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I made a home made no bake cheesecake tonight. The cream would not thicken so I added extra gelatin.

Is it safe to eat? How long can I keep it in the fridge?

The ingredients are:

  • 1 egg
  • white sugar
  • sour cream
  • double cream
  • cream cheese
  • lemon juice
  • 2 sachets of powdered gelatin

It's been in the fridge for 3 hours. It has set, but I'm not sure if it's safe to eat because of the extra gelatin powder.

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It is definitely safe to eat. Gelatin is a normal part of animal meat and bones, and you get it in large amounts when you cook tough pieces of meat slowly. It is not toxic or dangerous, even in large concentrations.

The amount of gelatin does not change the time your cake will last, so you can treat it as a normal cheesecake. To see how long it keeps, it is best to use a database like stilltasty.

Edit Stilltasty assumes a baked cheesecake. As noted in the comments, the raw egg reduces the shelf life of the cheesecake. My best guess is that it will keep up to four days (based on the shelf life of other raw-egg preparations), but I am not a specialist for that, if in doubt, it is better to use it up sooner.

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