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This no bake recipe for strawberry shortcake mini cheesecakes is super easy to make. Your guests will never believe this only took minutes to make.

Strawberry Shortcake No Bake Mini Cheesecakes | Cravings of a Lunatic | Absolutely simple to make and wildly delicious!

I have never had so much fun making a recipe and repeatedly testing it in my whole life. These strawberry shortcake mini cheesecakes are absolutely addictive. You will have a hard time sharing these little beauties with your family and friends. I made oodles and still did not want to share. I’m greedy like that.

So before we get to the recipe let me tell you about a little about the connection to Staples Canada and the iPod Nano. Food bloggers have pretty cool jobs, not only do we get to cook and eat for a living but we occasionally work with companies who want our opinions on things. I’m not going to lie, it’s a perk of the job. You won’t ever get fed B.S. here, it’s just not in my nature. I tell it like it is at all times. Then cushion the blow with baked goods.

Strawberry Shortcake No Bake Mini Cheesecakes | Cravings of a Lunatic | Absolutely simple to make and wildly delicious!

When the rep contacted me she was not sure if a food blogger would want to review an iPod Nano. I think she was pleasantly surprised I said yes. So you’re thinking why did I say yes, it’s not food. Well, for the simple fact that I’m a huge music fan. My regular readers know I mention music all the time. I blast it when I’m in the kitchen, and let’s be honest, I’m in the kitchen a lot. I spend countless hours in there. I tend to blare the music and often wonder if I annoy my neighbours. So the thought of an iPod Nano was intriguing. I can still blare it and dance around the kitchen like I always do, but I’m not annoying everyone in the house, and most of the neighbourhood while I do it. It’s a win-win situation. For everyone.

They sent me the Silver iPod Nano in December. I’ve been having a ball ever since. Or I should say a blast. I’ve been blasting and blaring since December. Nothing makes me happier than cooking while music is playing. It’s my happy place. And my happy place always has cheesecake.

Strawberry Shortcake No Bake Mini Cheesecakes | Cravings of a Lunatic | Absolutely simple to make and wildly delicious!

So what do I love about the iPod Nano. Well I love the colour I chose, which was silver. It’s super pretty, not going to lie, I’m a total girlie girl and love shiny things. I love the size of it. I have an iPod Shuffle and for me, personally, the shuffle is a tad small. I like the size of the iPod Nano much better. I also dig the screen, it’s big enough for my old eyes to see photos. You can store music, and photos plus watch videos. I spend a fair amount of time at the barn with my daughter and our horse, particularly in the summer. Mini-me rides off into the sunset and I’m bored to tears, so this will come in super handy over the summer months. I love the portability of it, easy to slip into a pocket when I’m running out the door. It’s user-friendly with loads of fun options on it. You can even track your steps with the built-in pedometer.

What I didn’t love about it. Not much, it’s a pretty slick piece of technology. About my only complaint about it is the EarPods. It’s not even really a complaint. I have small ears and the EarPods are not overly comfortable in my tiny, mutant, small ears. Seriously, I have yet to find any earbuds that I find comfortable. They all end up popping out of my ears. It’s weird, I know. It’s something I’ve come to terms with. I have tiny, mutant small ears. What can you do. Soften the blow with more cheesecake perhaps.

Strawberry Shortcake No Bake Mini Cheesecakes | Cravings of a Lunatic | Absolutely simple to make and wildly delicious!

So if you’re looking for a functional, slick, versatile media player this is your device. But I’m going to be honest with you again, good luck holding on to it. My family has been stealing it out from under my nose consistently since I got it. I swear I live with pirates. My stuff is everyone’s stuff. Communal property, it’s not something I dig but I love the little rascals so I forgive them.

You can find out more about winning your own iPod Nano after the recipe. So hang tight and we’ll get to it I promise. Now on with the food.

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Strawberry Shortcake No Bake Mini Cheesecakes
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
This no bake recipe for strawberry shortcake mini cheesecakes is super easy to make. Your guests will never believe this only took minutes to make.
Ingredients
For the Graham Crust Portion:
  • 2 tablespoons butter melted
  • 1 cup graham crumbs
For the Strawberry Portion:
  • 2 cups fresh strawberries chopped finely, I used my food processor
  • Juice of 1 orange or 2 mandarin oranges
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
For the Strawberry Shortcake Portion:
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup of confectioners' sugar
  • 1 8 oz package of cream cheese, softened
  • 1 package of Frosting Creations Flavor Mix in Strawberry Shortcake 0.10 oz/3g
For the Whipped Cream Portion:
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
For the Graham Crust Portion:
  1. Melt the butter. Combine the butter and graham crumbs and mix until combined.Set aside.
For the Strawberry Portion:
  1. Chop up your strawberries finely, I actually popped mine in my food processor with the orange juice and sugar. Then I just gave it a few pulses with the chopping blade. Worked like a charm.
  2. If you can allow the berries to macerate in the fridge for 30 minutes or up to 2 hours it helps soften them. If your oranges were mutant sized feel free to drain off a little liquid.
  3. Divide the strawberry portion in two batches. Set aside.
For the Strawberry Shortcake Portion:
  1. Make sure you soften your cream cheese completely, if you don't you will end up with lumpy cheesecake. No one likes lumpy cheesecake.
  2. In a stand mixer combine the heavy cream, confectioners' sugar and Strawberry Shortcake Flavor Mix and whip slowly at first, then increase speed and whip until fluffy.
  3. Combine both mixtures in a stand mixer until smooth.
  4. You can transfer this to a piping bag if you like. Makes it easier to get a pretty presentation but it's not crucial. Set aside.
For the Whipped Cream Portion:
  1. In another mixing bowl combine the whipping cream and sugar. Mix on low initially, then gradually amp up speed and whip until the cream is fluffy as all good whipping cream should be. It helps if the heavy cream is super cold, and also if you pop your bowl and whisk in the fridge or freezer that will help too. The cold helps it mix beautifully.
Putting it all together:
  1. Press your graham crumb mixture into the bottom of your serving dishes. I always use the blunt end of a honey dripped to tamp the crumb mixture down.
  2. Now pour the first half of the strawberries evenly into each serving dish.
  3. Pipe the strawberry shortcake cheesecake mixture evenly into the serving dishes.
  4. Pour the second half of the strawberries over top. Leave just a little to top of each glass if you like.
  5. Pipe the whipping cream on top.
  6. Top with a few bits of strawberry.
  7. Place in the fridge and chill for about an hour.
  8. Serve with a big old music loving smile!
Nutrition Facts
Strawberry Shortcake No Bake Mini Cheesecakes
Amount Per Serving (0 g)
Calories 0
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Strawberry Shortcake No Bake Mini Cheesecakes | Cravings of a Lunatic | Absolutely simple to make and wildly delicious!

I know right. They are so wickedly adorable. I could not stop eating these things. Thank goodness we had tiny spoons in the house or I would have been driven to madness.

I found the Flavor Mix in the states when we were shopping one day. I’ve been having so much fun with them I can barely stand it. I know they are meant for frosting but you know me and boundaries. I love to cross them and get creative with ingredients so it was an easy leap to use them for no bake cheesecake. Wait till you see what I do next with them.

Strawberry Shortcake No Bake Mini Cheesecakes | Cravings of a Lunatic | Absolutely simple to make and wildly delicious!

Okay so you’re all just sitting there wondering when I’m going to stop jammering and get to the giveaway. Calm down people, it’s coming.

Staples Canada sent me 1 iPod Nano (in silver, squee!) to take for a test drive. I was not compensated in any other way. I took the iPod for a test drive and have happily given my honest feedback. I don’t like the idea of running with my iPhone so this iPod Nano is what I take on the treadmill with me. That way I can listen to music but I don’t feel tethered to my phone. Some activities should be phone free and I think workouts are one of those things. So this iPod Nano goes with me in the exercise room, on walks and into the kitchen.

If you are a Canadian you likely know all about Staples Canada. It’s my go to store for all things geeky, and I mean that in the best possible way. I’m a total tech geek. I do not understand any of it so I hit Staples to help me make smart decisions. Whether it’s ink, office furniture, computers, phones or home entertainment it’s a great store to get a great price on a great product. So check them out. You will thank me.

iPod Nano Giveaway on Cravings of a Lunatic courtesty of @StaplesCanada

Now for deets on the giveaway:

Open to anyone with a Canadian Shipping Address, they will only ship to Canada. Sorry my U.S. and International peeps, this one is for Canucks only.

Must be 18 years of age.

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Disclosure mumbo jumbo: I was not monetarily compensated for my review. I was provided with 1 iPod Nano to use and abuse so I could give honest feedback. If you are a regular reader you know I shoot from the hip at all times. If you’re new you’ll learn quick I don’t pull punches, if I hate something, say pickles for example, I’ll tell you. It’s how I roll. 

Toodles and smoochies! xx

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  1. I love listening to rap/hip hop while working out. It always gets me in the mood to excert all of my built up energy.

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  2. You are such a crazy gal, we don’t hear your music over here! These little cheesecakes look yummy and adorable..willl try to tweak them to make them diabetic friendly 😉
    Thanks for the giveaway Kim!

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    • I’m shocked, it’s always blaring. I love the new sonos system so I can turn it up or down from any apple device or pc. Pretty slick machine.

      Good luck.

      And I still need to swing by. I have a bunch of sample stuff companies sent me. Let me gather it up and run it over this weekend. There’s some stuff that might work for him.

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  3. As for songs on my iPod, right now it’s anything Luke Bryan….especially the newer stuff…Country Girl Shake it for Me, or Drink This Beer…

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  4. I do not own an Ipod but I would listen to the radio while working out. I would love to win this prize. Thanks for the chance to win!! 🙂

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  5. I like too many songs to narrow it down to one. One of the songs I like right now though, is caught in the rain, but I can’t remember who it’s by.

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  25. I have two I listen to every morning. Healer of the Broken by Gwen Smith and Praise You in This Storm by Casting Crowns.

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  27. I don’t currently have an ipod, but if I did, the number 1 song I’d be sure to listen to is “Whipping Post” by the Allman Bros. Yeah, I’m old … deal with it. 🙂

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  29. Right now I’m really into listening to vocal jazz, the crooners, and the Beatles but it changes from week to week. I just discovered your blog today and I am totally excited. There are so many recipes that appeal to me — looking forward trying some out soon!

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  31. THANK YOU for reviewing the iPod. Well, not necessarily the iPod but something other than food. I get so hacked off when people say they can’t review non-food. It’s like they have no life other than food. I’m a whole person who loves food. I also love other things. I blog about food because it’s my passion but I do other things than eat. I’m pretty sure everyone does.

    I would like to listen to music while I ate your mini cheesecakes. 🙂

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    • It’s so true Maureen. I really want to start doing some diy stuff on cravings too. My life is about so much more than food. I used to include more pics of family and vacations and just life in general. I want to get back to that. I love that this is a food blog but seriously my life is so much more than just food. And music is just so me, as are movies. And pets, and horses. I need to get back to including more of me in the blog.

      I have a whack of apple products and they connect to our wireless stereo system. It’s amazing. You can stream the radio or stuff from itunes, you can even do it from your ‘puter. We have a very music filled home. Either the tv or stereo is on at all times. It’s rarely ever quiet here.

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  35. Well I don’t have an ipod, but my favourite songs currently are anything by Three Days Grace, and I do love Nickleback.

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    • There’s just something about cheesecake, it’s so amazing. Have a good week lady. We need to catch up soon. My life is chaos.

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  49. As you can imagine, my place gets pretty quiet being just me, so I either listen to music in the kitchen or have the tv on. I love silence but sometimes it gets to be too much. So pass me a spoon and I’ll wolf these down while dancing to music.

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    • I’m the same most days now Carla. B is moved away, K is gone to the U about 12 hours a day and hubs new job is wild hours. At first I loved the quiet, now I hate it. Music is on all the time. Makes me happy.

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    • Thanks Kate. I love these spoons. It doesn’t look like they carry them any more. I’m trying to find their email for another blogger. Thought maybe they might have some in the storeroom or something.

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  68. Can you please tell me where you found the spoons that you used with the Strawberry shortcake no bake mini cheesecakes. Really cute. Thank you.

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    • Hey Kimberly. I bought them online at a store called Gracious Home. I’m not sure if they still sell them or not. They’re a little pricey, if I recall they ranged from about $5 to $8 per spoon. I just buy one of each colour for props. They are so cute. You can buy the leaf ones I sometimes use at Pier One Imports. Hope that helps.

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  69. Re: the recipe. You did not say to combine the cream cheese with the whipped cream, frosting mix, and sugar. ?????

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    • Thanks so much for the heads up Norma. I fixed it and really appreciate you letting me know. The one downside of blogging is not being able to afford and editor to proof read when I’m tired.

      Hope you got to try them, and liked them. xx

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  71. I made these with Philly Cheese cake filling, which by the way is to die for. I mixed the Frosting Creation into a little bit of OJ and then blended into the cheese cake filling. yummy!! Used Heavy Whip whipped cream on top right before serving. THis was a super hit. Thank you for the recipe!

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    • Hi Susan. I love hearing that. So glad you liked them and your changes. Great job. Would love to see photos if you took some. Thanks so much for stopping in to let me know. I appreciate it so much.

      Reply

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