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Tofu Key Lime Cheesecake

A no-bake cheesecake made with tofu, lime juice, and a crust of cheesecake mix crumbs.

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Why it works: Tofu and lime work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 123 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Tofu Key Lime Cheesecake

Timeat least one hour refrigeration

Ingredients

Directions

Make the crust

  1. Make crust with crumb mixture from cheesecake mix, sugar, and melted margarine.

  2. Mix all ingredients in a 9-inch pie plate until crumbs are well moistened.

  3. Press firmly against sides of pie plate first, using fingers or a large spoon to shape the edge.

  4. Press remaining crumbs firmly on the bottom using hands or a measuring cup.

Make the filling

  1. Blend filling mixture with silken tofu, lime juice, and lime zest in a food processor or blender until smooth and creamy.

  2. Spoon the filling into the crust.

Chill

  1. Refrigerate for at least one hour before cutting.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

238Calories
8 gProtein
16 gFat
18 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Tofu100g firm76
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Tofu + limetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together123 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Sugar + tofutop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together310 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  3. Sugar + limetop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together3,332 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Silken firm tofu
Provides a smooth, creamy body to the filling without baking.
Cheesecake mix
Supplies the crumb base for the crust and the filling mixture.
Margarine
Adds fat that binds the crumbs so the crust holds its shape.
Lime juice
Adds acidity and tangy lime flavor to the filling.
Lime zest
Adds aromatic lime oils for stronger citrus flavor.

The step that matters

Pressing the crust firmly. Firm pressing packs the moistened crumbs together so the crust holds its shape when the filling is added and sliced. Loose crumbs can crumble apart when cut.

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, tofu):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Avocadofits better
  4. Limethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, tofu. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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