Can You Believe there is a Healthy Cheesecake Recipe?!
Healthy cheesecake recipe, is there such a thing? If you’re a cheesecake lover, this will soon be your favorite sweet treat. Yes, easy no bake Strawberry Cheesecake is delicious and picture-perfect. Have fun and turn into this no bake cheesecake into an amazing Strawberry Cheesecake Parfait. This simple dessert recipe from Holly’s easiest cookbook, trim&TERRIFIC KITCHEN 101: Secrets to Culinary Confidence tastes like a bite of indulgence!
No Bake Sweet Treat Keeps the Oven Off
This is the perfect creamy, berrilicious treat. Best of all, this no bake dessert keeps the oven off! Turn into a strawberry cheesecake parfait and layer the ingredients in individual servings. This is an easy make-ahead healthy cheesecake dessert. Keep these everyday ingredients in your kitchen to make this perfect last minute sweet treat. With fresh strawberries, buttery graham cracker crumbs, whipped topping and a creamy filling assembled in whatever container you’d like, it is a great dessert that requires no heat at all, making it a perfect, pretty recipe to make on a hot summer day.
| Servings 8 parfaits |
- 1 pound strawberries stemmed and sliced
- 1 tablespoons sugar
- 1 reduced-fat cream cheese 8-ounce
- 1/2 cup plain or vanilla nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 1/2 cups frozen nonfat whipped topping thawed, divided
- 2/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
- Mint garnish, optional
Ingredients
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- In bowl, sprinkle strawberries with sugar and toss. Set aside.
- In mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, yogurt, confectioners sugar and almond extract until smooth. Fold in 1/2 cup whipped topping.
- To assemble parfaits, in small dish or glass, layer graham cracker crumbs, cream cheese filling, and strawberries. Repeat layers if small enough dish. Then, top with dollop of whipped topping. Garnish with mint, if desired.
Per Serving: Calories 188 Calories from Fat 34% Fat 7g Saturated Fat 4g Cholesterol 20mg Sodium 170mg Carbohydrates 25g Dietary Fiber 1g Total Sugars 17g Protein 6g, Dietary Exchanges: 1 1/2 other carbohydrate, 1 lean meat, 1 fat, 8 Weight Watcher SmartPoints
Benefits In Healthy Cheesecake Recipe
All fruit is good for you but did you know strawberries are one of the top ranking antioxidant-containing foods? Research shows strawberries may also help improve and stabilize blood sugar. We need more fruit into our diet! This healthy strawberry dessert gives you a great fruit dessert option. Holly’s healthy cheesecake recipe ranks high in taste, simplicity and health! Think of berries as a nutritional jewel because they are good for you and delicious to eat. Strawberries make a great afternoon snack but also perfect to add into quick fruit desserts. Remember, substitute your favorite berries.
Serve Recipe in Glassware for Strawberry Cheesecake Parfait
Team Holly is partial to Louisiana strawberries because they are so sweet and juicy during strawberry season. This Strawberry Cheesecake Parfait recipe makes a big impression! Who doesn’t like strawberries and cheesecake? Easy to serve in single servings. Use red wine glasses
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Strawberries are available year round but fresh, juicy strawberries or any berries in season is hard to beat! The peak strawberry season is from April to June but this strawberry dessert is delicious all year long. Be sure to check out these other fresh strawberry recipes from a fresh berry dessert pizza to a fresh strawberry summer salad.
Terrific Tips For Healthy Cheesecake Recipe
We made this easy no bake strawberry cheesecake with strawberries but any berry combination is fine. Luckily, you can find fresh strawberries year round and not only during strawberry season. When a recipe calls for either plain yogurt or Greek yogurt, you can use either but Greek is richer, creamier and thicker. Also, Greek yogurt has more health benefits too as it is often higher in protein and lower in sugar.
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