These No Bake Strawberry Cheesecakes are perfect for a date night dessert.
We made it to another Friday! This week has been super crazy for us and I knew I was going to want need something special to start off my weekend. Yesterday I was over at Creative Ramblings sharing 10 Tips On How To Insource Your Life. If you aren’t familiar with the term, it’s basically the idea of no longer outsourcing our lives. Stop having other people do for us what we can do for ourselves. One area that I personally feel that I am fairly good at insourcing is creating our favorite restaurant treats at home. You may remember my Take-Out Inspired Sesame Chicken from a few weeks ago, or my all time favorite Copy-Cat Chili’s Honey Chipotile Chicken.
After having a nasty stomach bug and dealing with high spirited boys all week I knew I was going to want something sweet. I started thinking about what I would like and almost instantly The Cheesecake Factory came to mind. It was where my husband and I use to go on our date nights before we had kids. And we ALWAYS got cheesecake. Going out to eat isn’t as enjoyable when you have two kids under 3; and since we are insourcing our lives I knew I could create my favorite treat at home.
I didn’t want to make a whole cheesecake because I knew we wouldn’t eat it all. Ah, who am I kidding, I didn’t want to make a whole cheesecake because I knew I WOULD eat it all in one day. So when I found these cute glasses at Target’s Dollar Spot I knew they would be perfect to make our weekend treat in. These cheesecakes are so easy to make and require absolutely no baking. So if you’ve had a rough week, or just love you some cheesecake, give this recipe a try!
- 10 Graham Crackers
- 4 Tbsp butter, melted
- 1/8 cup brown sugar
- 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 cup strawberries, cut into small bite size pieces
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1/2 packet strawberry Kool-Aid
- In a blender (I love my Blendtec) crush graham crackers.
- Transfer crushed crackers to a bowl and mix in butter and brown sugar.
- Divide crust up into 2-3 serving cups and press down with fingers.
- Mix together all cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk and lemon juice in a medium bowl on medium speed until smooth (3-5 minutes).
- Spoon cheesecake over graham cracker crust and let chill in fridge for an hour.
- Whisk together water, sugar and cornstarch in a small pot and bring to boil over medium-high heat.
- Add strawberries, stir and reduce heat to low. Let simmer for 5-6 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in Kool-Aid.
- Let cool before placing on top of cheesecake.
- You can also make these into smaller servings for little ones or parties.
These were just as good as The Cheesecake Factory but they cost a fraction of the price (Around $1 each to make) and I didn’t have to brave the crowds with two little ones. I love creating YOUR favorite recipes; what is the one recipe from a restaurant that you wish you could make at home?
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Oh how I LOVE the cheesecake factory but they’re so expensive! These look so yummy, sans strawberries though because I’m allergic. I bet this would be good with raspberries or blueberries, too!![My Profile]()
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I make a whole cheesecake – because I need to eat it all 😉 No actually this is such a better idea! lol. Thanks for sharing on Weekend Bites, I’m off to make some cheesecake!![My Profile]()
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Wow does this look amazing! Love the layered look! Saying hello from tickle my tastebuds!
Cathy
Good idea to only make a small amount. I am with you, I’d eat an entire cheesecake if I made it.
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I love the idea of individual cheesecakes. These look super yummy too. #TastyTuesday![My Profile]()
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Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe with us on Weekend Bites! Find it on today’s features. I can’t wait to make it for date night with my husband!![My Profile]()
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No-bake is a magic term to me. I am not the most skilled person in the kitchen, so the easier the better.![My Profile]()
That cheesecake looks fantastic! I should try it one of these days. With summer coming, it is awesome to great to have good excuses to have strawberry. 😉 #SITS
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I’m loving this! You always bring such amazing things to our party. Pinned and tweeted. I hope to see you tonight at 7 at our party. I can’t wait! Lou Lou Girls![My Profile]()
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I love no bake things, especially when it’s this hot outside, you don’t want to add to the heat by cooking in the kitchen too much. And who doesn’t love cheesecake and strawberries!![My Profile]()
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I know right?! Anything to keep things cool I’m good with… Strawberries are just the icing on the cake! Thanks for visiting and tweeting Joanna!
how very sweet I am an empty nester while my children and grandchildren are around a lot I love the time alone with my hubby This would be a nice treat just for us. I was surprised about the addition of the koolaid what a great idea
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this looks so delicious!![My Profile]()
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woooooowie! These look stunning! Strawberry cheesecakes are the best, and I love how this is a recipe for 2! I can totally see myself eating them both in one go haha!!!![My Profile]()
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Thanks so much Harriet! And I am totally with you…my husband had to keep his away from me or I would’ve eaten them both!
How easy, and so cute! Love cheesecake of any kind!![My Profile]()
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Thank you Leah! Cheesecake is the best!!
Omg, I love this. The koolaid in the topping is something I never thought of, the color is so perfectly bright
Thanks Jessica! I loved how bright it turned out too!
No-bake desserts are where it’s at! I also really love cheesecake. 😀 This looks delicious!![My Profile]()
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Seriously?! I am drooling! Thanks for sharing!![My Profile]()
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I am definitely going to be making these. My husband loves no bake cheesecake or any cheesecake at all for that matter. Plus I love how they are single serve and won’t cause you to make a whole cheesecake and then tempt me to eat it all and not waste it. Thanks so much for sharing at Motivational Monday! I can’t wait to see what you have to share next week too.
Bethany from The Southern Couture
Great looki ng dish.
These look SO tasty! I’m featuring you this week at Friday Favorites. Thanks for linking up!
Oh yay! Thanks Heather I’ll be sure to link up! What time does your party go live?
hi Sydney this no bake cheesecake is a feature over at Friday Favorites at http://notatrophywife.com this week! Party goes live on Thursday night! Would love a FB social media shout out! Just printed this recipe! yum! laura
This looks so delicious! Thank you for sharing at the #summerfamilyfun link-up!
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Sydney, this looks delicious! I love that it is no bake. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe at Dream. Create, Inspire. Link:). hope you are having a great weekend and take care, Tara![My Profile]()
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I love strawberries and this is perfect recipe since it is easy to do and no bake. Thank you for this one, I bookmark it.
love this, you should add it to our link party
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Hi Sydney!
Thanks a million for this delightful recipe! I just love smaller portions if everything and anything sweet!
I was wondering though… What size of cup do you use?
Many thanks again!
Rosie
Hey Rosie!
I use 14oz cups. Here is a link to the same cup so you can get the exact dimensions. https://www.target.com/p/double-old-fashioned-glass-threshold-153/-/A-31169280#lnk=sametab