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square slices of cheesecake on parchment with strawberries and flowers

No Bake Strawberries and Cream Cheesecake Bars

5 from 10 votes
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Additional Time 12 hours
Total Time: 12 hours 42 minutes
Author: Traci Crossland
Sweet, creamy, tangy, and exploding with flavor! These No Bake Strawberries and Cream Cheesecake Bars are the ultimate summertime treat.

Ingredients

Strawberry Jam

  • 4 cups strawberries
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¼ cup lemon juice

Graham Cracker Crust

  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 9 Tablespoons salted butter melted

Cheesecake

  • 1 cup heavy cream cold
  • 3 cups cream cheese room temperature
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla
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Instructions

Strawberry Jam

  • Combine strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a 2 quart saucepan.
  • Cook over medium low heat until sugar dissolves and strawberries start to break down, about 5 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and carefully transfer to blender.
  • Purée.
  • Carefully return to saucepan.
  • Continue to cook over medium low heat until thickened, about 8-10 minutes.
  • Cool and refrigerate until ready to use.

Graham Cracker Crust

  • In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter.
  • Stir until completely mixed.
  • Turn out into a 9-inch square pan.
  • Press evenly across the bottom. Set aside.

Cheesecake

  • Beat heavy cream to stiff peaks. Set aside.
  • With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth.
  • Beat in sugar.
  • Stir in lemon juice and vanilla.
  • Fold in beaten cream.
  • Spoon on top of crust and spread evenly.
  • Refrigerate overnight.
  • Top with strawberry jam.

Notes

  • Be sure that your graham cracker crust is level and firmly packed! If it's not, it may crack.
  • Make sure your cream cheese is room temperature and your heavy cream is cold!
  • Don't beat/mix in the whipped cream! Gently fold it into the cream cheese mixture.
  • If you don't have a blender for the jam, just cook the mixture down until slightly thickened. Then, use a fork to break down the larger pieces of strawberries.
  • The crust does not need to be baked.
  • You can use fresh or frozen strawberries for the jam.
  • You can also use store-bought jam.
  • The jam will run off the top of the cheesecake bars.
  • If you use gluten-free graham crackers, this recipe will be 100% gluten free!

Nutrition

Serving: 1BarCalories: 281kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 3gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 177mgPotassium: 104mgFiber: 1gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 663IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.