No-bake Cheesecake - In a jar

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: neufchâtel cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Neufchâtel has less fat, while ricotta is often less expensive.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: buttermilk

Greek yogurt adds protein and reduces fat.

Welcome to my kitchen; I'm Laura and today we're making no-bake cheesecake in jars.

Start with 1.5 cups of graham cracker crumbs, 0.25 cups of icing sugar, and 0.25 cups of melted butter.

Mix the icing sugar with the graham crumbs first for easier mixing.

Combine the melted butter with the graham mixture; this adds moisture and flavor.

Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the crumb mixture into each jar without packing it down.

Set the jars aside and move on to the topping.

Whip 1 cup of whipping cream until stiff peaks form and set aside.

In a mixing bowl, add an 8 oz package of room temperature cream cheese and 0.25 cups of icing sugar.

Use the whisk attachment to mix until smooth and airy, starting on a low speed to avoid splattering.

Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the cream cheese mixture and blend until combined.

Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture, being careful not to deflate the whipped cream.

Transfer the cream cheese mixture into a Ziploc bag to use as a piping bag for easy filling of the jars.

Pipe the cream cheese mixture into the jars, leaving some space at the top.

Top the cheesecakes with fresh fruit like strawberries, blueberries, and cherries, and drizzle with strawberry rhubarb syrup.

Enjoy your cute summer dessert!

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