These no bake lemon berry cheesecakes are perfect for Mother’s Day (even if you have to make them yourself, moms — no baking involved!).

Recipe Overview

Why you’ll love it: The recipe can easily be changed by using a different kind of jam.

How long it takes: 15 minutes to prep, an hour (or more if you want) to chill
Equipment you’ll need: mixer, small serving dishes
Servings: 8

Two desserts served in small jars with a red spoon.
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I’m excited to partner with Bonne Maman to bring you this fun and easy recipe to celebrate Mother’s Day.

Truth is, being a mom is the best (and hardest) thing in the world. I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

Mom with two toddlers, fighting

Even in moments like this.

Front view of two servings of no bake lemon berry cheesecakes.

And if we’re being honest about Mother’s Day, most moms are still working. Moms don’t get days off. Moms don’t get sick days. Moms get a lot of love, but not much time to themselves.

So even if you’re making your own food on Mother’s Day, you won’t have to put too much effort into these no bake lemon berry cheesecakes. They are really easy to make, and you don’t even have to turn the oven on.

And if you really think ahead, you can make them the day before Mother’s Day and then you’ll have one less thing to do ON Mother’s Day.

Single serving of no bake cheesecake showing layers

If you haven’t figured it out yet, Bonne Maman Mixed Berries Preserves are playing the role of “mom” in this recipe. In other words, it’s multitasking and doing a great job of it. The jam serves two roles: it sweetens the dessert as well as flavors it.

I love Bonne Maman because of the ingredients they use. Bonne Maman Preserves are 100% all natural, with no high fructose corn syrup, no additives or color. Bam. What’s better than that?

The lemon zest in this recipe gives a little bit of tartness to balance out the sweetness of the jam. This recipe is a refreshing spring time party for your tastebuds and will certainly become a family favorite (great for entertaining too!). I think it’s my mom’s favorite dessert. (Yes, I made it for MY mother!)

Enjoy! Because you really do deserve it.

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Recipe

No Bake Lemon Berry Cheesecakes

4.41 from 10 votes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Time to Chill: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
These no bake lemon berry cheesecakes are perfect for Mother’s Day (even if you have to make them yourself, moms — no baking involved!).
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Ingredients 

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 20 lemon sandwich cookies (such as lemon-flavored Oreo cookies)
  • 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 1 jar (13 oz.) Bonne Maman Mixed Berries Preserves, divided (see note)
  • ½ teaspoon lemon zest
  • whipped cream (optional, for topping)
  • fresh berries (optional, for topping)

Instructions 

  • In a food processor, blend sandwich cookies until crushed into coarse crumbs with no large pieces remaining. Mix in melted butter until combined.
  • Meanwhile, in a large bowl, use an electric or stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment to whip the cream cheese until it is smooth and creamy. Add cream, ¾ cup preserves, and lemon zest. Mix on low until combined and then increase speed to high and continue to mix until it is light and fluffy.
  • In small serving dishes, add about ¼ cup of crumbs to bottom of each dish, press gently to form a flat layer. Add a layer of the cream cheese mixture to each dish, using about half of the mixture and leaving half for the top layer. (I used a piping bag to make it a little neater). Spoon a heaping teaspoon of preserves on top of cream cheese mixture and then top with remaining cream cheese mixture.
  • Chill for at least an hour or until ready to serve.
  • Serve topped with whipped cream and fresh berries if desired.

Notes

  • These look pretty in small wide mouth mason jars or old fashioned glasses.
  • Different flavors (and brands) of preserves can be substituted.

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Nutrition

Calories: 340kcal, Carbohydrates: 36g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 21g, Saturated Fat: 13g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 61mg, Sodium: 120mg, Potassium: 97mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 25g, Vitamin A: 796IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 53mg, Iron: 0.3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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39 Comments

  1. Liz Della Croce says:

    I have never tried these but you definitely make me want to!

    1. Rachel Gurk says:

      I hope you love them!

  2. Wilhelmina Wessel says:

    I am all about no bake desserts and these cute little cheesecakes look amazing!

    1. Rachel Gurk says:

      Same here! Thanks Wilhelmina!

  3. Denise Schaefer says:

    Thank you, RACHEL GURK !!1 Awesome recipe.Just made it and fell in love with it instantly!! Great Job!

    1. Rachel Gurk says:

      So glad you liked them!

  4. Sona says:

    Is the jam enough to sweeten the cream cheese mixture?

    1. Rachel Gurk says:

      Yes but you could always taste it and add sugar if you need to, just remember there is the layer of jam in the middle too. :)

  5. deirdreagale says:

    I always try to find as much as way to make cheese cakes and this post is really really what I am looking for…Thank you, RACHEL GURK !

  6. Christy says:

    Wow!! that looks really delicious. i’m sure my kids will love it :) thanks a lot

    1. Rachel Gurk says:

      Hope you love these no bake cheesecakes!

  7. James Gerber says:

    Look delicious. I ‘ll add this dish on the menu in the party with my family on weekend. My son like this!!

  8. Adam Waddy says:

    my son likes strawberry very much, I’m sure he will like this dish. Thank for your sharing!!

  9. Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says:

    These are so so pretty! I love all the layers! They would be perfect for Mother’s Day!

  10. Julianne @ Beyond Frosting says:

    I love all the layers in these parfaits!