4 Ingredient No Bake Lemon Cheesecake
This lemon cheesecake is creamy, smooth and easy to make. Just 4 ingredients and no baking or cooking required. It's a sweet, tangy, zesty, refreshing summer dessert.
Ingredients
- 12 oz (340g) full fat cream cheese, brought to room temperature, you will need 1 and 1/2 (8oz) blocks
- 7 fl oz (207 ml) sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup (4 fl oz/118 ml) lemon juice
- 1 (9-inch) premade graham cracker pie crust
Instructions
- Add cream cheese to a large mixing bowl. Use the paddle attachment to beat until light and creamy, about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of your mixing bowl a few times as needed to make sure all the cream cheese gets beaten.
- Add in the condensed milk. Beat until the condensed milk is fully incorporated and the mixture is very smooth. You want to make sure there are no lumps of cream cheese. Add in the lemon juice. Fold it in until it is evenly incorporated. You should see the mixture thicken almost instantly. Taste, and you can adjust filling as needed. You can add a little more condensed milk, a little more lemon juice or a little more cream cheese as needed. Let filling rest for about 5 minutes to thicken more.
- Transfer cheesecake filling into the graham cracker pie crust. Use an offset spatula to smooth the surface. Place cheesecake into the fridge for 3-4 hours, or overnight, to set. If you want to decorate the cheesecake, wait for the filling to set and then decorate. Keep the cheesecake in the fridge until ready to serve. Optional step: 60 minutes before you plan on cutting the cheesecake, place it into the freezer. This will firm up the crust, making it much easier to cut clean slices without the crust falling apart. The cheesecake filling will be a little firm straight out of the freezer but will soften after a few minutes at room temperature. Store any uneaten cheesecake in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.
Notes
- Lemon juice note: You can use fresh squeezed lemon juice or store bought bottled lemon juice. If using bottled lemon juice, make sure that the only ingredient is lemon juice and nothing else has been added. Just because it is labeled "100% lemon juice" does not necessarily mean there aren't other ingredients in the bottle so make sure to check the nutrition label. I used Santa Cruz Organic 100% lemon juice.*
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- Make sure to use the block-style cream cheese and not cream cheese spread.
- I used Keebler's 9-inch graham cracker pie crust.
- You can use full fat sweetened condensed milk or fat free sweetened condensed milk.
- I decorated my pie with piped whipped cream and lemon wedges.
- Estimated nutrition does not include optional decoration.
Serving: 1slice, Calories: 245kcal, Carbohydrates: 24g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 15g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Sodium: 207mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 16g, NET CARBS: 23
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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