Ramping up for quick holiday treats - Mini No Bake Cheesecakes

Ramping up for quick holiday treats - Mini No Bake Cheesecakes - Only Four Ingredients!

It's that time of year again! 'Tis the season for treat days, goody days, parties, carry-ins and guests in general. Sometimes I have lots of time to prepare snacks and treats but there are other times, that I don't have much time at all.

It's nice this time of year to reassess the things you might make that are inexpensive, if you don't have a lot of money to spare, and a few things that are super quick, if you don't have much time.

Yesterday, my daughter, Rebecca texted me and asked what she could make for her office carry-in meal the next day. Her department had been assigned desserts. I suggested a few things like Pumpkin Crunch Dessert, Sugar Cookie Bars (because they are delicious but cheap to make - and most generally you have everything on hand):

I also suggested making brownies, Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake with Easy Chocolate Frosting (again, a very frugal, pantry ingredient, dessert) (someone was already making brownies):

Someone was already making brownies so she thought that covered the chocolate stuff, and none of these other things were quite as quick as Rebecca was after.

I suggested something that she has had a few times at "girls' night". No Bake Mini Cheesecakes. I also suggested a simplified version than she had previously made. They turned out FANTASTIC so I told Rebecca to make sure she took a picture and I would put the recipe on my blog.

Here's how Rebecca made Quick Mini Cheesecakes AT HOME MY WAY:

No Bake Mini Cheesecakes

Small Box of cheesecake instant pudding mix
Small container of whipped topping, like Cool Whip
Fruit for topping (strawberries, washed and sliced)
Mini Fillo Tart shells like these (we found at Walmart) (I think one small whipped topping + one pudding mix filled 24 shells):

Instructions:

Stir pudding mix into thawed cool whip. Stir Well. Spoon or pipe into fillo shells. Top with sliced strawberries.

Options: You could use other flavors of instant pudding mix, such as chocolate with rasperries, lemon with blueberries, coconut or banana.

Note: If making for serving the next day, just fill the shells with the pudding/whipped topping mixture but save adding the fruit until the day of serving.

Enjoy!

Gina

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