Recipes

[qvcfan526]

Hi Everyone!

My Nana used to have a recipe for a "No Bake Cheesecake", after she passed away we could not find this recipe. Now Nana was not a complicated cook/baker. Does anyone have a simple recipe. Oh and it was also refriferated. Thank you!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

[beckyb1012]

Here is the one I have used for decades:

1 pre-made graham cracker pie crust
1 pkg. Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1 can Eagle's Brand Condensed milk
2-1/2 fl. oz. lemon juice 1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 can Comstock Cherry Pie Topping

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix together cream cheese, lemon and condensed milk with a whisk or electric mixer until smooth. Pour into pie crust, top with cherries and chill for an hour before serving! No oven required!

[Poodlepet2]

I don't know if you would be interested in this, but occasionally I buy the Jello no-bake cheesecake and add eight ounces of cream cheese to it: to me it tastes just like New York cheesecake. Poodlepet

[Vamp]

Becky, that is the recipe we use.

Poodlepet, thanks for the tip! I'm going to have to try that sometime.

[Zhills]

Aunt 'Nez gave me this one in the 50s.

Cheesecake

Fix: 1 large pkg lemon jello with 1 cup water. Cool.

Mix together:

1 lg pkg cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla or lemon extract
Add to Jello

Add 1 can whipped carnation milk.
(Place can of milk in freezer for thirty minutes (use a timer so you don't forget!). While that is getting cold, place mixing bowl and beaters (or whisk attachment) in refrigerator or freezer as well.
Pour chilled evaporated milk into mixing bowl and beat at high speed for 1 minute, or until foamy.)

Put jello, cream cheese mixture and whipped milk in a bowl and mix well.

Pour into pie crust.

Crust:
1 stick butter
2 cups graham cracher crumbs
1 Tbsp powered sugar

[Poodlepet2]

Zhills, I love your recipe, but ,I am crazy over the crust: there are so many recipes out there that call for a cup of Graham cracker crumbs and a measly tablespoon of melted butter...I have always felt as if I was defective-and invariably, would end up adding a lot more butter! Poodlepet

[lork]

On 11/18/2014 Zhills said:

Aunt 'Nez gave me this one in the 50s.

Cheesecake

Fix: 1 large pkg lemon jello with 1 cup water. Cool.

Mix together:

1 lg pkg cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla or lemon extract
Add to Jello

Add 1 can whipped carnation milk.
(Place can of milk in freezer for thirty minutes (use a timer so you don't forget!). While that is getting cold, place mixing bowl and beaters (or whisk attachment) in refrigerator or freezer as well.
Pour chilled evaporated milk into mixing bowl and beat at high speed for 1 minute, or until foamy.)

Put jello, cream cheese mixture and whipped milk in a bowl and mix well.

Pour into pie crust.

Crust:
1 stick butter
2 cups graham cracher crumbs
1 Tbsp powered sugar

I have made this for years (my 35 year old DS requests it instead of birthday cake). My recipe also calls for the juice of 1 lemon. It is light and delicious; I usually serve it for Easter dinner, too. You can also make it using strawberry jello and a small pkg of frozen strawberries (thawed). It doubles easily.

[qvcfan526]

Thank you all, over the next few holidays I will try them all!

[NVmimi]

On 11/18/2014 Poodlepet said: I don't know if you would be interested in this, but occasionally I buy the Jello no-bake cheesecake and add eight ounces of cream cheese to it: to me it tastes just like New York cheesecake. Poodlepet

I was planning on making a cheesecake when I read this, so I thought I'd give it a try. My DH finished a piece and said that it was delicious (he didn't know that I "cheated" this time).

Thanks Poodlepet!

[Poodlepet2]

I'm glad you like it! People that I have made this for ask me for my recipe, and the conversation always goes "My cheese cake cracks" or " I am spring form pan challenged" - and when I tell them about my secret, they are in disbelief. You can dress this up anyway you like with canned cherry or blueberries. One of these days I want to try a "turtle" type recipe using caramel and nuts.... Poodlepet