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Yet another recipe…
It was a hit, so I’ve got to share! It was too hot to turn the oven on, so I went the no bake route! Good choice, for sure.
I told Rocco it was cheesecake, he definitely liked it, he just couldn’t remember what it was called. He would ask for a cheese stick, so I would grab one and he’d get all upset…apparently, I am in interpreter too. Then he just decided to call it a cupcake, I kept telling it was call cheesecake, and he just looked at me like, “Hey mom, I hear you, but that makes no sense. Those things don’t go together!”
Call it whatever you want…just don’t call it late to dessert. 
Here’s where I found it: http://blogs.babble.com/family-kitchen/2010/08/04/no-bake-cheesecake/
Here’s the recipe, it’s SO easy. You can make this thing in no time at all!
No-bake Cheesecake
20 sheets graham crackers (about 2 packages), crushed
12 tablespoons butter, melted
4 tablespoons sugar
2 8 ounce packages cream cheese at room temperature
juice of 1 lemon
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream (optional)
1. Combine graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and sugar. Press into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Freeze for about 20 minutes.
2. To make the filling, use an electric mixer to combine the cream cheese, lemon juice, and vanilla. When it is well mixed, add in the condensed milk, a tiny bit at a time with the mixer on low (if you add it in all at once, you’ll get lumps, so easy does it), until it is all incorporated and smooth. If you are adding in the cream, use the same method, by adding a little at a time. Beat the mixture for about 3 minutes more. Pour cream cheese mixture into the chilled crust. Place cheese cake in the refrigerator for 3 hours to firm up (you can jog it along by putting it in the freezer for awhile, too).
3. To release the cake from the pan, you may want to run the sides of the pan under hot water for a few seconds—being careful not to get the cake wet—and then use the release clip.
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