How cute are these individual no-bake cheesecake cups? I’m totally loving on them right now. If there was only one dessert that I could indulge in for the rest of my life, it would be cheesecake. And no, it doesn’t matter what kind. Coming in at number 2 would be pecan pie. After these on Friday, i’m bringing you a dessert recipe that’s not only perfect for Valentine’s Day, but one that doesn’t even require you to turn on the oven or the stove! It was my parents’ anniversary this past weekend and to celebrate, I made these cute little individual sized cheesecake dessert cups for our dinner party. I’m sort of the unofficial dessert provider for these sort of shindigs. And boy let me tell you, we gobbled these up faster than a hot knife through butter! <– Do I sound a little ‘southern’? I’ve been watching a little Hart of Dixie and I could swear the southern accent is comin’ on a little strong in this here head of mine! Confession: I didn’t intend to eat my entire cheesecake cup in one sitting. I figured i’d nibble a little on it since I had 2 helpings of my moms pilaf and totally didn’t think about saving much room for dessert. And when I looked down, all that was left were just a few crumbs of graham cracker crust. NOW HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? Sneaky little no-bake cheesecake. You tricked me into eating the whole thing. And don’t you dare think for a second I didn’t enjoy every bite! The best (which also happens to be the most dangerous) part about this dessert, is that you can make it with all your favorite fruit. You can swap out the raspberries for strawberries, blackberries, peaches, blueberries, and just about anything else you can think of. What else would be really, (and I do mean really) good would be chocolate sandwich cookies like Oreos all crushed up instead of graham crackers at the bottom and then tossing in a handful of some chocolate chips into the cheesecake mousse with just a drizzle of chocolate syrup on top. I’m drooling over here! If you’re a witttttle intimidated my cheesecake, the way I am, this is the dessert for you. It has all the same flavor, minus the baking time and all that finickiness that traditional cheesecake requires. This is the perfect little number to have up your sleeve for this summer when you need to take dessert to an event but you don’t want to turn on that oven! We’re using cream cheese, sugar, heavy cream, a little lemon zest, and vanilla extract. Full fat everything! Because if you’re going to eat cheesecake, it better be the double D’s. Decadent and delicious!
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