No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Tart

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 cups mini nilla wafers

  crushed
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter

  melted
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 8 ounces cream cheese

  softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups strawberries

  chopped into small pieces
• 1 medium orange

  juiced
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Instructions

• 1 Crush the nilla wafers in your food processor until the are the texture of
  graham crumbs.
• 2 Add the sugar and melted butter and pulse until mixed thoroughly.
• 3 Spray a 14 inch rectangular quiche pan, with a removable bottom, generously with
  non stick spray. Then spread the nilla mixture into the bottom. Use the flat
  edge of a honey dripper to tamp down the crust. They work great for things like
  this.
• 4 Set the pan aside.
• 5 Place your mixing bowl, beater and measuring cup in the freezer for about 10
  minutes to get them cold. Then pour your heavy cream into the cold measuring cup
  to measure ½ cup. Pour that into your cold mixer bowl, and add the sugar. Beat
  on low speed initially, then increase speed to high and mix until the heavy
  cream turns into fluffy whipping cream.
• 6 In a separate bowl whip the cream cheese and vanilla together until the cream
  cheese is smooth and soft.
• 7 Scrape the cream cheese mixture into the whipping cream and mix until combined.
• 8 Smooth this mixture over the nilla crust evenly. Place in the fridge for a
  minimum of an hour, preferably up to 4 hours.
• 9 Chop up the berries into small pieces, smaller than chunks but bigger than a
  dice. Place them in a bowl.
• 10 Sprinkle sugar over top of the berries, then mix well with a spoon.
• 11 Juice the orange over top of the berries, mix again with a spoon.
• 12 Place in the fridge to let them soften for about an hour. You can macerate them
  for up to 4 hours, but not longer than that.
• 13 After the berries are macerated and soft you should drain off the excess liquid.
  Then scoop the berries over top of the cream cheese filling of the tart.
• 14 You can serve immediately, or place in the fridge for about an hour. Any more
  than that and the berries will discolour the cream cheese.
• 15 Serve with a big old summer lovin' smile.

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