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    Fig Cheesecake in a Jar {no-bake}

    Published: Oct 12, 2022 · Modified: Nov 23, 2023 by Nora · This post may contain affiliate links · 13 Comments

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    Ready prepared layer dessert. Fig cheesecake without baking with cream cheese filling, cookie base and fig preserve on top.
    Ready prepared layer dessert. Fig cheesecake without baking with cream cheese filling, cookie base and fig preserve on top.
    Ready prepared layer dessert. Fig cheesecake without baking with cream cheese filling, cookie base and fig preserve on top.
    Ready prepared layer dessert. Fig cheesecake without baking with cream cheese filling, cookie base and fig preserve on top.

    Fig cheesecake in a jar is a real delicacy among cheesecakes! These jar cheesecakes are prepared without baking, are created quickly, and impress with their intense fig flavor!

    Ready prepared layer dessert. Fig cheesecake without baking with cream cheese filling, cookie base and fig preserve on top.

    Additionally, dried figs are incorporated in the graham cracker base, and the cheesecake layer delights with its sweet vanilla flavor.

    The crowning touch of this simple dessert is a spoonful of fig jam with an additional fresh piece of fig.

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    • 🎥 Video
    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🥜 Substitutions
    • 🍑 Variations
    • 🍽 Equipment
    • 🌡 Storage
    • 💭 Top tip
    • 🙋🏻 FAQ
    • 📖 Recipe
    • ⛑️ Food Safety
    • 💬 Comments

    🎥 Video

    🥘 Ingredients

    Yummy ingredients for a delicious no bake fig cheesecake in a jar!
    • Graham cracker - or Petit beurre biscuits (those are more common in Europe). You can use ready-made graham cracker crumbs as well.
    • Unsalted butter
    • Dried figs
    • Cream cheese
    • Mascarpone
    • Icing sugar
    • Vanilla extract
    • Fig preserves
    • Fresh fig

    See the recipe card for quantities.

    🔪 Instructions

    Step 1 - The graham cracker base

    In order to mix the crackers with the dried figs well, we recommend preparing this cookie base not with a rolling pin but with a universal chopper.

    The chopper will perfectly create a fine cracker crumb dough with the dried figs.

    First, cut the dried figs into quarters and crush them together with the graham crackers using a chopper. Empty the finished mixture into a mixing bowl and set aside.

    Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small pan on the stove or in the microwave (in a microwave-safe bowl).

    Pour the melted butter over the cracker crumbs and mix well. You can either do this by hand with a wooden spoon or with a food processor and a flat beater.

    Now take six preserving jars and divide the crumb mixture among the jars. Press tightly together in the jar to form a firm base.

    The compression works very well with an old-fashioned wooden whisk. I still have something like that from my grandmother. (A teaspoon will also work great if you don't have such an old-fashioned tool at home.)

    Fill your preserving jars with the graham cracker fig crumbs.

    Once you've created the fig graham cracker base in the jars, please put them in the fridge for 30 minutes.

    Step 2 - The cheesecake cream

    Add the cream cheese, mascarpone, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract to a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your food processor.

    Whip with the whisk attachment for two to three minutes on medium-high speed until a creamy mixture forms.

    Then fill the cream into a pastry bag and take the chilled Weck jars out of the refrigerator.

    The easiest way is to invert the piping bag into a tall container. Placing it there will make pouring the cream cheese mixture into the piping bag much easier because you'll have both hands free.

    Divide the finished cheesecake batter between the jars.

    Press the graham cracker fig crumbs tightly inside the preserving jars.

    Remove the chilled cookie bases from the fridge.

    Press the graham cracker fig crumbs tightly inside the preserving jars and pipe the cream cheese mixture on top.

    Divide the cream cheese batter between the jars.

    Press the graham cracker fig crumbs tightly inside the preserving jars and pipe the cream cheese mixture on top.

    Spread the cream evenly.

    Press the graham cracker fig crumbs tightly inside the preserving jars and pipe the cream cheese mixture on top.

    Smooth out if necessary.

    Place the piping bag in the jar at a slight angle and pipe in circles. This positioning will distribute the cream more evenly, and you won't just have a thick dollop in the middle.

    Step 3 - The fig decoration

    Snag your fresh fig, cut it into six halves, and set it aside.

    Add the fig jam by the spoonful on top of each cream cheese filling, and place one piece of fresh fig on top of this sweet treat.

    Filled preserving jars with cookie crumb base and cream cheese mixture. Fig preserves and fresh figs next to them.

    Everything is ready for topping!

    Filled preserving jars with cookie crumb base and cream cheese mixture. Fig preserves and fresh figs next to them.

    Add the fig jam by the spoonful.

    Ready prepared layer dessert. Fig cheesecake without baking with cream cheese filling, cookie base and fig preserve on top.

    Place one piece of fresh fig on top!

    Now the jar cheesecakes are ready to be served and enjoyed!

    🥜 Substitutions

    To make this no bake fig cheesecake gluten-free, substitute the graham cracker with gluten-free cookies, and you are good to go!

    🍑 Variations

    If you prefer to have a delightful syrup as a topping, you can prepare it as follows:

    Combine the 150 g fig preserves with 70 g brown sugar and 50 g butter in a saucepan. Melt over low heat and cook until the sugar has dissolved. Let cool and pour over the cream cheese before serving.

    🍽 Equipment

    • Kitchen knife
    • Universal chopper
    • Mixing bowls
    • Small pan
    • Food processor or electric mixer
    • Tablespoon
    • Piping bag
    • Preserving glasses for serving - My favorite preserving jars are the small ones from Weck. These have 220 ml // 7.4 fl oz capacity and come in an adorable tulip shape.
    Mini Tulip Jelly Jar with Glass Lids 6 Rings and 12 Clamps, 6 Count (Pack of 1)
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    12/08/2023 12:07 pm GMT

    🌡 Storage

    Consume the prepared dessert within three days and store in the refrigerator.

    💭 Top tip

    Put the fresh fig on before serving; otherwise, it will get wrinkly and not look nice.

    🙋🏻 FAQ

    When is the fig in season?

    Around the Mediterranean, the fig can be harvested from August to October.

    What to consider when buying figs?

    When buying the fig, pay attention to the color of the fruit. The darker it is, the riper and sweeter the fig is. The lighter-colored figs taste more sour, and overly ripe figs are often mushy.

    How long will fresh figs last?

    Ripe figs usually last a maximum of three days in the refrigerator.

    Fancy more delicious no-bake cheesecakes? Check out the following recipes:

    • No-bake Ricotta Cheesecake
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    • No-bake White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake {Halloween}
    • Whipped Cream Pies (created by joyfullymad.com)
    • Eggnog Cheesecake With Ginger Spiced Crust
    • 5 ingredient mini Oreo Cheesecakes
    • No-bake Mint Cheesecake
    • No-bake Strawberry Cheesecake

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    📖 Recipe

    Ready prepared layer dessert. Fig cheesecake without baking with cream cheese filling, cookie base and fig preserve on top.

    Fig Cheesecake in a Jar {no-bake}

    Nora
    These jar cheesecakes are prepared without baking, created quickly, and impress with their intense fig flavor! Additionally, dried figs are incorporated in the graham cracker base, and the cheesecake layer delights with its sweet vanilla flavor. The crowning touch of this simple dessert is a spoonful of fig jam with an additional fresh piece of fig.
    5 from 98 votes
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    Prep Time 30 minutes mins
    Chill 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 Servings
    Calories 469 kcal

    Equipment

    • Kitchen knife
    • Universal Chopper
    • Mixing bowls
    • Small pan
    • Food processor or electric mixer
    • Tablespoon  or wooden whisk
    • Piping bag
    • Preserving glasses for serving

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 3 oz Graham cracker - or Petit beurre biscuits
    • 1.76 oz Unsalted butter
    • ½ cup Dried figs
    • 7 oz Cream cheese
    • 5 oz Mascarpone
    • ¾ cup Icing sugar
    • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
    • 6 tablespoon Fig jam
    • 1 Fresh fig

    Instructions
     

    Step 1 - The graham cracker base

    • Cut the dried figs into quarters and crush them together with the graham crackers using a chopper.
      ½ cup Dried figs, 3 oz Graham cracker
    • Empty the finished mixture into a mixing bowl and set aside.
    • Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small pan on the stove or in the microwave (in a microwave-safe bowl).
      1.76 oz Unsalted butter
    • Pour the melted butter over the cracker crumbs and mix well.
    • Now take six preserving jars and divide the crumb mixture among the jars. Press tightly together in the jar to form a firm base.
    • Once you've created the fig graham cracker base in the jars, please put them in the fridge for 30 minutes.

    Step 2 - The cheesecake cream

    • Add the cream cheese, mascarpone, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract to a large mixing bowl.
      7 oz Cream cheese, 5 oz Mascarpone, ¾ cup Icing sugar, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
    • Whip with the whisk attachment for two to three minutes on medium-high speed until a creamy mixture forms.
    • Fill the cream into a pastry bag and take the chilled preserving jars out of the refrigerator.
    • Divide the finished cheesecake batter between the jars.

    Step 3 - The fig decoration

    • Snag your fresh fig, cut it into six halves, and set it aside.
      1 Fresh fig
    • Add the fig jam by the spoonful on top of each cream cheese filling, and place one piece of fresh fig on top of this sweet treat.
      6 tablespoon Fig jam
    • Now the jar cheesecakes are ready to be served and enjoyed!

    Notes

    If you prefer to have a delightful syrup as a topping, you can prepare it as follows:
    Combine the 150 g fig preserves with 70 g brown sugar and 50 g butter in a saucepan. Melt over low heat and cook until the sugar has dissolved. Let cool and pour over the cream cheese before serving.
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    Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.
    Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 469kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 216mg | Potassium: 129mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 1018IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 1mg
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    ⛑️ Food Safety

    • Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
    • Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
    • Wash hands after touching raw meat
    • Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
    • Never leave cooking food unattended
    • Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
    • Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove

    For further information, check Safe Food Handling - FDA.

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    1. Stephanie

      October 13, 2022 at 11:45 am

      5 stars
      This is such an awesome recipe - and the kids will actually eat their fruit! Thank you for all your recipes with great instructions.

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      • Nora

        October 20, 2022 at 11:00 am

        That's awesome! Thank you, Stephanie!

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    2. Helen at the Lazy Gastronome

      October 13, 2022 at 2:31 pm

      5 stars
      This is as good as it looks. but make extras. You will want more.

      Reply
    3. Nancy

      October 14, 2022 at 8:26 pm

      5 stars
      Figs are my favourite! I love this elegant flavoured cheesecake. And the best part it’s no bake in a jar!!

      Reply
    4. Jerika

      October 19, 2022 at 1:26 am

      YUM! I love cheesecakes!:) I'm so excited to try this Fig cheesecake in a jar.:) It's awesome because it is prepared without baking. Thanks!

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      • Nora

        October 20, 2022 at 10:50 am

        Thank you, Jerika! Happy you love it!

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    5. megane

      October 19, 2022 at 4:17 pm

      5 stars
      These are really delicious and I love serving it this way. I froze some so I don't eat them all. Thanks Nora for a ripper dessert.

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      • Nora

        October 20, 2022 at 10:48 am

        Thank you so much, Megane! I am so happy you liked them!

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