Eggless Fig and Orange Cheesecake Recipe

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Fresh Fig and Orange Cheesecake is an eggless no-bake dessert ready-to-serve in a Whiskey Tumbler or a jar. Filled with mascarpone cheese and caramelized oranges.

Ever since I made Eggless Tiramisu for my first post, V has been asking me to re-make it. He complains that the drawback of being married to a food blogger is that you never get a second outing. The drive to post something new takes over re-visiting what was very good. :) Well he is right in a way.

Close-up view of Eggless Fresh Fig & Orange Mascarpone Cheesecake

To pacify him and really take time to re-visit the tiramisu, I made this fig cheesecake inspired from it. It is a very simple & quickly put together dessert. I decided to make 3 layered orange and fig cheesecake – layers of fresh orange & fresh figs with vanilla mascarpone layer. I topped it with caramelized oranges with brandy.

Ingredients used for the eggless fig and orange cheesecake mixed in a bowl

Fig is one of my favorite fruit & I’ve discovered it only when I moved to Pune. In the northern part of the country, you get only dried figs which one enjoys in winter. I decided to combine my favorites – figs & tiramisu. The orange and fig cheesecake was a perfect dessert in every way – perfect sweet, perfectly set, perfect taste. I was looking for layers of colors in my cheesecake and here I was disappointed, the colors did not come out as I envisioned them to.

Side view of the completed eggless fig and orange cheesecake

I used whiskey tumblers for this dessert as I wanted smaller individual helpings. We had a big scare few days back about V’s health & almost did not make this dessert & even contemplated saying bye-bye to baking & blogging! Thankfully, it’s not a big deal & with little diet moderation he is as good as new, so I decided to make these as small helpings so that you indulge without ‘indulging’. :)

The cheesecake was really worth the effort & every bite was a delight. I gave one tumbler to a neighbor & he suffers from diabetes. He obviously enjoyed every bit of it but the surprising and the best part was that his sugar levels were absolutely in limit next morning!

A top-down view of the cheesecake topped with figs and orange zest

We brought in new year with all time favorite – baked & roasted goodies. The rest of the menu will follow soon – Roasted Herb Tomatoes, Twice Baked Potato and Baked Ratatouille.

How to Make No-Bake Fig and Orange Cheesecake?

Fig and Orange Cheesecake

Fresh Fig and Orange Cheesecake is an eggless no-bake dessert ready-to-serve in a Whiskey Tumbler or a jar. Filled with mascarpone cheese and caramelized oranges.
Prep Time10 minutes
Chilling Time6 hours
Total Time6 hours 10 minutes
Course: Dessert, Filling & Frosting
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Keyword: Bakery, eggless
Servings: 6 cheesecakes

Ingredients

for the layers

  • 100 gram digestive biscuit
  • 50 gram unsalted butter melted
  • 250 gram mascarpone
  • ¼ cup confectioner's sugar icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 150 ml whipped cream
  • 4 fresh figs
  • 2 fresh oranges

for caramelized oranges

  • 2 tbsp sugar granulated
  • 1 tbsp brandy
  • 1 fresh oranges
  • 2 tbsp water

Instructions

for the layers

  • Crush the biscuits in a food processor or a ziplock bag using a rolling pin. In a small bowl, combine crushed biscuits & melted butter. Press a heaping tablespoon onto the bottom the jars. Cover & chill while you make filling.
  • In a bowl, beat the mascarpone cheese with a spoon to break down the lumps and make it smooth. This will make it easier to fold. Now whisk together the mascarpone, vanilla & sugar till smooth.
  • Add 1/3rd of the whipped cream to the mascarpone mixture and fold in gently. Carefully fold the remaining cream as well. Do not over-mix.
  • Remove the stem of the fig & crush the figs in a blender. Do not liquefy, should be lumpy with small chunks.
  • Remove the peel, pith, membrane & seeds of the oranges. Keep the pulp aside along with whatever little juice you collect.
  • Divide the mascarpone mixture into 3 parts – to 1 part gently fold in the fig puree & to the 2nd part fold in the orange pulp. Cover all 3 bowls with plastic wrap & chill for several hours. I refrigerated overnight.
  • Remove from refrigerator & spoon the orange mixture in the prepared jars, gently smooth it out, then fill in plain mascarpone mixture, lastly followed by fig mixture. Cover in a plastic wrap & chill till the time of serving.

for caramelized oranges

  • Remove, pith, peel, membrane & pips from the orange. Lay the pulp slices in a dish & sprinkle with Brandy.
  • Heat sugar with water in a thick bottom pan, on low heat. Swirl the pan in between, allowing the sugar to dissolve.
  • Increase the heat & allow to the mixture to boil & reach rich caramel color. Remove from flame. Slowly add little more water, till you have thick syrup.
  • Pour over the oranges & allow to cool.
  • Top the cheesecake with caramelized oranges & serve chilled.

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  1. Looks inviting and yummy. Thx for linking.

    Vardhini
    Event: New U – 2013

  2. That looks delicious! Yummmmm..

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