No-Bake STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE PIE * sugar or sugar-free * Homemade COOKIE CRUST * lower calorie * -

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar or plain white Splenda
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tub (8 oz.) whipped topping, thawed (can be light, non-fat, or sugar-free)
• 1 store-bought or homemade graham cracker or cookie crust (recipe below)
• 1 16-oz. container fresh strawberries, washed, dried & hulled
• 1-1/3 cups crushed graham crackers or cookies (can be a mixture of leftover cookies ~ with sugar or sugar-free) ~ depending on size, this should be about 10-15 cookies
• 1/3 cup brown sugar or brown sugar Splenda blend
• 5 TB melted butter