No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Cups

These No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Cups are easy to make in a blender. Perfect no bake dessert for those hot summer days when you do not want to turn on your oven.

One day I will make "real" food again,  but it is desserts that speak the most to me!!! They are just more fun to make and for sure more fun to photograph.

This week we decided to do some remodeling in our kitchen.  Since it was completely torn apart, and everything (including food) is in boxes, no baking will be going on this week.

But, my sweet tooth was craving these Strawberry Cheesecake Milkshakes the other night, but there was no ice cream in the freezer. So, I started rummaging and seeing if there was something easy to put together with what I could actually find.

I decided on these simple no bake strawberry cheesecakes. Mainly because we had a box of strawberries to use up, but mostly because I could use a blender to make the cheesecake filling.

Who needs an oven anyway when you can make layered Jello desserts in cute jars!!! Am I right? Easy cheesecake cups get my vote every time.

I couldn't find everything I needed, so I just substituted with what I could find packed in our boxes and in the fridge.

These little Strawberry Pretzel Salad Parfaits are one of our favorite summer desserts, so it just seemed right to have a pretzel crust on these mini cheesecake cups too.

How to make No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Cups:

1. Stir together crushed pretzels, melted butter, and a little sugar. (full recipe at bottom of post)
2. Spoon the mixture into 10 small glass jars.
3. Stir together gelatin and warm water until dissolved and set aside.
4. Place the strawberries in a blender and pulse until chopped up.
5. Add yogurt, cottage cheese, sugar, vanilla, and gelatin water and blend again.
6. Pour evenly into jars and refrigerate for 3-4 hours or until soft set.

The end result:
This delicious and light dessert in a jar got two thumbs up from all our kids!!! I call that a dessert success!

Other strawberry desserts you may like:

• No Bake Strawberry Chocolate Cheesecake Parfaits
• Mini Strawberry Pies
• Homemade Strawberry Pie Filling
• Strawberry Limeade Slushies
• Strawberry Cobbler

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Recipe

No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Cups

Yield: 10 small jars

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

These No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Cups are easy to make in a blender. Perfect no bake dessert for those hot summer days when you do not want to turn on your oven.

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Ingredients

For the Crust

• 1 cup pretzels, crushed
• 6 Tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar

For the Cheesecake

• 1 Tablespoon plain gelatin (1 pkt. Knox)
• ¼ cup warm water
• 1 ¼ cups fresh strawberry slices
• 1 ¼ cups cottage cheese
• ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Combine crushed pretzels, melted butter, and sugar in a bowl. Spoon into 10 small glass jars (4 oz. Mason jelly jars) and press into the bottom. Set aside.
2. Combine the gelatin and warm water in a small bowl. Stir until dissolved. Set aside.
3. Place the strawberries in a blender and pulse until finely chopped.
4. Add the sugar, yogurt, vanilla, cottage cheese, and gelatin water and blend until creamy.
5. Pour into prepared jars. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours or overnight.
6. Serve with Cool Whip and strawberry slices, if desired.

Notes

• This is a very soft set cheesecake. You could also freeze the jars for a thicker consistency.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 152Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 221mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 1gSugar: 11gProtein: 5g

Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.

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