Top Secret family recipe no bake cheesecake

I have been eating this cheesecake since I was a tiny tot when my grandma and mom used to make it for me as a kid. I love it because it is super easy to make with few ingredients and minimal mess. It also tastes better than a tradition baked cheesecake in my opinion.


INGREDIENTS

1 package Original Philadelphia cream cheese
1 package Original Cool Whip
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar
1 premade graham cracker crust


Cream the cream cheese with a whisk or kitchenaide with the paddle blade to make it nice and smooth. If you don't cream it, you'll get lumps of cream cheese in the cake.


Juice your lemon and add lemon juice and vanilla to the bowl and mix until incorporated. Add powdered sugar and mix until combined. Add Cool Whip and combine until smooth and creamy.



Use a spatula to scrape the filling into the premade graham cracker crust and smooth out.



I used little individual graham cracker crusts for Christmas.



If you'd like to make a strawberry topping you will need a half cup of strawberries, fresh or frozen and diced into small pieces. Add one teaspoon of granulated sugar to the strawberries, mix and left sit in the refrigerator for one hour until the juices have started to make a syrup. Serve on top of the cake.