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    Wave Your Flag Cheesecake

    Published: Jun 30, 2017 Last updated: May 30, 2022 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Wave your Flag Cheesecake is an easy to make no bake cheesecake dessert perfect for the memorial day, 4th of july, and labor day as well as all summer long.
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    This recipe for Wave your Flag Cheesecake is sponsored by Kraft-Heinz. All opinions are my own.

    This Wave Your Flag Cheesecake recipe is the perfect showstopper to start your summer off right by wowing your family and friends with this no bake dessert! It is sure to please and super easy to make.

    This recipes are perfect for all occasions, starting off with the first major holiday of summer, the 4th of July! Of course, you don't want to forget to wow your friends for birthdays, picnics or family reunions!

    Wave Your Flag Cheesecake
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    • ❤️ Why you'll love it
    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🥄 Equipment
    • 🥫Storage
    • 📖 Variations
    • 💭 Tips
    • 📚 Related Recipes
    • 🍽 Serve with…
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    ❤️ Why you'll love it

    ✔️ Wave your Flag Cheesecake will take center stage at your next bbq! No need to heat up the kitchen with this cheesecake dessert!

    ✔️ It is a super easy semi-homemade recipe with store bought pound cake, jello, and fruit all layered with a cheesecake filling

    ✔️ This cheesecake makes meal planning easy by saving time and money and there is no need to turn on the oven for this no bake cheesecake!

    Wave Your Flag Cheesecake

    🥘 Ingredients

    Cool whip whipped topping

    Jello Strawberry Flavor Gelatin

    Philadelphia Cream Cheese , softened

    Prepared pound cake

    Strawberries, to make the stripes on the flag

    Boiling water, Ice cubes, cold water all for making the gelatin.

    Blueberries, to arrange in the upper right hand corner of the flag.

    Sugar

    🔪 Instructions

    FOR THE CAKE

    1. Cut 1 cup strawberries into slices and halve remaining strawberries in half.
    2. Add the boiling water to the gelatin in large bowl and stir until dissolved.
    3. Add the ice to cold water to make 2 cups, add ice mixture to gelatin and stir until melted.
    4. Refrigerate gelatin for 5 minutes, or until the jello has slightly thickened.
    5. Cut the pound cake into slices and line the bottom of 13 x 9 dish.
    6. Stir the sliced strawberries and 1 cup of blueberries into the gelatin, then spoon over cake.
    7. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until gelatin is firm.

    FOR THE TOPPING

    1. In a large bowl, using a hand mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Fold in the cool whip.
    2. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the gelatin. Arrange blueberries in a square in the upper left hand corner of the pan. Then arrange strawberry halves in strips across the dish making a flag cheesecake wave.
    Pound cake slices in the bottom of a glass cake dish.

    🥄 Equipment

    Cutting board

    Chef knife

    Large bowl

    13 x 9 baking dish

    Large spoon

    🥫Storage

    Store leftover cheesecake in the fridge up to 5 days.

    Gelatin with blueberries and strawberries in a clear glass bowl.

    📖 Variations

    • Substitute blue raspberry gelatin for the strawberry gelatin.
    • Angel food cake can be used in place of pound cake.

    💭 Tips

    • Cut the pound cake into 10 even slices. This fill ensure the bottom of the 13 x 9 dish is completely covered.
    Partially assembled flag cheesecake.

    📚 Related Recipes

    Jello Poke Cake is a delicious cake made with gelatin and frosted with cool whip topping.

    Red, White, and Blueberry Pie is another great summer dessert

    🍽 Serve with…

    Serve wave your flag cheesecake at your next cookout along with Barbeque Bacon Cheeseburgers and Red White and Blue Potato Salad.

    Wave Your Flag Cheesecake

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    Wave your Flag Cheesecake

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    Wave your Flag Cheesecake is an easy to make no bake cheesecake dessert perfect for the memorial day, 4th of july, and labor day as well as all summer long.
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 4 hrs
    Total Time 4 hrs 20 mins
    Course Desserts
    Cuisine American
    Servings 20
    Calories 197 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 8 ounces cool whip topping , thawed
    • 6 ounces JELLO-Strawberry Flavor Gelatin (two 3-ounce packages)
    • 16 ounces PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese , softened
    • 10.75 ounces pound cake , cut into 10 slices
    • 4 cups strawberries , divided
    • 1½ cups boiling water
    • ice cubes
    • 1 cup cold water
    • 1⅓ cups blueberries , divided
    • ¼ cup sugar

    Instructions
     

    FOR THE CAKE

    • Slice 1 cup of the strawberries and cut the remaining strawberries in half.
    • Add the boiling water to the gelatin in large bowl and stir until dissolved.
    • Add the ice to cold water to make 2 cups, add to the gelatin and stir until melted.
    • Refrigerate for 5 minutes or until the jello has slightly thickened. Line the bottom of 13 x 9 dish with the pound cake.
    • Stir the sliced strawberries and 1 cup of blueberries into the gelatin, then spoon the gelatin mixture onto the cake.
    • Refrigerate for 4 hours or until gelatin is firm.

    FOR THE TOPPING

    • Whisk the cream cheese and sugar together in large bowl until creamy. Stir in the cool whip.
    • Spread the cream cheese mixture over the gelatin and decorate with strawberries and blueberries.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 197kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 214mgPotassium: 110mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 357IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mg
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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