Easter lemon cheesecake

Name: Easter lemon cheesecake - creamy and refreshing with crunchy bird's nests
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12 persons
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: 600 grams plain cream cheese; 300 ml whipping cream; 1 lemon; 7 sheets of gelatin; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 100 grams white caster sugar; 200 grams dry cookies; 80 grams unsalted butter + extra for greasing; 6 strawberries; 75 grams kadayif; 10 chocolate Easter eggs

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An Easter lemon cheesecake is both creamy and refreshing. It’s a soft cheesecake with crunchy bird’s nests made from dough strands.

Updated at: 2025-07-19

Nutrition balance score

Good

7.3/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

55.01 (Medium)

17.94 (Medium)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

485.00 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

32.61 g
26.17 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

36.14 g
22.85 g

Proteins

8.15 g

Fiber

1.08 g

Sodium

220.84 mg

View all nutrients

Serve with

Beverages

Iced coffee

Desserts

Strawberry pudding

Lunch

Deviled egg tulips

This lemon cheesecake is wonderfully smooth and zesty, with an easy cookie crust and crisp bird’s nests. If you skip the Easter decorations, it’s a great dessert to make all year round.

A no-bake cheesecake is perfect when it’s warm and you prefer not to use the oven. The texture of this cheesecake is so soft it melts in your mouth. With the crunchy cookie base, sweet strawberries and extra crispy bird’s nests, this cheesecake has a lovely mix of textures and flavours.

Recipe easter lemon cheesecake

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Made by Véronique

Published at 2025-04-09, this recipe is for 12 persons and takes 50 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

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Preparation time

30 minutes

Time cooking

20 minutes

Total time

50 minutes

Making the lemon cheesecake – 30 minutes + chilling time

Grease a springform pan with butter and line the bottom with baking paper if you like.

Crumble the cookies using a food processor or rolling pin. If using a rolling pin, it helps to put the cookies in a sealed bag to avoid a mess.

Melt butter in a medium-sized pan and stir in the cookie crumbs.

Cheesecake with strawberries (easter recipe)

Press the cookie mix into the bottom of the springform pan and make the top as smooth as possible.

Place 7 sheets of gelatin in cold water. Grate the lemon peel and set it aside.

Heat lemon juice of 1 lemon with 100 grams of caster sugar in a small pan until the sugar dissolves.

Turn off the heat and stir the gelatin into the warm lemon juice. Mix until smooth and let it cool to room temperature.

Whip 300 ml of heavy cream until it reaches the thickness of yogurt. Stir in the cream cheese, lemon zest, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and the lemon mixture.

Mix everything until smooth and pour it over the cookie base. Smooth the top and let it set in the fridge for at least 2 hours.

Making the bird’s nests – 20 minutes

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit) and line a baking tray with baking paper.

Loosen the dough strands (kadayif) a little so they come apart.

Melt a small piece of butter and gently mix it through the kadayif, trying to keep the strands mostly together.

Roll the long strands into little bird’s nests. Place them on the lined tray and bake them until crispy and golden brown, about 5 to 10 minutes. The baking time depends on your oven and the size of the nests.

Let the bird’s nests cool completely and cut the strawberries in half.

Finish the cheesecake with the halved strawberries, the crispy kadayif bird’s nests and place a chocolate Easter egg in each one. Enjoy!

Tips!

Which cookies can be used for a cheesecake base?

You can use different kinds of cookies to make the base. For example: speculoos, Bastogne cookies, Maria cookies, Digestive biscuits or spiced Dutch cookies (speculaas). As long as they are dry and easy to crumble, they will work well.

How long can I store cheesecake?

You can store cheesecake in the fridge for up to 3 days.

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

485.00 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

32.61 g
26.17 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

36.14 g
22.85 g

Proteins

8.15 g

Fiber

1.08 g

Sodium

220.84 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

0.82 mg

Calcium

101.32 mg

Magnesium

23.81 mg

Potassium

23.81 mg

Phosphorus

110.24 mg

Copper

0.09 mg

Zinc

0.64 mg

Iodine

0.32 µg

Selenium

1.63 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

12.75 mg

Vitamine D

0.77 mg

Vitamine A

17.39 mg

Vitamine B1

0.04 mg

Vitamine B2

0.11 mg

Vitamine B6

0.08 mg

Vitamine B12

0.61 µg

Folic acid

18.82 µg

Vitamine E

0.50 mg

Vitamine K

1.05 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
50	gram	plain cream cheese	milk	163.00	1.25 g	1.25 g	16.05 g	11.05 g	4.00 g	-	140.00 mg	0.05 mg	50.00 mg	5.00 mg	55.00 mg	42.50 mg	-	0.30 mg	-	-	-	0.35 mg	0.28 mg	0.01 mg	0.05 mg	0.03 mg	0.50 µg	5.00 µg	-	-	-
25	ml	whipping cream	milk	84.25	0.70 g	0.70 g	9.00 g	5.00 g	0.50 g	-	8.75 mg	-	18.75 mg	2.50 mg	23.75 mg	15.00 mg	-	0.05 mg	-	-	0.25 mg	0.23 mg	0.09 mg	0.01 mg	0.03 mg	0.01 mg	0.05 µg	0.75 µg	-	-	-
0.08		lemon		3.60	0.65 g	0.30 g	0.04 g	-	0.05 g	0.22 g	0.20 mg	0.01 mg	1.00 mg	1.00 mg	15.00 mg	2.00 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	-	-	4.50 mg	-	-	0.01 mg	-	-	-	0.80 µg	-	-	-
0.58	sheet	of gelatin		4.27	-	-	-	-	1.05 g	-	1.05 mg	-	-	0.12 mg	0.18 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.08	teaspoon	vanilla extract		1.44	0.38 g	0.38 g	-	-	-	-	0.05 mg	-	0.05 mg	0.02 mg	0.74 mg	0.03 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8.33	gram	white caster sugar		32.25	7.96 g	7.96 g	-	-	-	-	1.67 mg	0.08 mg	-	-	4.17 mg	-	-	0.01 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16.67	gram	dry cookies	egg, gluten	70.17	13.00 g	8.67 g	1.25 g	0.75 g	1.42 g	0.33 g	50.00 mg	0.30 mg	5.17 mg	3.33 mg	25.00 mg	25.00 mg	0.01 mg	0.07 mg	-	-	-	0.02 mg	-	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	-	1.67 µg	-	-	-
6.67	gram	unsalted butter	milk	49.00	0.05 g	0.05 g	5.50 g	3.60 g	0.05 g	-	0.33 mg	0.01 mg	0.87 mg	0.13 mg	1.00 mg	1.33 mg	-	-	-	-	-	0.08 mg	0.07 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.5		strawberries		4.50	0.81 g	0.68 g	0.05 g	-	0.10 g	0.25 g	0.25 mg	0.11 mg	3.13 mg	1.88 mg	18.75 mg	3.75 mg	0.02 mg	0.02 mg	-	0.05 µg	8.00 mg	-	-	-	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	-	8.13 µg	0.04 mg	0.28 µg	-
6.25	gram	kadayif	gluten, nuts, milk	26.69	3.14 g	1.86 g	1.42 g	0.78 g	0.41 g	0.11 g	14.38 mg	0.09 mg	5.69 mg	1.50 mg	10.00 mg	8.13 mg	0.01 mg	0.06 mg	0.31 µg	0.75 µg	-	0.02 mg	8.63 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	-	0.02 µg	0.81 µg	0.05 mg	0.69 µg	-
0.83		chocolate easter eggs	nuts, milk, gluten, soy	45.83	4.67 g	4.33 g	2.83 g	1.67 g	0.58 g	0.17 g	4.17 mg	0.17 mg	16.67 mg	8.33 mg	25.00 mg	12.50 mg	0.04 mg	0.13 mg	0.01 µg	0.83 µg	-	0.08 mg	8.33 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	0.02 mg	0.04 µg	1.67 µg	0.42 mg	0.08 µg	-
				485.00	32.61 g	26.17 g	36.14 g	22.85 g	8.15 g	1.08 g	220.84 mg	0.82 mg	101.32 mg	23.81 mg	178.58 mg	110.24 mg	0.09 mg	0.64 mg	0.32 µg	1.63 µg	12.75 mg	0.77 mg	17.39 mg	0.04 mg	0.11 mg	0.08 mg	0.61 µg	18.82 µg	0.50 mg	1.05 µg	-

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