No-Bake Cheese Cake Recipe
This is a very easy recipe that you can adapt for any fruit or berries you may have on hand.
Ingredients
- Crumb Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups Graham or Chocolate cookie crumbs
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1 Tbsp. confectioners sugar
- Filling:
- 1 envelope Gelatin
- 1/4 cup water
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened to room temp.
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy cream, whipped until stiff peaks form
- 1 cup strawberries, sliced
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Combine the first 3 ingredients, blend well, then press into the bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan, pushing the crumb mixture about 1/2 inch up the sides of the pan.
- Bake for about 10 minutes, remove from oven and set aside.
- Turn off the oven, as you don't need it now.
- Whip the heavy cream, but keep it handy.
- Dissolve (bloom) the gelatin in the water for about 5 minutes. Heat until the gelatin is clear.
- In the meantime, put the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract into the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the paddle attachment, blend on medium, just to combine.
- Turn machine off, pour in the gelatin, then turn the machine back on, again, mixing to combine.
- By hand, fold in the whipped cream and berries. and quickly pour over the crust.
- Tap pan on hard surface a couple of times to level, then refrigerate until set.
- Top with berry sauce and additional whipped cream, and garnish with mint sprig.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 140g | |
| Recipe makes 8 servings | |
| Calories 432 | |
| Calories from Fat 290 | 67% |
| Total Fat 32.94g | 41% |
| Saturated Fat 19.28g | 77% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 103mg | 34% |
| Sodium 314mg | 13% |
| Potassium 137mg | 4% |
| Total Carbs 31.7g | 8% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.6g | 2% |
| Sugars 26.23g | 17% |
| Protein 4.18g | 7% |
