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Cheesecake with berries on top and a piece taken out.
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Cheesecake Recipe Without Cream Cheese

This delicious and super simple cheesecake without cream cheese takes no time at all to pull together! This light and creamy dessert will be a fan favorite in no time, and no water bath is needed. With 15g of protein, half the fat, and less calories than traditional cheesecake, you can see why it's one of the most loved recipes on our website.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Cooling Time4 hours
Total Time5 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Greek
Keyword: cake, cheesecake, Yogurt
Servings: 10
Calories: 340kcal
Author: Mika Kinney

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Blend 10 oz Ginger snap Cookies and melted 3 tablespoon Butter** in a food processor.
  • Transfer the mixture to a pie tin or 9" springform pan and press to flatten evenly. It's helpful to do this with the bottom of a ¼ cup measuring cup. Bake for 10 minutes.
    Ground ginger snaps in a spring form pan.
  • While the crust bakes, mix the 1 Quart* Unsweetened Greek Yogurt, 14 oz Sweetened Condensed Milk, and 1 tablespoon Honey together until combined.
  • Pour the yogurt mixture over the crust once it’s done baking. Place this whole cheesecake back in the oven and bake for 35 minutes or until just set.
    A spring form pan with cheesecake mix inside.
  • Let this cool and then transfer to the fridge to continue to set for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight, before enjoying. If you try to eat it too soon, it will still be liquidy.
    Cheesecake with berries on top.

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Notes

*One quart of Greek yogurt is equal to all of the following: 32 oz, 907  grams, 3.75 cups
**Either salted or unsalted butter works.
Can I make it without condensed milk? No, this was critical to the cheesecake setting and not curdling.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 340kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 282mg | Potassium: 382mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 261IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 241mg | Iron: 2mg