No-Bake Lime Cheesecake with Chocolate Almond Crust

Prep Time:  20 minutes (plus 2 hours to freeze)   |    Cook Time:  0   |    Total Time:  20 minutes (plus 2 hours to freeze)   |    Yields:  One 8-inch cake

Ingredients:

Crust:

  • 2 cups ground  Benton’s  Original Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, filling removed
  • 6 ounces ground  Southern Grove  Slivered Almonds
  • 2 tablespoons  Baker’s Corner  Granulated Sugar
  • 8 tablespoons  Countryside Creamery  Unsalted Butter

Filling:

  • 4 ounces  Happy Farms  Cream Cheese
  • 14 ounces  Baker’s Corner  Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • Zest of 2 limes, divided
  • ½ cup fresh squeezed lime juice (about 6 limes)
  • 8 ounces  Friendly Farms  Whipped Topping, thawed

Directions:                                   

  1. For the crust: In a medium bowl, combine all the crust ingredients. Press the crust into the bottom and sides of an 8-inch springform pan.
  2. For the filling: In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk. Cream together with a hand mixer.
  3. Add half the zest and the lime juice.
  4. Fold in the whipped topping. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust. Smooth out the top and garnish with the remaining zest.
  5. Freeze for 2 hours. Remove the cake from the freezer 20 minutes prior to serving. Serve chilled.

Recipe Courtesy of Chef Michelle, ALDI Test Kitchen