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Thursday, October 29, 2015

No-Bake Key Lime Cheesecake

A few weeks ago, I helped my daughter-in-law throw a bridal shower for one of her best friends. The bride is a big fan of key lime pie so we made an easy key lime cheesecake to serve. And since all the food at the event was finger-food we decided to cut the cheesecake into bite-sized pieces to serve. This is a yummy and easy dessert any way you slice it...haha!

No-Bake Key Lime Cheesecake



2 cups graham crackers crumbs
1/2 cup butter ~ melted
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup key lime juice
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 8-ounce package cream cheese ~ room temp
1 8-ounce container Cool Whip ~ thawed

In a medium bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and sugar. Press into a 9-inch springform pan. Chill.

In a mixing bowl, mix the cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk until smooth then slowly add the key lime juice. Mix well.

Fold in the Cool Whip until well combined.

Pour filling onto the chilled crust and allow to chill for several hours or overnight.

Serve with whipped cream.

The line-up! 
The line-up!

Mix together the cracker crumbs, melted butter and sugar. 
Mix together the cracker crumbs, 
melted butter and sugar.

Press into a springform pan. 
Press into a springform pan.

Mix together the sweetened condensed milk and cream cheese then add the key lime juice. 
Mix together the sweetened 
condensed milk and cream 
cheese then add the key lime juice.

Fold in the Cool Whip. 
Fold in the Cool Whip.

Pour into the prepared crust. Chill. 
Pour into the prepared crust. Chill.

Slice and serve. 
Slice and serve.