Patriotic Kool Aid Cheesecake
Patriotic Kool Aid Cheesecake features the sweet, tangy flavor we love about cheesecake with a sweet graham cracker crust. Then, we give an extra kick of sweetness and patriotic colors with Kool Aid.
There’s nothing better than cheesecake on a summer day, and there’s nothing better than this patriotic Kool Aid cheesecake on July 4th. It’s delicious and so pretty!
Table of contents
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
What’s not to love about this cheesecake, really? It’s delicious, it’s easy to make, and it has the classic 4th of July colors that make everything so festive for this holiday.
- It’s an easy, no-bake cheesecake recipe.
- It’s full of the sweet flavor of cherry and blue raspberry Kool Aid and vanilla.
- Everyone loves cheesecake!
🛒Ingredients
The following are affiliate links. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
- PLACE INGREDIENTS HERE
See the recipe card below for quantities.
🔪 How to Make Patriotic Kool Aid Cheesecake
This is a very easy recipe to make. It’s no-bake which means all you have to do is mix, layer, and chill!
Step 1: Make the Crust
Melt the butter in the microwave in a medium-sized, microwave-safe bowl. Then, add the graham cracker crumbs and sugar and mix well.
Step 2: Press
LIne the bottom of a 6-inch springform pan with parchment paper and press the graham cracker mixture evenly into the bottom, smoothing it out with a spoon. Place the pan in the freezer.
Step 3: Make the Cheesecake Batter
In a stand mixer, whip heavy cream, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and vanilla with the whisk attachment until stiff peaks form. Then, add the cream cheese and 1 1/2 cups of sugar and blend until smooth and fluffy. Divide the batter evenly into three bowls.
Step 4: Make the Red, White, and Blue Colors
In one bowl, add the cherry Kool Aid and mix well. Then, add a few drops of Wilton Red Food Coloring Gel and stir well. Add blue raspberry lemonade Kool Aid to another bowl and mix well. Then, add a few drops of Wilton Blue Food Coloring Gel and stir well. Finally in the last bowl, add the Torani Vanilla Syrup and stir well.
Step 5: Layer the Cheesecake
Remove the pan from the freezer and add the red cheesecake batter. Smooth it out and place it back in the freezer for 2 hours.
Then, add the white cheesecake batter, smooth it out and place it back in the freezer for 2 to 3 hours. Finally, add the blue cheesecake batter, smooth, and place back in the refrigerator overnight.
Step 6: Make the Frosting
Make the frosting just before serving.
In a stand mixer, combine the softened butter, softened cream cheese, and mix with the whisk attachment until it’s creamy and fluffy. Then, add the vanilla and heavy cream and mix. Finally, add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, blending on low speed and scraping down the bowl as needed until all the powdered sugar is added and the frosting is smooth.
Step 7: Decorate the Cheesecake
Place the frosting in a pastry bag with a star tip and remove the cheesecake from the freezer. Then, remove it from the springform pan.
Pipe the frosting in star shapes all over the top of the cheesecake, sprinkle with red, white, and blue sprinkle mix, and add fireworks picks to each slice after cutting up the cheesecake. Enjoy!
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Any Kool Aid – You can make this recipe for any holiday by using different colors of Kool Aid.
- No Kool Aid – Omit the Kool Aid and simply make a no-bake vanilla cheesecake.
Check out this other colorful layered cheesecake recipe.
🥄 Equipment
It only takes a few simple pieces of kitchen equipment to make this cheesecake. A stand mixer, mixing bowls, and a few other baking essentials are all you need.
- Stand mixer
- Spoon
- Mixing bowls
- Springform pan
- Parchment paper
- Piping bag with a star tip
🥫 Storage
This cheesecake will last for up to a month in the freezer in an air-tight, freezer-safe container.
💭 Tips
Chilling is the most important part of this recipe. Don’t rush the chilling process. If your cheesecake layer isn’t fully set and chilled, don’t try to add the second layer. You’ll end up muddying the colors. Other than that, this recipe is almost fool-proof.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Store it in the freezer for up to a month.
Baked cheesecake uses eggs and is baked in the oven to set it. No-bake cheesecakes have no eggs and are set by chilling either in the refrigerator or the freezer.
The layers need to be completely chilled before adding another layer to keep the colors clearly and cleanly separated.
🍽 More Recipes
Do you enjoy patriotic recipes? Then, try these delicious recipes:
🍽 More Cheesecake and Bar Recipes
🧾Recipe Name
Want to make this recipe? Print the recipe card below, or pin this recipe, so you can find it later.
PIN IT!!
Patriotic Kool Aid Cheesecake
Equipment
- Stand mixer
- Spoon
- mixing bowls
- Springform pan
- parchment paper
- Piping bag with a star tip
Ingredients
FOR THE CRUST:
- 1 ½ cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
- 2 heaping Tablespoons Sugar
- 6 Tablespoons Butter – melted
FOR THE CHEESECAKE:
- 1 cup Heavy Cream – Whipped
- 2 heaping Tablespoons Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 4 packages Cream Cheese – Softened – 8 ounces each
- 1 ½ cups Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Torani Vanilla Syrup
- Wilton Red and Blue – Food Coloring Gel
- 1 package Cherry Kool Aid
- 1 package Blue Raspberry Lemonade Kool Aid
FOR THE FROSTING:
- 4 ounces Cream Cheese
- 4 Tablespoons Butter
- ¼ teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 Tablespoon Heavy Cream
- 3 to 4 cups Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl, place the Butter, and melt it in the Microwave. When melted, add the Graham Cracker Crumbs, and Sprinkle Sugar over Crumbs. Mix well to coat Crumbs in Butter. Line the Bottom of a 6 inch Spring-form pan with Parchment paper, and press the Graham Cracker Crumbs into the bottom of the pan, evenly, smoothing with a spoon. Place the pan in the freezer
- In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, place the Heavy Cream, 2 Tablespoons of Sugar, and Vanilla, and whip with the Whisk attachment until stiff peaks form, and the Cream is whipped. Add the Cream Cheese, and 1 1/2 cups of Sugar, and blend until smooth and fluffy.
- Divide the Cheesecake batter evenly into three bowls. In one bowl, add the Cherry Kool Aid, and mix well. Add a few drops of Wilton Red Food Coloring Gel, and stir well. Pour the Red Cheesecake into the pan, on top of the Graham Cracker Crust, and place the pan back in the Freezer until firm, about 2 hours.
- In the next bowl, add the Torani Vanilla Syrup, and stir well, and place the bowl in the Refrigerator. In the last bowl, add the Blue Raspberry Lemonade Kool Aid, and 2 heaping Tablespoons of sugar, and stir well to blend. Add several drops of Wilton Blue Food Coloring Gel, and mix well. Place the bowl in the refrigerator.
- When the Red Cheesecake is set, or firm to the touch, remove the pan, and pour the White layer of Cheesecake Batter into the pan, on top of the Red layer, and place the pan back in the Freezer, until the White layer is set, 2 to 3 hours. When the White layer is firm to the touch, remove the Blue Cheesecake Batter from the refrigerator, and pour the Blue layer on top of the White layer, and place the pan back in the Freezer, over night for best results.
- Before time to serve the Cheesecake, make the Frosting and decorate:
- FROSTING:
- In the mixing bowl, add the Softened Butter, and Softened Cream Cheese, and mix with the whisk attachment until creamy and fluffy. Add the Vanilla and Heavy Cream, and mix.
- Add the Powdered Sugar, one cup at a time, blending on low speed, and scraping the bowl down as needed, until all powdered sugar is added, and the frosting is completely mixed and smooth.
- Place the Frosting in a pastry bag with a Star Tip. Remove the Cheesecake from the Freezer, and remove the Spring-form from the pan. Pipe the Frosting in Star shapes all over the top of the Cheesecake. Sprinkle with Red, White, and Blue Sprinkle mix, and add fireworks Picks to each piece. Place Cheesecake back in Freezer until time to serve.
- When ready to serve, slice the Cheesecake into 2 inch pieces. Serve, and Enjoy!
Notes
Disclaimer
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
