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No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits

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No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits are the perfect summer treat! Dessert, baby! That’s what I’ve got for you today, and it’s an easy one to make: granola + fresh fruit + cheesecake goodness = delightful dessert. Oh, did I mention there is no oven involved? 

No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits are the perfect treat for summer. No oven required to make No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits!

I loooove cheesecake but I’m a little intimidated to make it. I’ve made cheesecake before but not with much success, and I haven’t tried to make it again.

Once of these days, I’ll give it a whirl, but today? Today I bring you No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits. It doesn’t get any easier to make this treat, and it tastes like the *real* cheesecake deal.

No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits are so easy to make. They're delicious with fresh fruit layered with other goodies. You'll love No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits!

Grab some granola, some fresh strawberries and bananas, and just a few other ingredients and pile these parfaits high! Guaranteed they will go over well, whether at the end of a special dinner, or as a Sunday afternoon treat.

When you’re ready to put together your parfaits, you can layer the ingredients as you’d like. I used the granola as the “crust” and went from there. 

No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits are the perfect treat when it's hot out. No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits are no fuss, all delicious!

Parfaits are fun to serve and easy to make. Case in point: my recipe for Pear and Ricotta Parfaits with Rosemary-Infused Honey. Oh, and fools, too! Fools are kind of like parfaits. Summertime, with all its wonderful peaches, is a great time to make my Peach Fool with Bourbon.

You probably already know that summers are super hot here in the PHX. When it’s super hot, we avoid the oven like the plague. It’s going to be 115 degrees here this weekend. The 10-day forecast calls for 119 degrees on Tuesday. Yep…

ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN DEGREES!

Yes, I’m shouting because that is sheer lunacy! Okay, so sometimes in the middle of the summer it gets that hot for a day or two.

No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits are so easy to make! You'll love the layers in these No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits!

It gives us something crazy to post on Facebook, and our friends and family in the Midwest and elsewhere are shocked, just as we intended.

But while they’re out picnicking, running around throwing water balloons at each other, and simply riding bikes, we’re sheltered in place in the A/C until it passes. 

Now I have to insert the requisite, “But the other nine months of the year in Phoenix are amazing, and that makes putting up with the heat for a while worth it.” It’s totally true.

Grab a spoon and dig right in to No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits -- what a great treat! No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits make a lovely, fun dessert!

If I have to make no-bake desserts to keep me happy in the heat (and keep the kitchen cool), so be it. Strawberry and banana are perfect ingredients, but you can use your favorite fruit that you have on hand.

Whether or not it’s hot where you live, No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits are a lovely dessert. Successful cheesecake-making skills not required!

No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits are a delightful dessert, for sure! Make a few No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits for a delightful dessert!

 

Serves Serves 4

No Bake Strawberry-Banana Cheesecake Parfaits
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup plain or vanilla-flavored granola, divided
  • 16 ounces strawberries, stems removed, hulled, and cut into small pieces
  • 1 large (or 2 medium-sized) bananas, sliced into rounds and cut into quarters
  • 6 ounces heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 3 tablespoons sour cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Add the strawberry and banana to a bowl and toss to combine. Reserve a few strawberry and banana slices for garnish. Set aside.
  2. Add the heavy whipping cream to a stand mixer. Add the powdered sugar and mix on high until stiff peaks form. Gently transfer the mixture to another bowl.
  3. Add the cream cheese, sour cream, and vanilla to the stand mixer. Mix on medium speed until smooth.
  4. Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture and blend until combined.
  5. Use 4 (8-ounce) dessert cups, and layer the ingredients into each. Start with granola at the bottom, then the cheesecake mixture, the fruit mixture, a little more granola, more of the cheesecake mixture, and top with the fruit pieces.
  6. Sprinkle the tops with a bit of the granola.
  7. Either serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
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  1. I pinned this! Omg your photo quality is bomb. Looks so good & the fact that it's no-bake makes it easier for everyone to try it out!! http://www.clairebearblogs.com
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  4. This looks so delicious that at 11 in the night I feel like grabbing one before going to bed! This will be certainly made by me:) www.mmmyinme.com
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  7. OMG! Loved this so much. Lately I don't know if it's me not being a good cook or that my oven needs a check, but everything burns! No bake desserts have become my favorites. Thanks for sharing!
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  8. This looks heavenly! And the fact that it's "no bake" is truly a game changer! I cannot wait to try it out! Thanks so much for sharing.xx, Taylor (thesprinkle.tayloramead.com)
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  9. Omg Parfaits are my guilty pleasure! I could eat one everyday for lunch if I allowed myself! It's something about it that just brings me joy!
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  18. Mmmm. These look absolutely delicious! I'm all for the 'no bake' options! I think I might have to give these a go when the weather heats up again!
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    • Thanks, Kendel! That's exactly my feeling - what to make when it's too hot to bake? These! Hope you try them!
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  20. Winning summer post! We've been making a lot of fruity concoctions around here lately, and something about summer makes the kids super impatient for things to get out of the oven (and to cool off enough to eat).
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  24. This is amazing! It combines two of my favorite things...cheesecake and parfaiits! I am definitely going to be making these, thanks for the great idea!
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  26. Hi , I would like to make these for a Party. How long will they last once they are put together and presented. Do they need to be refrigerated once they are assembled.
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    • Hi Alicia - I would say you can assemble and keep refrigerated for the day of, MAYBE overnight (but I don't know if I would trust that - I haven't kept them overnight). Maybe you could make the cheesecake portion and keep refrigerated overnight, then assemble before serving? I hope that helps.
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  27. I’m in Las Vegas so I totally understand the avoiding turning on the oven thing. Lol. I love strawberries and banana together. Can’t wait to make these!
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  30. This looks delicious. It's the perfect summer dessert! No-bake, so you don't have to heat up your house while you're making it, and chilled so it's refreshing on a hot summer day.
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