Sugar – 3 tbsp (adjust according to the sweet / sour taste of strawberry)
  • China Grass (Agar agar) – 1/2 tbsp
  • Water – 2 tbsp
NOTE: Hang around 1.5 cups of curd for an hour to get 1/2 cup. Add more qunatity of curd if its watery to get the desired 1/2 cup.


Strawberry Cheese Cake Recipe
Method :
1.Hang curd in a cloth for an hour to drain water completely to get 1/2 cup of hung curd. Set aside. Then crush biscuits roughly and powder to a semi fine mixture.

Strawberry Cheese Cake Recipe - Step1
2.Then add melted butter to the powdered biscuits and mix well such that the mixture becomes moist. Spoon and fill it up as a base layer in each glass and press firmly with the back of a spoon or fingertips. Leave this in the refrigerator while the other layers are getting ready.
Strawberry Cheese Cake Recipe - Step2

3. Chop strawberries roughly and puree it with sugar. Heat the puree in a pan until a single boil, I did that though that step is purely optional. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, mix hung curd and cream well.

Strawberry Cheese Cake Recipe - Step3

4. Add strawberry puree(reserve 1/4 cup for the top layer) and mix well. At this point check for sugar and adjust according to your preference. If adding sugar, beat well until sugar is dissolved completely. Set aside. In a pan add water allow it to boil, keep a small heat resistant cup containing china grass(agar agar) with water. Allow it to boil until you see a clear liquid when the china grass is dissolved completely.
Strawberry Cheese Cake Recipe - Step4

5. Now add the china grass water mixture to the hung curd cream mixture, give a quick stir. Fill it up immediately in cups as a second layer reserving little space at the top. Chill it for 4-5 hrs or even overnight for best results. Then add the remaining strawberry puree as a third layer and serve chilled.

Strawberry Cheese Cake Recipe - Step5

If you add china grass with the strawberry sauce(as mentioned in ‘my notes’) then after pouring the 3rd sauce layer, set it for an hour and serve chilled. Easy yummy no bake version of strawberry cheese is ready.

Strawberry Cheese Cake Recipe

For those who are like me using china grass for the first time, here is how it looks. I have seen that it comes as powder too but what I got looked like this. I tried to give a swirl pattern after setting it for one hour(it was not set fully) and this was the outcome. So after giving 4 hours of setting time just poured the puree which looked better for pics so chose that ๐Ÿ™‚

Strawberry Cheese Cake Recipe

My Notes:
  • Also if you wish you add in 1/2 tsp of china grass with 2 tsp of water for the 3rd strawberry puree layer. I just wanted saucy so didnt add china grass for the third layer.
  • The quantity in each layer is purely your choice. If you like the sauce more then top it up more.I used Marie Arrowroot for the base layer, you can use any digestive biscuits.
  • I didnt set it overnight, just gave 4 hours time and it was just fine. But for best results it is recommended to set it overnight.
  • Without setting the 2nd mid layer dont pour the strawberry sauce, it will get blended with the 2nd layer.
Eggless No-Bake Strawberry Cheese Cake Recipe

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  1. Hema says

    February 12, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    Delicious and very tempting, so perfectly done..

    Reply
  2. Varshini Sudharsan says

    February 12, 2012 at 5:57 pm

    wow sharmi…this is sooo yummmmm… i have to give cheese cake a try ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  3. Suchi says

    February 12, 2012 at 6:15 pm

    Hi Sharmi, your cheese cake looks delicious, I usually bake mine, but this sounds good ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  4. เฎ…เฎฉเฏเฎฉเฏ says

    February 12, 2012 at 6:54 pm

    It looks so tempting and yummy…. I have the spring form pan and my husband loads the fridge always with cream cheese… I dont like cream cheese much because of fat content i am afraid about… this one looks real good technique…. I will give it a try soon… Thanks for sharing … as and always your pictures never allow me to think that you are clicking them from India ๐Ÿ™‚

    Annu ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  5. Achu's Amma's Kitchen says

    February 12, 2012 at 7:15 pm

    looks awesome and mouthwatering…colorfull clicks..

    Reply
  6. Srimathi says

    February 12, 2012 at 8:38 pm

    It looks so colorful and perfect for valentines day. Will keep this in mind.

    Reply
  7. Vardhini says

    February 12, 2012 at 9:16 pm

    Lovely Sharmi. Inviting pictures.

    Vardhini
    Event: Sweet Luv
    Event: Strawberries

    Reply
  8. Teena Mary says

    February 12, 2012 at 9:30 pm

    Wow..what a fabulous recipe! Looks so pretty too! It would be great if you can share this recipe with my ongoing-''Valentine's Day Event''(till Feb 20th) So glad to follow you ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  9. jeyashrisuresh says

    February 12, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    wonderful dessert and well explained recipe too. Sounds easy too

    Reply
  10. Dershana says

    February 12, 2012 at 11:21 pm

    Delicious!

    Reply
  11. sangee vijay says

    February 13, 2012 at 12:44 am

    sounds so delicioius n really tempting…awesome clicks Sharmi!

    Reply
  12. Gayathri Kumar says

    February 13, 2012 at 1:21 am

    Cheese cake looks absolutely inviting. Loved all the clicks…

    Reply
  13. Rekha shoban says

    February 13, 2012 at 2:02 am

    wow!!tempting cake….delcious cake and beautiful presentation!

    Reply
  14. Anu says

    February 13, 2012 at 2:16 am

    Looks tempting.

    Reply
  15. Ramya Manja says

    February 13, 2012 at 2:56 am

    Idyllic one,pics are tempting….Nice presentation….

    Reply
  16. Divya Kudua says

    February 13, 2012 at 2:56 am

    I am not very fond of cheese cakes but this one looks truly delicious.Perfect dessert for Valentine's:)))

    Reply
  17. MyFudoโ„ข says

    February 13, 2012 at 3:26 am

    I have a few packs of Digestive waiting to be made into this delightful Strawberry flavored treat…Excited to try this in my kitchen tonight.

    Reply
  18. Reshmi Mahesh says

    February 13, 2012 at 3:29 am

    Delicious preparation…Love the use of hung curd..Lovely presentation..

    Reply
  19. Gayathri NG says

    February 13, 2012 at 4:07 am

    Looks very attractive n delicious dessert,i like these type of recipes thanks for sharing dear…

    Reply
  20. Sudha Sabarish says

    February 13, 2012 at 4:21 am

    Yummy strawberry cheese cake.Why don't you send it to me ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  21. Shabitha Karthikeyan says

    February 13, 2012 at 4:25 am

    Looks so colorful !! Nicely done !!

    Reply
  22. Latha Sreedhar says

    February 13, 2012 at 4:50 am

    Thats such a lovely dessert I saw it in NDTV good times and tried it long back it came out so well and my son loved it. I used gelatin not china grass will there be any taste difference using china grass? if so let me try again with china grass. Sharmi I should definetly say this ur pics really tempt me to try ur recipes even if its not our favourites. keep going…. cheers…..

    Reply
    • Sharmilee! :) says

      February 13, 2012 at 7:19 am

      There is no taste difference when china grass is used….Both gelatin and china grass are setting agents and I used china grass just to make it a vegetarian version.

      Reply
    • Latha Sreedhar says

      February 14, 2012 at 9:11 am

      ok

      Reply
  23. Prathibha says

    February 13, 2012 at 5:05 am

    just perfect for valentines day..strawberries n cheese cake is a killer combo..looks nice

    Reply
  24. Priyas Feast says

    February 13, 2012 at 5:31 am

    Yummy desi cheesecake…I am just remembering my old days..i made this long back,lovly dessert for valentine.

    Reply
  25. Nithya says

    February 13, 2012 at 6:07 am

    Yumm yumm yummm looks cute and delicious ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  26. Vimitha Anand says

    February 13, 2012 at 6:25 am

    Looks so tempting. Perfect for V day.
    My Culinary Trial Room
    Ongoing event – Love n Chocolate Fest

    Reply
  27. Kavitha Bhargav says

    February 13, 2012 at 6:34 am

    why do we have to use china grass? can we omit that? don't mind, I have never used it that's why I am asking. Is there a health benefit in that?

    Reply
    • Sharmilee! :) says

      February 13, 2012 at 7:21 am

      China grass is the setting agent which makes it like a cheese cake. If you prefer to skip it, then it will be just like pudding consistency and the layers cannot be set like shown in the pics…Hope this helps!

      Reply
    • Kavitha Bhargav says

      February 14, 2012 at 6:06 am

      Have seen china grass in supermarket and was wondering what to do with it. I may try this.

      Reply
  28. Sumi says

    February 13, 2012 at 6:50 am

    its set beautifully..china grass is very forgiving and adaptable for any flavors>Love the pictures

    Reply
  29. Plateful says

    February 13, 2012 at 8:21 am

    I heart no bake cheesecakes, so easy and scrumptious. You have taken it to the next level with an eggless recipe, sinful!

    Reply
  30. Anisha Ranjit says

    February 13, 2012 at 9:14 am

    This is such an awesome cheescake for all us here who can't get cream cheese easily.

    Reply
  31. Chandrani says

    February 13, 2012 at 9:25 am

    Awesome colorful delicious cake….

    Reply
  32. RAKS KITCHEN says

    February 13, 2012 at 10:06 am

    Have tasted only once ages ago, sounds easy enough to try ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  33. priya ravi says

    February 13, 2012 at 10:32 am

    I have fallen in love with these cutie strawberry cream cakes.. u hv successfully broken the myth for a cheesecake – springform pan, cream cheese and eggs.. If i could suggest, give a new name for this recipe..

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  34. NiVi says

    February 13, 2012 at 11:40 am

    very interesting recipe.. looks so tempting….

    Reply
  35. Priyanka says

    February 13, 2012 at 11:40 am

    Wow Sharmi, thats heavenly. Great recipe…i want to dive it right now ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  36. Nithya says

    February 13, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    hi….looks really tempting and i saw this same recipe in Dinam oru suvai and yes its quite easy to do…….any other options other than using china grass ????

    Reply
    • Sharmilee! :) says

      February 13, 2012 at 12:21 pm

      Yes I too saw that pgm ๐Ÿ™‚ You can either use china grass or gelatin

      Reply
    • Nithya says

      February 17, 2012 at 9:31 am

      hey.gelatin is beef based…..so the veg option which i came to know is pectin……..its available in wallmart and carrefour.Also u have liquid pectin available..its made of fruits extract…u can use this for jams and jellies too.

      Reply
  37. anusha praveen says

    February 13, 2012 at 1:43 pm

    very inviting clicks sharmi. Awesome dessert and such a breeze to make too

    Reply
  38. Aarthi says

    February 13, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    This looks yummy..Perfectly made Cheesecake..

    Aarthi
    http://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/

    Reply
  39. Sanjeeta kk says

    February 13, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Lovely color and beautiful presentation!

    Reply
  40. Jay says

    February 14, 2012 at 1:08 am

    sooooo totally impressive..love this..
    Tasty Appetite

    Reply
  41. Cham says

    February 14, 2012 at 2:04 am

    Curd cheese is wonderful idea and pair well with the sweet strawberries, lovely dessert!

    Reply
  42. Pavithra Elangovan says

    February 14, 2012 at 5:03 am

    Beautiful as always sharmi… Perfect valentine treat !!!

    Reply
  43. Kalyani says

    February 14, 2012 at 6:19 am

    lovely one Sharmi !

    Kalyani
    Sizzling Tastebuds
    Event : Valentine Fest โ€“ Served with Love
    Event : Cook with Spices – Coriander

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  44. Sweta says

    February 14, 2012 at 9:09 am

    After putting the china grass water mixture to the hung curd cream mixture, do we need to mix it? Oh god I am making it right now and confused about this part. I will mix I guess and then pour it in the glass.

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    • Sharmilee! :) says

      February 14, 2012 at 9:25 am

      Yes yes you need to mix it up, just give a quick stir and then pour it in the serving glass….

      Reply
  45. Sweta says

    February 14, 2012 at 9:11 am

    After putting china grass water mixture to the hung curd cream mixture, do we need to mix the mixture? oh god I am making it right now and need to know, I guess I will mix it and then pour in the glass.

    BTW love the recipe hope mine turn out good.

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    • Sharmilee! :) says

      February 14, 2012 at 9:33 am

      Great to hear, am sure you will enjoy the dessert ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    • Sweta says

      February 14, 2012 at 11:02 am

      Well I mixed it a bit and then pour in the glass.. now the waiting time begins.. have kept the strawberry plup too in fridge. yeah.. hope we enjoy it means hope my dish turns out good.. ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks a lot for the wonderful recipe.

      Reply
  46. The Bhandari's says

    February 15, 2012 at 10:31 am

    this sounds really easy and tempting… worth giving a try.. thanks for sharing
    Anjan

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  47. The Bhandari's says

    February 15, 2012 at 10:34 am

    Thanks for sharing, seems interesting and quite easy, and thanks for china grass pic too as I have never used it before…
    Anjan

    Reply
  48. M D says

    February 15, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    Beautiful clicks Sharmi! I make similar ones but instead of hung curd, I cheat it with some Amul Shrikhand. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  49. Suma Gandlur says

    February 16, 2012 at 5:54 pm

    Looks very fabulous.
    Sharmi, I have a problem leaving a comment on your blog when I open it on Interner explorer. Every time it keeps me logging off. Many times, I just leave without commenting.

    Reply
    • Sharmilee! :) says

      February 17, 2012 at 1:58 am

      I am really not sure why this happens just that the threaded comment doesnt work in IE..its a known blogger fix.But normal comments should work fine. I will check it out anyways , thanks for letting me know! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  50. TheYummyMorsel says

    February 17, 2012 at 1:48 am

    Wonderful cheese cake. Nice and bright.

    Reply
  51. Vanamala Hebbar says

    February 17, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    Superb…yummmy

    Reply
  52. Archana says

    February 25, 2012 at 5:11 pm

    Bookmarking this one.

    Reply
  53. เฎ…เฎฉเฏเฎฉเฏ says

    March 3, 2012 at 11:41 pm

    Hi Sharmi,

    I made this in the afternoon and even after it is 5 hours, it is still unset. Any reason why? I used Jello powder instead of Chinagrass and it was almost set (i dont know if it sets that quick, it had the notes to add boiling water to it and I did!!) before I can mix it in the curd mixture. I tried mixing another spoon of jello powder also very quickly than the first one. But I am wondering whether it will set?? Any ideas?

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  54. Sharmilee! :) says

    March 4, 2012 at 3:51 am

    @Annu: I am not sure of the reason but when I started mixing the china grass mixture with curd itself it starts setting down, so we have to be quick in transferring to the setting container.I havent used jello powder so coudnt tell you exactly where it went wrong….

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  55. Shradz says

    May 8, 2012 at 6:56 am

    Hi Sharmi,
    M droolin over ur pics :):).. Plannin to make them tomorrow.. Haf already kept d yogurt to set.. In d quantity you used, how many glasses did you make?? I loved ur idea of settin it n servin it in individual glasses.. Thanks!

    Shraddha

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  56. Sharmilee! :) says

    May 8, 2012 at 7:20 am

    @Shradz: As mentioned, I got 4 small size glasses(as the ones in the pics)

    Reply
  57. kavya says

    July 11, 2012 at 8:36 am

    Hi,
    Since I was not able to find straw berries in the market, will strawberry crush do? Should I put it in the blender before adding it to the cheese mix?

    Reply
  58. Sharmilee! :) says

    July 11, 2012 at 9:37 am

    @Kavya : Yes you can use strawberry crush…No no just add it as such no need to blend it.

    Reply
  59. * tigerlily * says

    August 22, 2012 at 4:26 pm

    I made this!!! It was yummy. Thanks for uploading the recipe.

    Reply
  60. Vishali Dhilip says

    August 30, 2012 at 8:43 am

    Hi Sharmi, I have been following your recipes ever since I started my married life and whatever I try from your recipe index comes out great and my husband just loves it ๐Ÿ™‚ I do have one question regarding the hung curd..Is it OK to use Yoghurt that we get in tubs instead of home made curd?? and if yes, should I still need to hang it up?? Pls suggest. Cheers !!

    Reply
  61. Sharmilee! :) says

    August 30, 2012 at 9:35 am

    @Vishali : Yes you can use tub curds but it needs to be hung to get a thick mixture….

    Reply
  62. Pinky Mishra says

    August 31, 2013 at 3:37 pm

    if i couldnt find china grass, what should i use instead of it?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      August 31, 2013 at 4:55 pm

      You can try with gelatin…I am not sure of other substitutes as setting agents…

      Reply
  63. shweman says

    September 18, 2013 at 9:37 am

    Hi, I came across this recipe – and here I am waiting and watching tv as mine sets in the fridge. Will keep you posted on how mine turned out. Could you suggest another topping, other than strawberries and blueberries?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      September 18, 2013 at 9:44 am

      Yes you can try with mangoes,blueberries etc

      Reply
    • shweman says

      September 18, 2013 at 9:52 am

      Thanks, will update the outcome.

      Reply
  64. hiding my identity says

    November 12, 2013 at 9:03 am

    I have got pure strawberry crush from Mapro. Instead of real strawberries, is it ok to use the crush.. since crush is also prepared the same way as we are preparing the strawberry sauce in this recipe?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      November 12, 2013 at 11:42 am

      I am not really sure as I ahv used only fresh strawberries for this cheese cake…may be half the recipe and try and see….

      Reply
  65. JazzE says

    February 3, 2014 at 4:20 pm

    Can I use canned strawberrys purรฉe?
    In the middle mixture With the curd+china grass?
    And in the top mixture strawberry+little china grass?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      February 5, 2014 at 3:48 am

      Yes you can use canned puree too….

      Reply
  66. Arushi Bhasin says

    February 16, 2014 at 9:22 am

    Sharmilee ji can i use gelatin instead of china grass ???

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      February 17, 2014 at 11:54 am

      Yes you can can….

      Reply
  67. Esha Pradhan says

    March 3, 2014 at 3:13 pm

    Can i use cream cheese in place of hung curd?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      March 4, 2014 at 4:20 pm

      Yes you can….

      Reply
  68. kanupriya gupta says

    March 26, 2014 at 8:42 am

    Hi, i wanted to ask, which cream are you using along with the hung curd? are u using Amul Fresh Cream? the one that we get in 200 gms tetra pack?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      March 26, 2014 at 10:13 am

      I used Amul Fresh Cream only…

      Reply
  69. Unknown says

    June 3, 2014 at 3:02 pm

    Hi Sharmi,
    I had a query related to the chinagrass bit. Once done dissolving the china grass in the water, I let it stand for a bit and then add it to the hung curd mixture. But, by the time I mix this entire things, the mixture curdles! Where am I going wrong? Should I add piping out china grass mixture to the hung curd?Can you please help me with it?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      June 4, 2014 at 4:21 pm

      Oh I haven't faced this issue….so sorry not sure of the solution

      Reply
  70. Bhakti Navin Rajapurkar says

    December 5, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    Nice recipe.. I will try this..

    Reply

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