Light and Fluffy Cheesecake (No Bake)
Hubby got this from one of the girls he worked with a few years back and it's always been a standby quick treat ... takes a little thought a head of time just to make sure you take the cream cheese out ahead of time!
It's really fluffy, not dense like some. And can be made lighter IF you believe in reduced fat items. You also could replace the sugar with Splenda, again, IF you believe in that stuff :-)
Being that Princess was a Birthday Girl and I wasn't really quite prepared for her to have friends over, I opted to make this since I had all the ingredients on hand and it doesn't take long once the cream cheese is soft.
So pretty damn easy ... and all you need is the following:
1 8oz cream cheese (I use the tub, not the block), room temp (can use lowfat, no fat, whatever)
1/2 cup sugar (or Splenda)
1/2 cup sour cream (can use no fat, low fat, whatever)
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups of cool whip or store brand non dairy topping, thawed (low fat, no fat, whatever!)
Juice of half a lime (as I was aiming for a fake key lime pie)
1 prepared graham cracker crust (or make your own by crushing 1 1/2 cups worth of graham crackers, mix 1/3 cup sugar and 6 tbs melted butter and press into bottom and up sides pie pan.
Beat cream cheese til fluffy. Add sugar, sour cream and vanilla and lime juice, beat til combined. Fold in the cool whip. Spread evenly into pie crust. Chill for several hours before serving.
This can be changed up in so many ways to suit your personal taste, such as changing vanilla to lemon or almond, you can pick a flavored whip topping, like strawberry or chocolate. You can also dress the top with a little sprinkle of chocolate shavings, toasted coconut, almonds, etc. Really, the options are endless!
Enjoy!
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It's really fluffy, not dense like some. And can be made lighter IF you believe in reduced fat items. You also could replace the sugar with Splenda, again, IF you believe in that stuff :-)
Being that Princess was a Birthday Girl and I wasn't really quite prepared for her to have friends over, I opted to make this since I had all the ingredients on hand and it doesn't take long once the cream cheese is soft.
So pretty damn easy ... and all you need is the following:
1 8oz cream cheese (I use the tub, not the block), room temp (can use lowfat, no fat, whatever)
1/2 cup sugar (or Splenda)
1/2 cup sour cream (can use no fat, low fat, whatever)
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups of cool whip or store brand non dairy topping, thawed (low fat, no fat, whatever!)
Juice of half a lime (as I was aiming for a fake key lime pie)
1 prepared graham cracker crust (or make your own by crushing 1 1/2 cups worth of graham crackers, mix 1/3 cup sugar and 6 tbs melted butter and press into bottom and up sides pie pan.
Beat cream cheese til fluffy. Add sugar, sour cream and vanilla and lime juice, beat til combined. Fold in the cool whip. Spread evenly into pie crust. Chill for several hours before serving.
This can be changed up in so many ways to suit your personal taste, such as changing vanilla to lemon or almond, you can pick a flavored whip topping, like strawberry or chocolate. You can also dress the top with a little sprinkle of chocolate shavings, toasted coconut, almonds, etc. Really, the options are endless!
Enjoy!
Looking forward to linking up with some great blog hops ... make sure you check them out! In and Out of the Kitchen, I Gotta Try That, Tempt My Tummy, Memories, Tasty Tuesday, Tuesdays At Our Home, How To Tuesday, Handmade Tuesday, Making a Home, Show Me The Goods, Totally Tasty Tuesday, All My Bloggie Friends, Frugal Tip Tuesday, Teach Me Tuesdays, Tuesday Talent Show, Tiny Tip Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, Penny Pinching Party, The Gathering Spot, Anti-Procrastination Tuesdays, Kitchen Tip Tuesdays, Domestically Divine Tuesday, Tuesday with a Twist, Frugal Tuesday Tip, Show Me What Ya Got, Show Me What You Got, What We Wore/Read/Made, What's Cooking Wednesday, Its a Party!, Recipe Swap, Works For Me Wednesday, Sugar and Spice, Wake Up Wednesday, Wheat Free Wednesday, Whatever Goes Wednesday, Wednesday Whatsits, Work It Wednesday, Homemade By You, Healthy 2Day Wednesday, Hearth and Soul, Real Fun, What I Whipped Up, Work It Wednesday, Lovely Ladies, Weekly Creative, Domestic Superhero, All Things Thursday, The Weekly Creative, Tasty Thursday, Thrifty Thursday, Full Plate Thursday, Create It Thursday, Crafty Thursday Obsessions, Frugal Food Thursday, Thursdays Treasures, Somewhat Simple, Showcase Your Talent, Simple Lives Thursday, Show Your Stuff, Foodie Friday, Get Real Frugal Friday, Frugal Fridays, Food on Friday, Freakin Did It Friday, The Pin Junkie, Freedom Friday, Friday Favorite, Foodie Friday, A peek into my paradise, Foodie Friends Friday, Fun Friday blog hop, Happy Frigay, TGIF BLOG HOP, Weekend Retreat, What’s shakin, Weekend Wonders, Weekend Potluck, Get Him Feed Anything Goes, Dwell on Fridays, Friday Foodfight, Lil Luna Link Party, Foodie Friday, Simple Living Foodie Friday, Inspirations, Weekend Wander, Simply Delicious Saturday, Weekly Roundup, Feature Yourself Saturday, I Gotta Create, Show and Tell Saturday, Show Off Weekend, Show Stopper Saturday, Sweet and Savory, The Weekend Creative, Weekend Potluck, Will Cook For Smiles, Strut Your Stuff Saturday, Saturday Show & Tell, Super Saturday Show & Tell, Say G'day Saturday, Not Bad Sunday, Potluck Party, Sunday Showcase, Savory Sunday, Sundae Scoop, Super Sunday, Mop It Up Monday, Creative Monday, The Scoop, Melt In Your Mouth Monday, Dinner Time Recipes, Show Me What You Got, Made By You Monday, Hunk of Meat Monday, Sweet Sharing Monday, On The Menu Monday, Meatless Monday, What’d You Do This Weekend, Marvelous Mess, Making It Cuter, Motivated Monday, Time To Sparkle, Mealtime Monday, Whats In The Gunny Sack, Makin You Crave Monday, Clever Chick, Creative Corner Blog Hop, Make Your Own Monday, Mix it Up Monday
Hi Jan,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great Cheesecake and so easy, by this time in the season we are all looking for easy. Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and wishing you abundant blessings in 2014!
Miz Helen