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Turn off your oven! This no-bake dessert is the easiest strawberry cheesecake you'll ever make. It has that buttery graham cracker crust everybody loves, along with a supremely fluffy, sweet-tart strawberry filling. As with many chilled no-bake dessert recipes, this cheesecake has packaged Jell-O to thank for its structural integrity. Along with cream cheese and whipped cream, the Jell-O is what makes this cheesecake slice like a dream. Plus, it gives the cheesecake extra strawberry flavor and a gorgeous pink hue, making it the perfect addition to your Valentine's Day desserts!

Much like regular cheesecake recipes, the main ingredient in no-bake strawberry cheesecake is cream cheese. The cheesecake contains granulated sugar for sweetness, along with powdered sugar. Because powdered sugar contains a small amount of cornstarch, it helps hold the cheesecake together, on top of adding more sweetness. Finely chopped strawberries, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla extract work hard to find a balance between the sweet and tart flavors in this cheesecake. Next, strawberry Jell-O gets fully dissolved in a small amount of water and mixed in with everything else. Finally, freshly whipped cream is folded in to finish the creamy, fluffy filling.

Yes! If you'd like to switch up the flavor of the cheesecake, simply use raspberry gelatin and 1 1/2 cups of chopped raspberries in the filling instead.

This cheesecake can, and should, be made ahead of time! For the filling to set up properly, the cheesecake must be refrigerated for at least 12 hours before slicing and serving. However, it can be made up to two days in advance, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap, and stored in the fridge.

No, avoid freezing this cheesecake. Freezing can alter the cheesecake’s texture. It's best to store this beauty in the fridge!