No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake

No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake. An easy dessert recipe made from simple ingredients including economical frozen strawberries, which means you can make it year round. No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake. Make it year round with frozen strawberries! Just last week, Spouse and I were discussing favourite Sunday supper desserts from our childhood. I was always a big fan of a Sunday trifle, but she said hers was an ever popular no bake cherry cheesecake. Growing up in the 70’s as we both did, a New York style baked cheesecake was not nearly as popular as it’s no-bake counterpart. It was practically the only kind we knew. No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake. I remember it was often a take-along dessert when going to my grandparents or a favourite aunt’s for Sunday dinner. It was also much anticipated childhood treat if we knew it was being served. I remember my mom always made it in a large 9×13 inch Tupperware container with a fitted lid. This made it very easy to transport and to cut into serving size squares. No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake. Back in those days the topping was most likely going to be a can of E.D Smith’s brand cherry pie filling. It’s odd how I loved that stuff back then, but really dislike it now. I’m not sure if it tasted better then. We often say things tasted better back then, but is it just the pleasant memory of Sunday dinners that make it seem so? I suspect it might be. An updated approach for No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake. These days my pie fillings are all homemade with no artificial colours or flavours. If using a cherry pie filling these days, I would use the topping from my cherry cheesecake pie! No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Pie That’s also made quite economically with frozen cherries. It’s far better than any canned variety I can guarantee. This cheesecake conversation happened around the time of a freezer cleanout. A large bag of frozen strawberries were at the top of my list to use and free up some space. Frozen strawberries do indeed make this cheesecake dessert more economical. Perhaps even more importantly they are always available, making it an ideal year round dessert. We decided a strawberry topping for a cheesecake would be a good idea for Sunday dinner that weekend. With no-bake cheesecake still on our minds, we decided to make one in a springform pan and not a flat baking dish.  We thought that would present better and be easier to serve that way. We were glad we did! Everyone loved it and it sparked a few more delicious memories too. Roasted Strawberry Jam One thing we did say was that we would be trying this idea with my Roasted Strawberry Jam next time. I’d highly recommend you try that too. That jam has the most intense strawberry flavour ever! Set the whipped cream aside while softening the cream cheese Chopping the cream cheese into smaller pieces makes it easier to mix. Beat to soften the cream cheese. Add part of the whipped cream back the softened cream cheese and beat until smooth. Spread the cream cheese filling over the prepared crust. When cool, add the strawberry mixture on top.   Love strawberry recipes too? Be sure to check out our collection of 50 Recipes for Strawberry Inspiration. From strawberry cake to strawberry balsamic salad and much much more! Like this No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake recipe? You’ll find hundreds of other sweet ideas in our Cakes & Pies Category and even more in our Desserts Category. It’s easy to keep up with the latest home style cooking & baking ideas from Rock Recipes. Be sure to follow Rock Recipes Facebook Page and follow us on Instagram.  Plus you’ll see daily recipe suggestions from decadent desserts to quick delicious weekday meals too.  You can also sign up for our FREE newsletter to know immediately when we add new recipes. You’ll also get weekly suggestions for great family friendly  meals and desserts too! Rock Recipes a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Our product recommendations are almost exclusively for those we currently use or have used in the past. Visit my Amazon Store for my favourite kitchen gadgets and appliances, plus recommendations from my personal cookbook collection.   0shares