Easy Refrigerator Cheesecake Recipes

NO BAKE CHEESECAKE I

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together crushed cookies and graham crackers with melted butter and the 3 tablespoons sugar.
• Press into a 7 inch springform pan. Place in refrigerator until ready for use.
• In another bowl, beat cream cheese, 1/3 cup of sugar and lemon juice.
• Whip cream, and fold into cream cheese mixture.
• Spread into pan.
• Top with sliced strawberries (optional). Freeze for 1 hour, covered with foil.
• Place in refrigerator 30 minutes before serving.

NO-BAKE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Stir the graham cracker crust ingredients together. Pour into a 9-inch or 10-inch springform pan and pack in very tightly. The tighter it's packed, the less likely it will fall apart when cutting the cheesecake. I recommend using the bottom of a measuring cup to pack it into the bottom and up the sides. You can watch me do this in the video above. Freeze for 10-20 minutes as you prepare the filling.
• Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip the cold heavy cream into stiff peaks on medium-high speed, about 4-5 minutes. Set aside.
• Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a whisk or paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and granulated sugar together on medium speed until perfectly smooth and creamy. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Add the confectioners' sugar, sour cream, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Beat for 2-3 minutes on medium-high speed until smooth and combined. Make sure there are no large lumps of cream cheese. If there are lumps, keep beating until smooth.
• Using your mixer on low speed or a rubber spatula, fold the whipped cream into the cheesecake filling until combined. This takes several turns of your rubber spatula. Combine slowly as you don't want to deflate all the air in the whipped cream.
• Remove crust from the freezer and spread filling into crust. Use an offset spatula to smooth down the top.
• Cover tightly with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and refrigerate for at least 6-8 hours and up to 2 days. For best results, 12 hours is best. I chill mine overnight. The longer refrigerated, the nicer the no-bake cheesecake will set up.
• Use a knife to loosen the chilled cheesecake from the rim of the springform pan, then remove the rim. Using a clean sharp knife, cut into slices for serving. For neat slices, wipe the knife clean between each slice.
• Serve cheesecake with desired toppings (see Note). Cover and store leftover cheesecake in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

NO-BAKE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Put graham crackers in a large resealable plastic bag, and crush them with a rolling pin until very fine crumbs form.
• Pour crumbs into a medium bowl; stir in sugar. Add butter, and stir until well combined.
• Press the crumb mixture into a 9-inch springform pan, spreading it 1 1/2 to 2 inches up the side; press flat. Chill crust in freezer at least 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: Using an electric mixer set at medium-high speed, beat the cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in the condensed milk a little at a time, scraping the sides of the bowl, as necessary. Beat in the lemon juice and vanilla.
• Pour the filling into the crust; smooth the top with a rubber spatula. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• Unclasp sides of pan, and remove cheesecake.

REFRIGERATOR CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Blend butter, 1/4 cup of the sugar, crumbs and cinnamon.
• Press 3/4 of this mixture on the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
• Soak gelatin in 1/2 cup cold water for five minutes.
• Cook egg yolks, remaining 1/2 cup sugar and remaining 1/2 cup water in a double boiler, stirring constantly, until mixture coats the spoon.
• Remove from heat; add softened gelatin and stir until dissolved.
• Mix with cream cheese gradually; add lemon juice, rind and salt and beat thoroughly.
• Cool; when mixture begins to congeal, beat for several minutes with a mixer.
• Whip cream; beat egg whites and fold both into gelatin mixture.
• Pour into crumb lined pan and sprinkle remaining crumbs over the top.
• Chill until firm.

REFRIGERATOR CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• CRUST:.
• Combine the ingredients and press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan and chill.
• FILLING:
• Soften the gelatin in the water, then heat until gelatin has dissolved, remove from heat and cool. Cream the cheese with the chocolate, milk and vanilla. Stir in the gelatin. Fold in the whipped cream. Pour in the shell.
• TOPPING:.
• Garnish the top with the chocolate curls and refrigerate for 4 hours.
• Garnish with the chocolate curls.