This is the first dessert I learned how to make! It’s still my go-to recipe for dessert-on-the-quick and it never disappoints. Literally, just 4 ingredients: Cool Whip, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla, whipped and scooped into a ready-made pie crust. I’m partial to Oreo crusts, but you can do shortbread, graham cracker, whatever your little heart desires.
I love topping fresh fruit on it and drizzling a little Grand Marnier on top, but you can do hot fudge, caramel, sprinkles, or again…whatever your little heart desires. Also, try changing up the vanilla extract for another flavor– use lemon and add in some lemon zest…or almond extract….or coconut and sprinkle some coconut shreds on top. It’s a great base for any flavor profile you’re craving!
Ingredients
- 1 block of full fat cream cheese
- 1 regular tub of Cool Whip
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 Tb vanilla extract (or you can use almond or whatever flavor you like)
- 1 pre-made crust (Oreo, Graham cracker, Shortbread)
Instructions
- Mix cream cheese, cool whip, sugar and vanilla together in a standing mixer until smooth.
- Scoop into a crust of your choice and put in freezer.
- Pull out of the freezer 30 minutes before serving to let it get a little soft. Top with your favorite berries, chocolate or caramel.
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I have your no bake cheesecake receipe but on the weather channel today they were talking about a no bake pumpkin cheesecake. What are those ingredients?
Betty– did you find the recipe? http://whatsonparkersplate.com/2013/11/no-bake-pumpkin-cheesecake/
How about posting the recipe for NoBake PUMPKIN cheesecake on your blog site? I found the plain nobake cheesecake recipe but not the pumpkin variety.
Helen, I’m so sorry I’m just now seeing this— did you find the recipe? It’s here: http://whatsonparkersplate.com/2013/11/no-bake-pumpkin-cheesecake/
can pumpkin be added to this recipe too? I saw the clip on The Weather Channel’s AMHQ on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, and I thought it was pumpkin cheesecake. I could have this recipe mixed up with the pumpkin mouse? all of the recipes looked soooo good, I want to try all of them.
thank you,
Karen
Here’s the pumpkin cheesecake recipe!
http://whatsonparkersplate.com/2013/11/no-bake-pumpkin-cheesecake/
I am going to try this too…it looks so good 🙂
Let me know how it turns out, Donna!