No-Bake Cheesecake With Freeze-Dried Fruit Recipe

Ingredients (11)

• 8 3/4 ounces graham cracker or Biscoff crumbs, store bought or homemade (about 2 cups; 250g)
• 2 1/2 ounces unsalted butter, melted but cool (about 5 tablespoons; 70g)
• Kosher salt, to taste
• 5 1/4 ounces sugar (about 3/4 cup; 150g)
• 2 1/2 ounces freeze-dried strawberries, such as Mother Earth or Karen’s Naturals; for other fruits, see note (about 3 cups; 70g)
• 16 ounces plain, full-fat cream cheese, such as Philadelphia (two 8-ounce packages; 455g)
• 1 1/2 ounces fresh juice from 1 lemon (3 tablespoons; 45g)
• 1/4 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; for spicing other fruits, see note
• 1/8 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use about half as much by volume
• 14 ounces heavy cream (about 1 3/4 cups; 395g)
• 12 ounces fresh fruit (about 2 cups; 340g), washed and dried