Kittencal's Easy No-Bake Cheesecake (Chocolate Option)

Ingredients

• 1 (9 inch)  graham cracker crumb crust (or can use chocolate or vanilla flavor, I like the chocolate)

• 1 (8 ounce) package Philadelphia Cream cheese, softened

• 1 (3 ounce) package Philadelphia Cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar (must be sifted)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2-2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons soft butter

• 1 (12 ounce) container cool whip frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided (return the remaining half of the Cool Whip to the freezer and use for the next time)
• pie filling (use favorite flavor, I like cherry or blueberry)

Directions

1. 1

   In a large bowl beat all cream cheese with confectioners sugar, vanilla, lemon juice and soft butter until smooth and fluffy scraping down the sides of bowl a few times during beating.

2. 2

   Using a spatula fold in the half of the container of Cool Whip until well combined (I start with mixing with a spatula then finish beating on low speed for about 1 minute),.

3. 3

   Transfer to prepared crumb crust.

4. 4

   Refrigerate for 5 or more hours.

5. 5

   Before serving spread the pie filling on top.

6. 6

   FOR CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE.

7. 7

   A chocolate crust and cherry pie filling is recommend.

8. 8

   Omit the lemon juice. melt 1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips in the microwave on HIGH for about 1 minute removing halfway to stir, gradually add the melted chocolate to the cream cheese mixture beating on low speed until blended, then fold in the Cool Whip.