No Bake cheesecake – Small Batch

Crust Ingredients:
• 1 ¼ c graham crumbs
• 5 tbsp salted butter melted
• ¼ c brown sugar

Cheesecake Ingredients:

• 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 3 tbsp powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp + 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
• ½ c + 2 tbsp sugar

Additional Ingredients:
• Optional toppings

Instructions:
1. In a bowl combine graham crumbs and brown sugar, mix well and work out any lumps of sugar. Then add melted butter, make sure graham crumbs are coated. Form crust in a 6-inch springform pan (line with parchment paper optional), bottom and up sides. Refrigerate crust.
2. In a bowl, add heavy cream, 3 tbsp powdered sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla. Whip until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate.
3. In a separate bowl add cream cheese, sugar, and 1 tbsp vanilla. With an electric mixer, mix until well combined. Fold in whipped cream, don’t deflate the whipped cream. Pour batter into crust, smooth top. Refrigerate overnight.
4. Once cheesecake is set remove sides of pan. Decorate top as desired.