So I am super last minute. In fact, if I have to be somewhere at 4, I start getting ready at 4. It’s a bad habit, everyone in my family is pretty much always late and I guess I kind of carried on that trend. I’ve started getting ready earlier so I can leave on time because my husband HATES being late but honestly, I somehow end up being late anyways. I can’t figure it out.

In any case, I’m also a huge believer of the notion that you do NOT go to anyone’s house empty handed and I like to make something home cooked, because…why NOT make everyone believe I am superwoman and I can do 398 things in the same day with no effort at all?

Since I’m always late and I still want to bring something home cooked, I opt for this SUPER easy no bake cheesecake recipe. Some lady had come over to my house as a kid and told me about this and I have used it ever since (there’s my attempt to give credit to the random lady who gave me this recipe – I am sorry, I wish I remembered your name but THANK YOU, it has been an incredibly helpful recipe).

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 block of plain Philadelphia cream cheese
• 1 box of cool whip
• Fruits for topping (I usually like kiwi or strawberry but you can choose anything you like) 
• 2-3 cups graham cracker crumbs and 1-2 tbsp butter (or a ready-made crust that you can buy at literally any grocery store).

The filling: I take the sugar, cream cheese and cool whip and gently blend together and as it gets mixed in nicely, I whip it a little faster which I think gives it a nice texture (but also because I am late and I’ve already wasted a whole minute whipping it slowly).

The crust: Take the butter and melt it for 10 seconds in the microwave. Then slowly start adding in the graham cracker crumbs and mixing it gently with a fork. You can decide how thick you want your crust and that will decide how much crumbs you actually use. If you buy the ready made crust then you can just skip this step and add the filling directly in.

Toppings: You can top with any fruits or glaze of your choice. I like mixing it up between kiwis and strawberries. I alternate normally or put one of each. 

Serving: Depends on how you decide to serve it. If you serve it in a standard 8″ pie plate, then you will normally get a nice thick cheesecake out of it. If you serve in mini glasses (which I love because it gives it a luxe feel), you’ll get around 8-10 out of it.

Chill before serving! It should sit in the fridge for about 30 minutes before you serve it for better taste. I don’t think it tastes nice at room temp. The ingredients kind of mesh together better once it’s chilled. This is normally when I run to get ready because it’s already time to leave.

I can’t believe I never took a proper picture but I will upload a new picture when I make this next.

Enjoy this easy, yummy dessert!!