This creamy white chocolate orange no-bake cheesecake is simple to make and tastes divine! It's the perfect easy dessert for special occasions like Christmas or even a simple family dinner.
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✏️ Recipe creation
Chocolate and orange are one of my favourite flavour combos (just check out my best chocolate orange fudge and chocolate orange fudge cake!).
Every year around Christmas, Terry's brings out a white chocolate orange version and I'm obsessed! That's why I went and created my own version but in a delicious white chocolate orange cheesecake form.
It's also a super easy cheesecake recipe because it's no-bake - perfect for making ahead!
When I can, I like to use pieces of white chocolate Terry’s chocolate orange for decoration, but they’re usually limited edition and mainly available around Christmas time.
Instead, if it’s not in the festive season, I like to decorate my orange white chocolate cheesecake with whipped cream swirls and grated white chocolate.
🥘 Ingredients
This orange and white chocolate cheesecake recipe calls for the following ingredients:
1. Base:
- Graham crackers (or digestive biscuits)
- Butter: use unsalted for a low-salt and sweeter base.
2. Cheesecake Filling:
- White chocolate: use cooking chocolate or melting wafers for ease of melting.
- Cream cheese: must be full-fat cream cheese (I like Philadelphia for its low water content too). Use room temperature for ease of mixing.
- Heavy cream (e.g. double cream): use cold cream straight from the fridge for whipping success.
- Orange extract: choose extract over essence for better flavour.
See the recipe card for quantities.
Top tip: For accuracy, it’s best to weigh your ingredients rather than using cups.
♻️ Substitutions/Variations
Ingredient substitutions
Instead of white chocolate and orange extract, you can use orange-flavoured white chocolate (e.g. Terry's chocolate orange bars). Simply break into pieces and melt slowly as per the recipe. Baking chocolate melts easier though!
You can use graham crackers or digestive biscuits for your white chocolate orange cheesecake base. Alternatively, choose your favourite cookie like Oreos or even ginger cookies for a more festive twist!
Flavour options
For more festive flavour, top your white chocolate orange cheesecake with fresh or dried cranberries. Alternatively, you can add a few tablespoon of the cranberries to your cookie base to get crushed and blended together.
If you prefer milk or dark chocolate, give this Terry's chocolate orange no-bake cheesecake a try instead!
📖 Method
Base
- Place the biscuits into a food processor or blender and whizz until you get small crumbs. Or you can put the biscuits in a freezer bag and bash them till you get crumbs. Tip these into a mixing bowl.
- Melt the butter in a microwave and pour this over the crushed biscuits. Mix these together until combined.
- Press the biscuit mix into a greased and lined tin (see tips), using the back of a spoon or measuring cup to help firmly press down. Put this in the freezer while making the cheesecake filling.
Cheesecake filling
- In a microwave (20 secs at a time) or over a double-boiler, gently melt the white chocolate, stirring until smooth. Set this to one side, allowing it to cool.
- Whip the cream for several minutes, using an electric mixer or stand mixer, until it forms soft peaks.
- In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese and orange extract until smooth and fluffy, then slowly stir in the melted cooled white chocolate until just combined.
- Gently fold the whipped cream into the white chocolate mix until smooth.
- Spread the filling evenly over the biscuit base, then cover the tin with cling film and refrigerate for at least 2hrs or overnight. After this has set and is firm to touch, you can decorate your cheesecake with pieces of Terry’s white chocolate orange or whipped cream.
💭 Top tips
- Using a springform tin (or loose-bottom tin) is easier to get your cheesecake out after.
- Check out these springform pan lining tips to see how best to line your cheesecake tin.
- Instead of a food processor, you can crush your cookies by placing them into a plastic food bag and bashing them with a rolling pin.
- Use room-temperature cream cheese so it mixes better with the melted white chocolate.
- To help your cheesecake set, whip cold cream to soft peaks and fold it into your white choc chocolate orange filling mixture gently.
- To prevent a soggy base, check whether your cookie base layer is completely cool before you add the filling. If not, pop it back into the fridge for another 10mins until cold.
- Where possible, make your chocolate orange no-bake cheesecake the day before serving. Setting it overnight means you can be sure it’s nice and firm.
- To remove your white chocolate orange cheesecake from the springform pan, run a knife or spatula around the edge. Place the cheesecake on top of a mug or cup. Unclip the pan and slowly lower the sides of the pan down.
❔ Recipe FAQs
Your orange white chocolate no-bake cheesecake should last for up 4 days stored in an airtight container or wrapped in cling film. Keep in the fridge.
Yes! You can freeze your white chocolate orange cheesecake wrapped in two layers of cling film and a layer of foil for up to 3 months. Defrost in the fridge and enjoy!
This white chocolate orange cheesecake sets creamy and soft, but if you like your cheesecakes firm, you can add more chocolate to the filling mixture. Melt an extra ¼ cup (40g) white chocolate in this recipe for a firm set.
Yes, you can use a 9-inch pan instead of the 8-inch pan this recipe uses. Your layers will be thinner but still tasty. Alternatively, scale up by ¼ for a larger cheesecake.
🧁 Other goodies
Looking for some more easy desserts?
Check out these easy no-bake cheesecake recipes for more delicious dessert ideas for special occasions:
- Dark chocolate orange cheesecake – perfect for Christmas with its festive flavour!
- Pumpkin pecan cheesecake – so delicious with its pumpkin spice filling and pecan praline topping like a Cheesecake Factory copycat!
- Gingerbread orange cheesecake – another festive delight with a ginger cookie base and creamy orange filling. Top with gingerbread men for Christmas dessert heaven!
For more cheesecakes check out my full collection of the best cheesecake recipes.
Or for more festive treats, check out these Christmas and The Holidays recipes (including some delicious mince pie orange blondies) or this collection of the best no-bake Christmas dessert ideas!
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📋 Recipe
White Chocolate Orange No-Bake Cheesecake
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Ingredients
Base:
- ¾ cups (180 g) graham crackers or digestive biscuits
- ⅓ cups (80 g) unsalted butter
Cheesecake Filling:
- 3 cups (400 g) white chocolate
- 2 ⅓ cups (540 g) full-fat cream cheese room temp.
- 1 ¼ cups (300 ml) heavy cream e.g. double cream
- 3 ½ teaspoon orange extract
Decorations:
- Terry’s white chocolate orange pieces optional
Instructions
Base:
- Place the biscuits into a food processor or blender and whizz until you get small crumbs. Or you can put the biscuits in a freezer bag and bash them till you get crumbs. Tip these into a mixing bowl.
- Melt the butter in a microwave and pour this over the crushed biscuits. Mix these together until combined.
- Press the biscuit mix into a greased and lined tin (see tips), using the back of a spoon or measuring cup to help firmly press down. Put this in the freezer while making the cheesecake filling.
Cheesecake Filling:
- In a microwave (20 secs at a time) or over a double-boiler, gently melt the white chocolate, stirring until smooth. Set this to one side, allowing it to cool.
- Whip the cream for several minutes, using an electric mixer or stand mixer, until it forms soft peaks.
- In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese and orange extract until smooth and fluffy, then slowly stir in the melted cooled white chocolate until just combined.
- Gently fold the whipped cream into the white chocolate mix until smooth.
- Spread the filling evenly over the biscuit base, then cover the tin with cling film and refrigerate for at least 2hrs or overnight. After this has set and is firm to touch, you can decorate your cheesecake with pieces of Terry’s white chocolate orange or whipped cream.
Notes
- Use full-fat cream cheese and let it come to room temperature before use.
- Use white chocolate from the baking aisle for ease of melting.
- Use cold heavy cream so it whips easier.
- Use graham crackers or digestive biscuits for your cheesecake base. Alternatively, pick your favourite cookie instead!
- You can swap the white chocolate in this recipe for Terry's white chocolate orange and exclude the orange extract. Melt slowly to avoid issues though!
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate based on an online nutritional calculator, actual values may vary.
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Andrea
The recipe states 3.1/2 teaspoons orange extract but does not state where in recipe to include it! This would be helpful to know
Sweet Mouth Joy
Thank you for pointing this out, that would definitely be helpful info 😅 I've now added this in.