No Bake Cheesecake is a creamy cheesecake in a graham cracker crust. No bake and it turns out perfect every time! Only 4 ingredients!

Okay.
You have to choose a favorite dessert. Have to.
What do you choose?
I 100% go for cheesecake. Plain cheesecake. Not too sweet, but sweet enough cheesecake.
Nothing beats it.
Except maybe my Lemon Bar Cheesecake which is a plain cheesecake with a ribbon of lemon curd running through it!
The problem with cheesecake is that it’s kind of a pain to make. There’s a lot of beating and mixing to get it nice and smooth. Then there’s a lot of crossing your fingers that it won’t crack. Or that your springform pan won’t leak. Or that the center won’t still be jiggly when you cut into it.
But this Fluffy Cheesecake recipe is definitely no fuss. It’s no-bake, the ingredient list is short, and it takes only minutes to prepare. The only hard part about the recipe is waiting 3 hours for it to chill in the fridge.

Ingredients
- Cream cheese – make sure to bring the cream cheese to room temperature before beginning.
- Sugar
- Cool Whip – you are going to fold this in, trying not to deflate it too much so the cheesecake stays nice and fluffy.
- Graham cracker crumb crust – homemade or store-bought
How To Make No Bake Cheesecake
- Make cheesecake. Beat cream cheese and sugar together until well combined. Gently fold in Cool Whip.
- Transfer. Spoon the mixture into the graham cracker crust.
- Chill. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.


How Long Is It Good For?
This no bake cheesecake will be good for up to 4 days. Make sure to store it in an airtight container in the fridge.
You can serve it straight from the fridge.
Can You Make It Ahead?
This cheesecake needs to chill for at least 3 hours before cutting into it but you can make it as far as 12 hours early. Make sure to store it in an airtight container in the fridge until you are ready to serve it.
Toppings
This cheesecake is so delicious that it doesn’t really need toppings but you could top it with any kind of fruit (I used cherry pie filling in the photos) or drizzle it with chocolate sauce or caramel.

More No Bake Dessert Recipes
- No Bake Snickers Pie
- No Bake Banana Split Pie
- No Bake Cookie Butter Pie
- No Bake Million Dollar Pie Bars
- No Bake Chocolate Candy Cane Pie
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Fluffy Cheesecake
No Bake Cheesecake is a creamy cheesecake in a graham cracker crust. No bake and it turns out perfect every time! Only 4 ingredients!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 (8 ounce) tub frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 ready-to-use graham cracker crumb crust, 6 oz.
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese and sugar together until well combined.
- Gently fold in Cool Whip.
- Spoon the mixture into the graham cracker crust.
- Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 148Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 97mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 0gSugar: 12gProtein: 2g


Thomas Harris says
I don’t like “cool whip”. Can heavy whipping cream be used in its place..??
Teresa Webb says
Dream Whip is like cool whip 1 packet is equal to 1 tub cool whip you just have to use the mixer a bit more
kathy says
Hi, this looks absolutely divine! but I am not a fan of cool whip , do you think I could substitute real whipped cream instead?
nicole @ I am a Honey Bee says
i’m missing baking since moving.
This should get me back into it!
Lindsey wright says
Hi
Lovely recipe, can you tell me please what us the equivalent in the UK for cool whip? Many thanks
Lindsey
amanda says
I did some searching and it looks like Dream Whip may be close to COOL WHIP. This site talks about how if you miss a little powdered sugar and vanilla in it’s almost exactly like COOL WHIP: http://talk.uk-yankee.com/index.php?topic=58931.0
Hope that helps! :)
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
I love making no bake cheesecakes! Love how light and fluffy this one looks!