No-Bake Cheesecake Triple Berry Star Tart. {Video!}
Hiiiiiiiii. TELL ME SOMETHING.
How are we over halfway through June? Like almost at July? I don’t even understand this in my stereotypical cliché world and I need time to slow down just a little bit.
ENTER this no-bake cheesecake triple berry star tart (!!!!) with fireworks vibes. Because we need to be festive and all since the 4th of July is a mere week away. Fireworks, BBQs, pool parties and MARGARITAS.
Those have nothing to do with this so I regress.
Aside from my sad attempt at a berry star, this tart is SO delicious if you love cheesecake. It’s simple, only has a few ingredients and is a huge hit at parties.
The crust and base for this tart comes from all of my no-bake cheesecake recipes. And it’s SO freaking easy! The cheesecake layer is simply cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract. Three super basic ingredients whipped up to make the silkiest filling EVER.
And you all know how I live for graham cracker crust. I will gladly eat the crust without the filling if I’m forced to. Or, err…. Not even asked to. It’s SO good. Just love a graham crust! With the crust ingredients, that brings us to an easy five ingredients for the base of the cheesecake.
I DIE.
It is embarrassingly simple. Horrifyingly. Humiliatingly.
Then, the berries! I used this tart from Martha as inspiration for my blueberry star and let’s just say it isn’t quite as easy as it looks. It definitely isn’t as Martha-perfect as it should be. But the three berry variations with the plain vanilla cheesecake are such a classic.
And they taste like SUMMER. The peak of hot summer days.
ALSO. Even better news. You can totally make this ahead of time because it has to set up anyway, especially since it’s no-bake. It will be a little creamier than your regular old baked cheesecake, but it should still hold up great. Just place the berries on right before serving and you’re good to GO.
So tell me allll the plans you have for the 4th and allll the things you intend on making! Or eating! Or drinking! And drink one for me.
No Bake Cheesecake Triple Berry Star Tart
Ingredients
graham crust
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
no bake cheesecake filling
- 12 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
berry star
- 2 pints strawberries hulled and sliced lengthwise
- 1 pint blueberries
- 1/2 pint raspberries
- honey for drizzling
- fresh mint for garnish
Instructions
graham crust
- Stir together the graham crumbs and melted butter in a large bowl until the crumbs are moistened. Press them into a 9-inch tart pan, bringing the crust up the sides of the pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes while you make the filling.
- Note: a tart pan helps because the pan around the tart is removable and allows you to cut it nicely! If you want to make it in a pie dish, that’s totally fine too – it just may not hold it’s shape when scooped out.
no bake cheesecake filling
- In the bowl of your electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until creamy and smooth. Beat in the condensed milk and vanilla extract until combined. The mixture should be creamy with no lumps. Pour the mixture on top of the graham crust. Refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours (or overnight!) before adding the berries on top.
berry star
- To make the berry star, form the blueberries into a star in the center of the tart. It doesn’t have to be neat, just get the shape and you can fix it later! Layer the strawberries along the outsides of the tart, making two or three rows. Fill in the center spaces with raspberries. Go back in and “perfect” the star as much as you can. Right before serving, drizzle with honey and top with fresh mint.
Notes
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61 Comments on “No-Bake Cheesecake Triple Berry Star Tart. {Video!}”
Wow, I’m impressed! The arrangement of the fresh, vibrant berries is alone enticing and inviting enough, but the addition of cheesecake makes it even better! Yum!Â
thanks so much melissa!
This looks amazing and would be perfect for a special occasion. It definitely has the wow factor even though it’s not too difficult to make. Thanks for sharing! x
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thank you helen!
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Such a fun spin on one of my favorite classics!!Â
thanks ashlyn!
Hi! I would LOVE to make this for a cookout this weekend!! I also just noticed that you have strawberries in your recipe twice… I think there are supposed to raspberries in there somewhere?? anywhoooo, thanks for the awesome idea! and Happy 4th :)
ack! it is raspberries – thanks anna! i fixed it. :)
This is just too pretty; I fear I wouldn’t have the patience to get it right and would end up throwing blueberries at the wall in frustration. So, to save my walls, I stick to marinated fruit a top some cheesecake.
Saw a FB notification yesterday for a friend’s birthday and thought “that’s not right her, birthday is at the end of the month” and OMG, it IS the end of the month. HOW??!
i promise it’s not TOO hard!!! :)
So pretty I cried at the sight of it! But I AM still on pain meds, so take that for what it is.
hahahah thanks hannah!
This looks amazing! Can’t wait to give it a try!
thank you annie!
I was looking for an easy recipe for the 4th, so excited about this! I don’t have a tart pan, do you think a glass pie dish would work okay?
it will definitely work – it might not cut into perfect slices (the cheesecake is a bit softer than regular cheesecake) – but you can always use a spoon to serve it!
This is stunning! You did an awesome job!
Paige
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thanks paige!
wowsers this is stunning!! simple, elegant and the berries make it totally healthy!Â
this will be an amazing dessert after our weekend bbq
thank you rachael!
WOW!! The tart looks so amazing. What a beautiful dessert to make for Independence Day. I’m pinning it and putting the strawberries and blueberries on my grocery list. Your photos are making me drool on my keyboard. Have a great day!!Â
thank you so much!
I love how easy this recipe is!  I also caught the typo on the strawberries/ raspberries.  The half pint should read raspberries  I am guessing by the photo.  This will definitely be a hit with my family !  Thank you for the recipe!  Â
yes, raspberries! i fixed it. :) thanks liz!!
I’m completely with you on the time going WAY to fast this summer! My kids are even saying it which totally freaks me out. Â I love the ease and simplicity of this recipe…great idea Jessica!
i know! it’s so sad!
hey girl- this tart looks so good! yummy for my tummy!
thanks shawnna!
Your berry star gets all the points from me! I need myself your berry star!! Love this, will give it a try for sure!!
thank you leanne!
Hi Jessica! We are going to a BBQ on Sunday and I’d love to bring this, but I don’t have a tart pan. I don’t suppose you have a recommendation? Is it difficult to get the tart out of the pan?
it’s not difficult if you use a tart pan, because the pan around the tart is removeable! so you have a bottom layer of your pan and slice from there, and it cuts nicely. if you don’t have a tart pan though, you can easy use a pie dish or even an 8×8 dish – it probably will be more difficult to make into pretty slices, but you can easily just scoop it out with a spoon! it will still taste amazing. :)
This cheesecake is insane! I love that it’s no bake too. And you’re crazy for thinking this isn’t Martha-y enough. It’s absolutely stunning! Almost too pretty to eat…almost.
thanks ryan!
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WOW!!!!! looks so amazing. What a beautiful dessert to make while lazing around. I’m planning for it.
thank you!
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What size tart pan did you use?
9-inch!
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wonderful and great video by the way, love how its sped up, so helpful! Beautiful toppings and the thing that cinched it for me is when I saw the honey drizzle in the video, thank you!
thanks sabrina!
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It’s chilling in my fridge right now and I didn’t even have to put on real pants to go to the store for ingredients! Wiiiiiiiin.
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