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A s imple ch eesecake recipe that's perfect for parties and pot-luck . No ba king required! In a bowl, beat cream cheese and lemon juice. Add in heavy cream, and sugar and beat well. I only add 2 tables poons of sugar as the fruit filling and crust are already sweet.  Next, fold in raspberry filling with a spatula. I use 'Lucky Leaf Premium Red Raspberry without high-fructose corn syrup' . Pour ou t mixture evenly into the crust. Spread topping, and ch ill overnight. Slice, serve, and enjoy !     H app y trying, and reme mber to have fun in the kitchen! Ingredients: 9 inch graham pie crust  8 ounces of cream c heese 2 teaspoons of lemon juice 1 and 1/2 cup of heavy cream 2 tablespoons of sugar 1/4 cup of raspberry fruit filling 1/4 cu p of raspberry fruit filling as top p ing  

I was delighted to find Maria Cookies during our recent gro cery shopping at Walmart. They reminded me of how much I enjoyed having the Chocolate Cookie Cak e slices that I used to buy at a particular seller around 4 years ago at ap proximately $0 .25 for a mere 1.5" x 1.5" rough ly sized pi ece . That itty bitty piece was of course never enough for me... so, I'd end up buy ing... (we ll, I'll try and save  myself from my husband finding out where all that excess jelly belly of mine came from) .   Well , seeing these cookie s at the isle reminded me that I missed tasting them and I had to try making t his dess e rt at home. These Chocolate Cookie Cake are fondly known as 'Kek Batik' / 'Batik Cake' in Sout h East Asia and the Maria Cookies picture d here are known there as Marie Biscuit and they come in various brands.     This dessert does not require baking , it's really easy , and fast to make .  In a bowl, s na...

With thanksgiving day just around the corner, I thought of making a simple dessert that didn't require baking. Something simple, yet delicious that we could bring over to our friend's place for a little gathering. I thought something chocolaty will be a safe bet. I went through our pantry items to see what I could put together to make a decent dessert. I decided to use oats, cocoa powder, condensed milk, cashew nuts, and some maple syrup for flavoring. Yup, just five ingredients and no baking required! (you'll require a refrigerator to set the mixture though). I used unsweetened cocoa powder to give it a nice and mild chocolate taste when mixed in with the sweetened condensed milk. Just use a fork to mix the cocoa powder into the condensed milk until it is smooth without any clumps of cocoa. Once the mixture is smooth, add in oats and cashew nuts (alternating them, few scoops at a time). I used quick cook oats and added them in dry. The ca...