No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
Save RecipeYou’re a few minutes away from the perfect party dish – my no bake cheesecake is bursting with fresh strawberries and elegant charm.
Hi Bold Bakers!
I want to take advantage of fresh strawberries whiles they are in their peak season so I made my Big and Bold, No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake.
How to Make a No Bake Cheesecake
You don’t even need to turn on the oven for this no bake cheesecake. It’s such a simple dessert recipe that I made the whole thing from start to finish in my Food Processor in just under 20 minutes. Plus, it doesn’t contain gelatin or eggs. This Strawberry Cheesecake becomes firm by whipping together the cream cheese and cream, then letting it firm up and set over night.
This easy dessert recipe is a perfect delight for summer and great for parties and picnics. Never one to leave a cake naked, fresh strawberries and vibrant flowers make for an impressive presentation.
In Ireland we eat a lot of cheesecakes like this one. My Mum made many for us growing up, however she used to melt a tablet of strawberry or lemon jelly and mix it in. It’s still to this day one of my favorite desserts, jelly an’ all.
I used strawberries but you can use any flavors such as raspberries or lemons if you prefer.
Prepare this strawberry cheesecake up to 3 days in advance. You’ll be ready to go for that summer picnic or party.
By simply decorating your dessert with some lavender and baby’s breath, it will take it to a whole other level.
I saw a gorgeous Cheesecake decorated with flowers by ‘Call me Cupcake’ on Pinterest. I got the inspiration for the decoration from her. I adore Linda’s recipes and think you should definitely check out her blog.
- 3 cups (9oz/255g) plain biscuits (graham crackers or digestive biscuits)
- 1 cup (8oz/225g) butter, melted
- 3 cups (15oz/426g) strawberries, hulled
- ⅓ Cup (2 ½ oz/71g) sugar
- 1 ½ cup (12oz/340ml) whipping cream
- 3 cups (24oz/675g) cream cheese
- Extra strawberries, baby's breath and lavender for decoration
- Blend the biscuits in a food processor until fine crumbs ground. Combine crumbs with melted butter. Cover the bottom of a 9 inch springform with the mixture and put in the fridge while preparing the filling.
- Puree the strawberries and sugar in the food processor or blender.
- Add in the cream cheese and blend until smooth.
- Pour in the cream and continue blending until your mix has thickened up well.
- Pour batter over the prepared crust, cover with plastic wrap and fridge overnight. (because the cheesecake does not contain gelatin it’s best left overnight to set and firm up)
- Store the cheesecake for up to 3 days in the fridge. It also freezes well. Decorate with more lovely things on top to create an impressive dessert.
WW PointsPlus: 13
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Hello Gemma💕
Greetings from Hong Kong!!!
I am a big fan of ‘bigger bold baking’!
I just celebrated my sister’s birthday.
This cheesecake was so delicious and easy to make.🎂
We all love it very much.
As the mixture I made was not that thick like yours, I added some gelatin and the cake was successful.
By the way, the ‘crazy dough’ is also amazing and really crazy with endless variation. 😋
Thank you for all your recipes and appreciate the effort you put into.
You make me fall in love with baking.
LOVE UR VIDEOS !
Cheers,
Hala☺️
Hi there,
That is so good to hear, thank you for letting me know. Yes, the type of cream cheese and cream we get here is the US can be different to what is available in other places, and gelatin really helps to set this up. For the benefit of other bold bakers this is how you do it:
Take two sheets of gelatin, or two teaspoons of gelatin or agar agar. Sponge the gelatin according to the pack, in a little cold water. When it is softened drain off the water. Then, if you have a microwave pop the gelatin in for about 10 secs, or until the gelatin has turned to liquid.
You can do this over a pan of hot water too.
Then, take a little of the cream, warm it and combine with the gelatin. Start whipping up the cheesecake mixture, and as it is forming add the gel/cream mix. Then straight into the pan.
*Do prepare the base before you start mixing.
*Do not overheat the cream.
*Do follow the instructions on your gelling agent pack.
This is easy when you try it!
I am delighted that you managed this well, thank you for your kind review,
Gemma 🙂
Hi Gemma is it castor sugar or just sugar in your strawberry cheesecake
Hi Eileen,
Actually here in the US there is just one grade generally available, and it tends to be finely ground. For baking I almost always use caster/fine granulated sugar, it can be confusing. For this one you use caster sugar,
Gemma 🙂
Hi Gemma,
Here in France, I guess we don’t have the same ingredients as you do in USA.
The only Philly I could find was the soft spreadable sort, so the cheese cake I made was too runny and didn’t set like I expected.
So, I made the next one with Italian marscapone, and 30% crème entière (35% or higher just doesn’t seem to exist), and it was excellent – firmed up real well while I was beating it, and set perfectly.
And as I have no idea what digestive biscuits or graham’s crackers are … I used speculos biscuits, which have a subtle cinnamon taste, and the taste was yummy with the cheesecake !
I am getting better and better at making your desserts, and am quite proud of myself !
This is coming from the woman who never cooked a thing in 40 years, as I was always too busy working.
Thank you so much for your website, I appreciate all that you share with us.
Bonne journée,
Krystyna
Bonjour Krystyna,
C’est bon de vous avoir ici avec nous.
I am really happy to hear this, and of course you hit on the right solution, very rich and delicious.
Gemma 🙂
Hi there ..can you make a vegan recipe for me …my son would love this Ty
Hi there,
Do you mean a vegan cheesecake?
(https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/category/recipes/dietary-preferences/vegan/). I have some vegan recipes here.
Soft cheese is difficult to make from vegetable source, but not impossible.
Nuts can be cultured into a type of cream cheese, cashews, brazil nuts, macademia, but this is not my specialty, and you will have to make it at home. This is usually combined with a vegan yogurt.
My advice is to consult a vegan website for this, I think it is worth getting it right, and when you make it once, it can become a regular thing in your home.
Thank you for this interesting question,
Gemma 🙂
Hi Gemma
I want to make this cheesecake a little small. So I’m going to use a 6 inch tin. So how much amount of ingredients should I reduce as this recipe is for a 9 inch cake?
Hi there Smriti,
You will reduce this recipe by about 1/3. Write out the recipe, and subtract 1/3 of the ingredients for this smaller pan.
3 cups (11oz/330g) plain biscuits (graham crackers or digestive biscuits)
1 cup (8oz/225g) butter, melted
3 cups (400g/14oz) strawberries, hulled
⅓ Cup (2 ½ oz/75g) sugar
1 ½ cup (12oz/355ml) whipping cream
3 cups (1lb 8oz/675g) cream cheese
Extra strawberries, baby’s breath and lavender for decoration.
This is relatively easy for this recipe. Write it out, and remove 1/3 of the ingredients, according to your choice of measurement. Do it as close as possible, but you do not need to be too strict, all will be well,
Gemma 😉
Here I have written it.
Correct me if I’m wrong
1 cup plain biscuits
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 cup strawberries
1tbsp + 1-1/4tsp sugar
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 cup cream cheese
Hi Smriti,
Yes that should work. Also taste it before putting it into the tin. just to make sure it is sweet enough.
Gemma.
Hi
How are you? A
I am a fan of yours. I have tried many of your recipes and gonna try this one too. The problem is the cream that is available here is 25%fat. Is it OK? What should I do?
Thank you
Hi there,
Good to have you with us.
The cream I use is about 35% fat content, but it is not a big problem if you are prepared to use a gelatin to set it up.
Take two sheets of gelatin, or two teaspoons of gelatin or agar agar. Sponge the gelatin according to the pack, in a little cold water. When it is softened drain off the water. Then, if you have a microwave pop the gelatin in for about 10 secs, or until the gelatin has turned to liquid.
You can do this over a pan of hot water too.
Then, take a little of the cream, warm it and combine with the gelatin. Start whipping up the cheesecake mixture, and as it is forming add the gel/cream mix. Then straight into the pan.
*Do prepare the base before you start mixing.
*Do not overheat the cream.
*Do follow the instructions on your gelling agent pack.
This is easy when you try it!
I hope this will help you with all sorts of recipes,
Gemma 🙂
thankss gemma. i try this recipe, but only half because. i too scared if this fail and it trun out success, for the first I make this from strawberry milk because we have so much. next i make with matcha and other like chocolate, and of course original condensed milk. they get along with sweet desert like pancake or fried banana. btw english not my main languange, but i really want to give some coment in your because i am your fan. thank you gemma
Hi there,
Thank you for taking the trouble to comment on this recipe.
I am not too sure how you managed it, but it seems that you did, well done.
I am very impressed by the effort all of you guys make to use English, when it is not your native tongue, well done too.
Gemma 🙂
Hi Gemma
After searching for a while for a perfect easy-to-make no-bake cheesecake recipe I came across yours! I loved the way you decorated it and truth be told the image of the well-decorated cake is what lead me here.
And I’m glad it did. Your video helped and the instructions were easy to follow. Thanks!
However, I didn’t have whipping cream so I found a suggestion online to use 1/2 a can of condensed milk. I did that instead and the consistency and taste still turned out perfect.
Currently I’m leaving it overnight so can’t wait to dig into it tomorrow!
Thanks for all the help!! ❤
Sending you best wishes from Canada!
Wow! Well done, I never thought to substitute condensed milk in this recipe. You may have to reduce the sugar, but I do think that makes sense, well done, and thank you for letting us know,
Gemma 🙂
Hi Gemma. I’m a huge fan of your no-bake cheesecake. I made this strawberry cheesecake yesterday, it’s so easy to make and taste fantastic. But I have this one problem, somehow after I take the cheesecake out from the pan, it’s a little bit
collapse. The cheesecake have been stay in the fridge for more than 8 hours. I used block creamcheese, not the spreadable one, even I add 2 sheet of gelatin in it. I live in Jakarta, such a hot and humid city. Should I add more gelatin? Would it be rubbery if I add more than 2 sheet? I want it to be firm, like your oreo or fudge cheesecake.
Hi Yulia,
Funny enough my Mum makes this cheesecake with a soft cream cheese, and adds two sheets of gelatin, and it sets. She does live in Ireland, so it is cool.
You did not tell me about the cream you used, this is part of the story too. A whipping cream/double cream, which will be 35% fat content, and will whip up with the cream cheese to form a thick base. A lighter cream may indeed need more assistance from gelatin, but it is doable, and it will not make this rubbery, I think it will be perfect.
Take two sheets of gelatin,(or in your case 4) or two teaspoons of gelatin or agar agar. Sponge the gelatin according to the pack, in a little cold water. When it is softened drain off the water. Then, if you have a microwave pop the gelatin in for about 10 secs, or until the gelatin has turned to liquid.
You can do this over a pan of hot water too.
Then, take a little of the cream, warm it and combine with the gelatin. Start whipping up the cheesecake mixture, and as it is forming add the gel/cream mix. Then straight into the pan.
*Do prepare the base before you start mixing.
*Do not over-heat the cream.
*Do follow the instructions on your gelling agent pack.
This is easy when you try it!
Gemma 🙂
Very disappointed did not set and tasted bland my girls took one bite and threw it in the bin.
aaugh no, I’m really sorry to hear that. I haven’t heard that from anyone before. I’ll look into the recipe and see if it needs to be adjusted.
Please don’t let this deter you.
Best,
Gemma.
Hi Gemma!
I absolutely loved this cheesecake. I’ve never made cheesecake before so when the mix didn’t thicken like yours, I added gelatin like you advised. It set up nicely overnight. Can you substitute the strawberries for other fruits? If so, would the amount of fruit be the same? Thank you!
Hi Bailey,
Yes you can replace it for any fruit you like, just use the same volume I did.
Good luck with your cheesecake 🙂
is cottage cheese same as cream cheese
no cottage cheese is different. I wouldn’t use it as a substitute for cream cheese.
Hi there gemma!!I will try first how to make this cream cheese becoz what i usually see here is the cream cheese spreadable…And having a very hard tjme with this…Lol..Thanks for the cream cheese recipe
Hi there,
Yes, you are right, it is a spread, which is soft, in the UK and in Ireland, and in other places too.
In Ireland I add a little gelatin. Take two sheets of gelatin, or two teaspoons of gelatin or agar agar. Sponge the gelatin according to the pack, in a little cold water. When it is softened drain off the water. Then, if you have a microwave pop the gelatin in for about 10 secs, or until the gelatin has turned to liquid.
You can do this over a pan of hot water too.
Then, take a little of the cream, warm it and combine with the gelatin. Start whipping up the cheesecake mixture, and as it is forming add the gel/cream mix. Then straight into the pan.
*Do prepare the base before you start mixing.
*Do not over-heat the cream.
*Do follow the instructions on your gelling agent pack.
This is easy when you try it!
Hi Gemma,
Can i use this recipe on 7 inch springform ?
Hi Iris,
This is a big recipe, you will need to 1/2 all of the ingredients for this pan,
Gemma 🙂
Hi Gemma,
I tried making the cheesecake but I don’t know what I did wrong! I refrigerated it overnight but it was still the same consistency as it was before I placed it in the fridge. Then I froze it for 2-3 hours. It looked ready. But as soon I cut into it, it became a liquidy mess. Help!
Hi Elizabeth,
This sounds like a problem with your ingredients.
If you are in the UK, or Ireland, the block of cream cheese which I use is not available. The tubs are designed for spreading.
The cream is important too. the higher the fat content the better it will set.
My Mum has this problem too. She now uses a full fat soft cheese which she gets from Tesco in Ireland. Then a double cream. To be sure she adds a little gelatin.
Take two sheets/teaspoons of gelatin. Sponge it in a little water, then melt it for a very few seconds in the microwave, keep an eye on this! Warm a little of the liquid cream from the recipe, add the warm gelatin to this, and whip this into the remaining ingredients. This will set the cake, without it being too stiff, we have done this in Ireland, and it works perfectly! Read the pack of gelatin to get the idea, it seems intimidating if you have not used it before. Agar agar/china grass/Carrigeen moss. will work too, but it is a little more complex.
I do hope this is of help to you. This can also be served semi frozen if you need to do this,
Gemma 🙂
Hi Gemma 🙂
Can I use my stand mixer? and should I use the whisk or the beater attachment? Thank you ?
Hi Rasha,
Yes, and use the beater, the cream cheese will bind with the whisk.
Gemma 🙂
Hi Gemma,
When I took the cheesecake out, it was still the same consistency as when I first put it in the fridge (I left it overnight). Can you help?
Hi Elisabeth,
Was it still super soft? I hope not.
Pop it into the freezer and keep it there until you are ready to serve it. Every country has different cream cheese and cream so the consistency can vary but I’m surprised to hear it is still very soft.
Hope this helps,
Gemma.
Hi ya Gemma, lying on me bed watching the Eurovision, plus trying to find a low fat cheesecake recipe !!! If it exists then please let me know…..cheers C, Maynooth
Hi Catherine,
Haha! Yes, I remember it well. Will need to check up on the winners, and losers this year, Eurovision is so iconic!
You can make a low fat cream cheese, the recipe is here on my website. You can use a light cream. Yo uwill however need to set it in some way. Gelatin is a great way to do this.
Two teaspoons of gelatin, or two sheets, follow the instructions on the pack to sponge it. Dissolve it in the microwave for a very few seconds, incorporate it into a little of the cream, which you have warmed, then add to the cold ingredients.
This is an important thing to know if you are using low fat cream cheese from the supermarket. In Ireland and UK you cannot get the dry block of cream cheese now, and the tubs are designed to be soft for spreading. Tesco do a good own brand soft cheese (cream cheese) which is great value, and a good product, according to my MUM!
So, get into the kitchen, and get baking, enough of this lying on the bed, lol,
Check out the oreo cheesecake, or the strawberry one, now that these are in season!
Gemma 🙂
Hi there Gemma! I absolutely love your recipes and think that they are super innovative and creative oh and of course delicious! I originally thought that I didn’t have the ingredients for this but then i remembered that I can make cream cheese using your recipe. Thank you soooooooo much!
-Jenna 🙂
Yea! that is what I like to hear,
Gemma 🙂
Hi Gemma,
I using agar agar how many teaspoons should I use. Here in our country we don’t get fat
Hi Seema,
I am happy to hear that you do not get fat in your country! I suspect you meant to add another word or two.
Agar agar in powdered form is used 1:1 with gelatin. So, if the recipe says one teaspoon of gelatin, you can use one teaspoon of powdered agar agar.
Two teaspoons should be sufficient for this recipe,
Gemma 🙂
Hi! If I wanted to make a new york style cheesecake how would i and what would the base be? Thank you!
Hi Emily, this is a very different recipe. I do have a baked cheesecake here on my site. This is a recipe which I really like as it is simple, it is by a chef in Ireland too! (http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/rachel-allen/baked-cheesecake-with-blueberries) check this out,
Gemma 🙂
Made this and everyone at home loved it, and i told them about Bigger, Bolder, Baking and they all subscribed! The day i made it, it finished and i’m going to make another one tomorrow! :p
Hi there,
That is great to hear Stephanye, you are like my agent! That is what I like to hear!
I am happy to hear that you are using the recipes too, you can post a pic of your results here too to encourage other bold bakers!
Gemma 🙂