There are many things that come to mind when Boy George is mentioned, but cooking usually isn’t one of them. Turns out, the 1980’s musical sensation loves to experiment in the kitchen, specifically with Avocado Lime Cheesecake.
Since Shavuot is next week and my curiosity was piqued, it was the perfect time to get started. All I needed was a good recipe. Googling “Avocado Lime Cheesecake” produced tons of options, many of them British, which means metric measurements. Now, yours truly is American to her core and simply can not compute metric! Nor can I deal with long, complicated ingredient lists. This was turning out to be more challenging than expected!
As usual, AllRecipes came to my rescue. Their version looks gorgeous, seemed pretty easy, and earned many good reviews. Only one problem: it suggests using an ice cream maker. (Don’t have one.) Evidently, I’m not the only one. Solution: skip that step and simply freeze it in the shell. I LOVE shortcuts and the sage advice of other cooks!
Here’s the way I did it, with a few tweaks, should you wish to make one of your own:
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 ripe avocados, diced
- 6 ounces plain cream cheese
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 graham cracker crust (I bought a Keebler.)
Combine cream cheese, avocados, and lime juice in a blender until smooth. Heat whipping cream on the stove until it gently starts to bubble; add in sugar and stir to dissolve. Let cool for 10 minutes, then whisk into cream cheese mixture. Pour into crust and freeze. (The original instructions say 2 hours, mine sat for 4 hours and was just fine. I also skipped the garnish.)
Some may call it Avocado Lime Cheesecake, but to me it will forever be known as a Boy George Cheesecake. (Gosh, I miss those amazing tunes I grew up with…)
We made smoothies at work with avocados once- I felt the mouth feel from the avocados was odd… does that transfer to this? ( I guess not- if you are sharing- it must be delish:)
I love that it is a Boy George thing. I recall the 80s….lol
If you’re not crazy about avocado, you could add just 1 instead of 2, or even leave it out altogether and make a lime cheesecake. I didn’t notice a heavy avo taste and it’s well blended and smooth. I am a total sucker for ’80’s music!
How does it taste?! What’s the texture like?
The texture is very smooth because it’s processed in the blender. I think the taste is similar to a frozen key lime pie.
We love Boy George, and this cheesecake sounds delightful!
Thanks i can’t wait to give this a try,looks delicious !
I didn’t realize he was into cooking! Avocados make anything creamy so I imagine this tastes really great!
Who would’ve thought that Boy George, of all people, liked cooking? Crazy, huh? But it sounds like he’s an awesome cook.
ooh I just saw this on your instagram, and it looks soo good. And I love it is made with avocados. I want to try this!
So glad you liked it…. and that we’re IG “friends” as well. 🙂
I love cheesecake and this sounds really different. I think I will hold on to this and try to make it in the future I am really curious to see how it tastes it looks so light.
This sounds amazing. Ive never made a cheesecake, so this would be my first.
Some cheesecakes can be very fussy, have to be cooked in a water bath, etc. This recipe is super easy.
I love cheesecake but, I’m weary about the avocados. I have never tried them in anything except guacamole and cobb salad. I’m curious enough to make this.
Because it’s all mixed in a blender, the texture is very smooth. You can also decrease the avocado.
I am new to avocados. Just had my first one recently. I would love to try this.
Avocados can be an acquired taste, for some. If you like them plain, you will love the cheesecake.
Thank you for sharing this recipe. It looks delicious. I need to try this recipe out.
Sounds like a good recipe.