It’s summer, and our nation has hit a heatwave. It’s hot and muggy. Who wants to turn on an oven? It makes you wilt just thinking about it. Here is a 6-ingredient, no-bake recipe that you’re sure to love. You can make this quick and easy sweet treat in 20 minutes.
Strawberry Mini Cheesecake
Equipment
- Electric hand mixer
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup original flavoredcream cheese softened
- 2 medium strawberries + 1 small strawberry
- 2 tsp heavy cream
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 mini graham pie crust read-made
Instructions
- Mix the cream cheese,sugar, and vanilla in a small bowl.
- In a separate medium-size bowl, add the heavy cream. Use an electric mixer on medium speed to whip the cream into stiff peaks, about 2 minutes.
- Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture to create the filling.
- Gently pour the filling into the ready-made pie crust, then refrigerate for 10 minutes.
- Cut the stem off the small strawberry. Place the strawberry flat side down in the middle of the mini cheesecake.
- Cut the stems off two medium-sized strawberries. Place them flat-side down and cut them into even slices.
- Place the sliced strawberries on the cheesecake in a circular pattern around the small strawberry in the center.
When Life Hands You Strawberries, Make a Cheesecake
My plan was to delight you with a mini cheesecake recipe. While I was planning my recipe, the worst thing imaginable happened. My air conditioning went out on a muggy day with temperatures reaching 90+ degrees! NO!
I then realized that even with air conditioning, we don’t want to be stuck in the kitchen with a hot oven. Eureka! The Savvy Solo Strawberry Mini Cheesecake was born.
A Lesson in Portion Control
The first time I made this recipe, I used ¼ cup of finely crushed ready-made graham pie crust and melted butter. Why didn’t I use graham crackers? If the graham crackers were in my home, I would start nibbling. It’s a bad habit to get into if you are trying to watch your weight.
If you work at home, it gives you an opportunity to nibble all day. It’s wise not to keep large quantities of items on hand that will tempt you to overeat (cookies, chips, sugary drinks, etc.). You’re probably thinking, if you’re watching your weight, why eat cheesecake? When it comes to weight loss, moderation worked; starvation didn’t. That is my first-hand experience.
If you live alone and make a whole cheesecake, what will happen? Will you give it to friends or family? Will you eat one slice and throw the rest out? No. You will say before I freeze it, I’ll just have one more sliver… The next thing you know, you’ve eaten half a cheesecake by yourself.
A mini cheesecake is a perfect portion for a solo dweller.
A list of options as big as your imagination
- Substitute plain cream cheese with strawberry flavored
- Omit the strawberries and use brown sugar & cinnamon
- Use honey & pecan cream cheese, and add sliced banana on the top
- Use peached flavored cream cheese and add fresh sliced peaches to the top
- Used pineapple flavored cream cheese and top with brown sugar, brandied walnuts, and chocolate shavings
You can create your own version of this mini delight. I hope you will share your favorite creations with The Savvy Solo tribe in the comments below.