“Fruit Smoothie” No-Bake Cheesecake
(from tnhoneypot21’s recipe box)
TNT by Peg
Source: momsmenuplan
Categories: Cheesecake, Cream Cheese, Fruit
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups Honey Maid Graham Cracker Crumbs
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
- 2 TBSP sugar
- 4 pkg (8-oz. each) Philadelphia Neufchatel Cream Cheese (1/3 less fat cream cheese), softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 pkg. (12-oz.) frozen mixed berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries), thawed and drained
- 1 tub (8-0z.) Cool whip Lite Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
Directions
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Line a 13×9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of the pan. Mix graham cracker crumbs, butter and 2 TBSP sugar; press firmly onto bottom of prepared pan. Refrigerate while preparing filling.
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Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Smash drained berries with fork; stir into cream cheese mixture.Gently stir in 2 cups of the whipped topping. spoon over crust; cover.
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Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Use foil handles to remove cheesecake from pan before cutting into pieces to serve. Top with remaining whipped topping. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.
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Makes 16 servings.
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Recipe source: I found this as an add for Philadelphia Cream Cheese in the July, 2007 issue of Southern Living Magazine,
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**Peg’s notes!
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I used Walmart’s neufchatel cream cheese instead of Philadelphia brand and I also used Walmart’s brand of whipped topping….
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The recipe stated to divide the whipped topping…2 cups in the actual recipe and some to use to top the cheesecake….the 8-oz. container of whipped topping is exactly 2 cups….so I have opted not to add any to the top…it doesn’t even show it in the picture…so if you want to add some to the top, I would suggest you get the 12-oz. tub of whipped topping.