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Lemonade Cheesecake

Lemonade Cheesecake

I should've named it Magic cake, because it disappeared in like a day! A little bit sweet, a little bit lemony and the perfect cream cheese tang. Did I mention it's no bake? See, it's PERFECT!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Lemonade Cheesecake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Chill 4 hours
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 5 oz Evaporated milk
  • 1 Lemon pudding mix Instant, small box
  • 2 Cream cheese Blocks, 8 oz each, softened
  • 3/4 cup Frozen lemonade concentrate I used Hawwaii's Own

Pie crust

  • 1.5 cups Graham cracker crumbs I use Keebler, already crushed
  • 1/3 cup Sugar
  • 6 Tbsp Butter Melted
  • 1 Tsp Vanilla

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.

  2. Mix graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl. Set aside.

  3. Spray a deep dish pie pan with nonstick cooking spray.

  4. Pour crust mixture into pie pan and use your fingers to mold it into the pan, making sure to bring it up to the edges.

  5. Place in oven and bake for 8 minutes. Remove and allow to cool.

For the cheescake

  1. In a mixing bowl, using a hand mixer, beat the evaporated milk and pudding mix for two minutes.

  2. In a separate bowl, mix the cream cheese until creamy. Add the pudding mixture and lemonade and 2 tbsp. of vanilla and the zest of one lemon. Beat until creamy.

  3. Pour into pie crust and chill for 4 hours.

  4. Slice and serve with whipped cream.

Recipe Notes

For a true no-bake cheesecake, feel free to use a premade pie crust.