Name: Cheesecake in a jar – no-bake dessert with quark and cream cheese
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Cookie base; 60 g butter or wholegrain cookies (e.g., Bebe, digestive); 25 g melted butter; Cheesecake cream; 200 g cream cheese (Philadelphia, Lučina creamy, etc.); 200 g smooth quark in a tub (semi-skimmed); 80 g plain or Greek yogurt; 40 g granulated or cane sugar (to taste); 10 g vanilla sugar; 10 ml lemon juice; 1 pinch of salt (to enhance flavor); Fruit layer; 150 g berries (fresh or thawed – raspberries, blueberries, blackberries); 10 g powdered sugar (optional for sweetening the fruit); 5 ml lemon juice (optional)

Cheesecake in a jar – no-bake dessert with quark and cream cheese

Cheesecake in a jar is a kind of “safety net” when you want a dessert that looks impressive, tastes like it’s from a café, but you don’t want to bake a lot. Instead of a pan you use jars, and instead of long baking you just mix a cookie base, a curd-and-cream-cheese filling and top with fruit. Done in minutes, no stress, no oven. It’s perfect as a quick sweet finish to Sunday lunch, a mini dessert for guests or a little “treat” with afternoon coffee — and it fits nicely in the fridge next to, say, a fit tiramisu in a cup.

⏱ 25 min● easy♨ 4 servings

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Instructions

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1Step 1Put the cookies in a bag and crush them with a rolling pin or the bottom of a jar into finer crumbs. They don’t have to be completely powdered; a few small pieces are fine — they’ll stay pleasantly crunchy.
2Step 2Melt the butter in a small saucepan and pour it over the crushed cookies. Stir so the crumbs are evenly moistened. The mixture should be just right — when you squeeze it in your hand it should hold its shape but not feel greasy.
3Step 3Divide the cookie mixture among the jars for the bottom (about 1–1.5 tablespoons each). Press it down lightly with a spoon to form a firm base. Chill the jars in the fridge for a while before preparing the cream — the base will set and hold together nicely.
4Step 4Put cream cheese, quark, yogurt, sugar, vanilla sugar, lemon juice and a pinch of salt into a bowl. Whisk with a hand mixer or whisk until you have a smooth, lightly airy cream without lumps. Taste the cream — if you prefer sweeter desserts, add a little more sugar; for a fresher flavor, add a few drops of lemon.
5Step 5Take the jars out of the fridge and divide the cheesecake cream over the cookie base. You can spoon it into the jars or use a piping bag for neater layers. Smooth the surface lightly with a spoon or spatula.
6Step 6Put the fruit in a small bowl. If using frozen, let it thaw briefly and drain any excess juice or stir part of it back in for color. Add powdered sugar and a little lemon juice to taste, and mix. You don’t need to completely mash the fruit — leaving larger pieces is fine.
7Step 7Spoon a portion of fruit on top of each jar — you can simply heap it on or press it gently into the cream so the layers join. Chill the jars in the fridge for at least 5–10 minutes, ideally 1–2 hours if you have time — the cream will firm up and the flavors will meld.
8Step 8Before serving, you can garnish the top with a mint leaf, grated chocolate or crushed cookie. Just open the jar, grab a spoon, and the “cheesecake in a jar” is ready for coffee, a celebration or relaxed evening snacking.

Kitchen tip

If you want the dessert ready in advance, feel free to prepare the cheesecake in jars the night before. I recommend adding the fruit on top just before serving, especially if you’re using very juicy or frozen fruit — the cream will stay nicely firm and the layers will look better. The jars will keep in the fridge for 2–3 days, so you’ll have a sweet “backup” ready.

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Variants and alternatives

Salted caramel & cookies: make the cookie base from caramel cookies (Lotus) and add a thin layer of salted caramel between the base and the cream.

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Nutritional values

Energie440 kcalProteins12 gSacharidy29 gTuky26 g

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