PHILADELPHIA Strawberry Fields No-Bake Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 2 cups graham crackers crushed finely
• 6 Tbsp butter melted
• 32 oz philadelphia neufchatel cheese softened
• 2 cups strawberries fresh chopped
• 0.5 cup strawberry preserves 
• 1 cup sugar divided
• 8 oz cool whip lite whipped topping thawed

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• blender

Directions

1. Mix graham crumbs, margarine and 1/4 cup sugar; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Refrigerate while preparing filling.
2. Beat Neufchatel and 3/4 cup of the remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended.
3. Add preserves; mix well.
4. Mash strawberries with remaining sugar until blended.
5. Add to Neufchatel mixture along with the COOL WHIP; stir just until blended.
6. Spread over crust.
7. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.