Patriotic No-Bake Cheesecake Parfaits | anightowlblog.com

Hello, its Jenny from Honey and Birch again! Today we’re sharing a No Bake Cheesecake Patriotic Parfait, perfect for this time of year! I don’t think I have mentioned it here yet but… I have a sweet tooth. I love sweets and desserts so much that we have a shopping “rule” not to buy desserts of any kind at the store anymore. Luckily, this doesn’t preclude me from making desserts at home!

I’m always looking for ways to enjoy my favorite sweets year-round. While cakes, cookies and cheesecake are my favorites, I can’t bear to turn the oven on when warm weather arrives. No-bake desserts are the answer to that problem.

Today’s no bake cheesecake parfait recipe fits into a couple of categories. Besides it being no-bake, it is also very easy to make. So easy in fact that I don’t give exact measurements for the fruit and cookie parts. You can put as little or as much as you want – you could even leave one out if you wanted to (who would want to though!)

It is also very patriotic with red and blue fruit and white cheesecake. If you’re looking for a Memorial Day, Fourth of July or Labor Day dessert that is perfect for parties and barbecues, this is it. To make it even more party friendly, I like to use either 4 or 8 ounce mason jars. You can make this a few days in advance and store the jars in the refrigerator until your party starts.

No-Bake Cheesecake Patriotic Parfait

Author Jenny Bullistron

Ingredients

1 8 ounce package of cream cheese softenend
1/4 cup milk
2/3 cup powdered sugar
crumbled vanilla cookies
strawberries quartered
blueberries

Instructions

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Whisk in the milk and powdered sugar until well combined and smooth.
In a bowl or mason jar, layer your parfaits. Start with crumbled vanilla cookies in a thin layer, then a thin layer of the cream cheese mixture. Follow that with strawberries, more cream cheese mixture and blueberries. If there is room, top with more crumbled vanilla cookies.
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour prior to serving.