No Bake Cheesecake Bites

Current situation: dreaming of not turning on the oven, but so desperately want dessert. Enter: No Bake Cheesecake Bites.

These No Bake Cheese Cake Bites, or sometimes called No Bake Cheesecake Bars are creamy and sweet, and sit on top of a crumbly graham cracker crust. The topping is a sweet and tangy strawberry sauce, along with a thin slice of fresh strawberry.

Cheesecake Bites – No Baking Necessary!

It’s easy to guess why I love these No Bake Cheesecake Bites.

It’s cheesecake, but with much less work to make it happen!

Now listen, sometimes I really do want to put in the effort and make a whole cheesecake. I can never quite resist my Italian Ricotta Cheesecake recipe, which is truly the cheesecake of all cheesecakes. And this Cannoli Cheesecake is another delicious Italian inspired cheesecake.

But sometimes, like today, I just don’t want to turn on that hot oven. But yet I want to make a tasty cheesecake. And these No Bake Cheesecake Bites fulfill that and so much more.

There’s really nothing complicated about this mini cheesecake recipe. There’s no cooking involved, no oven needed, no spring form pan or water baths; the only thing you’ll need is a little bit of time.

Since we are not baking it, no bake cheesecake bars will need to be refrigerated in order to solidify, and it will take about 6-8 hours for it to properly solidify in the refrigerator. So plan ahead to give yourself ample time!

Our no bake cheesecake bites are made with cream cheese, and is rich, creamy, and tangy from hints of lemon flavors.

These delicious bite size desserts sit on top of a crust made with sweet graham cracker crumbs so you should expect bites of crumbly, crunchy goodness.

My favorite topping for these no bake cheesecake bites are strawberry sauce and strawberries to give it a fresh fruity flavor which contrasts the creaminess really well.

You can also top no bake cheesecake bars with other toppings such as chocolate sauce, caramel, other fruit toppings, or just enjoy it plain!

Ingredients

To make the mini cheesecake bars itself, you will need:

• cream cheese – use full fat for best flavor. If you’re watching your fat intake, use lower fat cream cheese. Make sure it is softened before combining with the other ingredients.
• heavy whipping cream – also known as heavy cream, this is a high fat content dairy product consisting of about 30-40% fat. This will give these no bake cheesecake bars rich and creamy texture.
• lemon juice – use freshly squeezed lemon juice if possible, providing a nice tangy flavor to cream cheese.
• granulated sugar – can substitute with sweetener if desired
• confectionary sugar – dissolves better than granulated sugar and adds to the overall smoothness of the cheesecake mixture
• vanilla extract – use pure vanilla extract for best taste

As for the crust:

• graham crackers – the foundation of the crust. Alternatively, you can also crush up Oreos and make a oreo crust, similar to the base of our Oreo Cream Pie.
• brown sugar – complements the graham crackers really well and bring some additional sweetness to the crust of these no bake cheesecake bites.
• melted butter – use unsalted butter (melt in the microwave if needed) to glue the crust together, while providing a moist buttery flavor

And of course, the strawberry topping:

• fresh strawberries – frozen strawberries work too, in which case pat dry to remove moisture
• granulated sugar – for added sweetness!

How to make No Bake Cheesecake Bites

It’s hard to say no to these No Bake Cheesecake Bites with a crumbly graham cracker crust. They are easy to put together and taste just like cheesecakes that you bake in the oven.

To make it, bring graham crackers to a large zip lock bag and crush until they are fine. You can use a wooden spoon or the flat part of a meat tenderizer to pound it, or bring graham crackers into a food processors to pulse it.

Combine graham cracker crumbs with melted butter and brown sugar, it should be less crumbly and mixture should stick together more at this point.

Press graham cracker mixture onto a 8′ x 8′ baking dish that is lined with parchment paper (for easy removal of your no bake cheesecake bars later on).

Next, bring together the cheesecake filling by combining softened cream cheese, heavy cream, granulated sugar, confectionary sugar, lemon juice and vanilla extract.

The easiest way to ensure everything incorporates well and the texture is nice and smooth is to use an electric hand mixer or stand mixer to whisk the cheesecake filling until smooth and there are no more lumps.

Then spread cheesecake filing on top of the graham cracker crust.

The only thing you need to plan ahead for: it does take a good 6-8 hours to just sit in the refrigerator so that the cream cheese mixture will firm up.

In fact, the closer to the 8 hours you can get it to sit in the refrigerator, the better.

Then you take them out and very carefully cut these no bake cheesecake bars into smaller pieces.

Small is probably relative. Let’s just say it’s small enough to do portion control, but also large enough to get your cheesecake fix.

Last but not least, top these lovely no bake cheesecake bites with the toppings of your choices:

• strawberries + strawberry sauce (our current choice 🙂 )
• other fresh berries such as blueberries or raspberries
• chocolate sauce, chocolate ganache and/or chocolate chips
• caramel
• lemon curd

The best part is, none of these sauces require any cooking as well!

One bite into these no bake cheesecake bites, and you’ll find the tangy sweet strawberry sauce compliments the creamy cheesecake filling. And that graham cracker crust is perfectly crumbly and sweet.

Ahhhh so yum, so lovely, so perfect!

We love these beautiful no bake cheesecake bites so very much!

Make Ahead and Storage Instructions

If you are going to a potluck, cookout, or backyard party…bring these No Bake Cheesecake Bites to these gatherings and your people will love you for it.

If you are making these no bake cheesecake bites ahead of time, avoid adding strawberry sauce and strawberries until ready to serve. The sauce usually spreads in a weird way after sitting for a while, so do not add it too far ahead in advance for the sake of the presentation.

Since there’s a lot of dairy, always storage leftover no bake cheesecake bites in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They can also be frozen to last longer.

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• Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
• Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies
• Individual Mini Peach Cobbler
• S’mores Ice Cream
• Mason Jar Banana Pudding
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