Cinnamon toast crunch cheesecake

Turn your childhood favorite into a cheesecake!!!!! this recipe is fun and easy , its a no bake so you don't even need an oven!!!!! I found this recipe on pinchmetwice.com ! i skipped the first step and chose not to soak the cereal in the heavy cream , since i've done it before and noticed it didn't make a difference , plus it saves time !

Serves 8

Prep time 30 mins

Cook time 2 hours

Total time 2 hours 30 mins

Ingredients

-4 cups of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, plus more for flavor and garnish

-1 pint of heavy -whipping cream (not whipped topping or Cool Whip)

-¼ cup of brown sugar

-½ cup of melted butter

-2 (8 oz) packs of cream cheese, softened

-2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

-⅔ cup of sugar

-½ teaspoon of cinnamon

Instructions

Optional step: Pour heavy whipping cream into a bowl and stir in a cup of the cereal. Sit in fridge for 30-45 min to allow flavoring to soak into the cream. *Strain cereal from cream before using.*

To make the crust finely crush 4 cups of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. In a bowl stir together crushed cereal, brown sugar, and melted butter.

Press cereal mixture into the bottom and about a half inch up the sides of a springform pan or pie plate.

Chill crust in refrigerator until firm.

In a medium bowl beat cream cheese and vanilla. Add in heavy whipping cream and beat until thick. Mix in sugar and cinnamon and continue to beat until the mixture thickens.

Pour cheesecake mixture on top of chilled crust. Freeze or refrigerate cheesecake until firm. Garnish with additional cereal.