No Bake Eggnog Cheesecake
on Dec 10, 2015, Updated Oct 21, 2020
If you are needing a holiday dessert that is easy and delicious, you will want to whip up this No Bake Eggnog Cheesecake. You will find the recipe super simple and your holiday guests (even the ones who do not care for eggnog) begging for the recipe.
I am a HUGE fan of no bake cheesecakes. I have shared our favorite No Bake Reese’s Peanut Butter Cheesecake as well as quite a few other all year round cheesecakes. During the holidays, offering up holiday flavors in our desserts always makes our holiday desserts so much better. After sharing our No Bake Peppermint Cheesecake with you last week, I needed a dessert for a family Christmas gathering. So a No Bake Eggnog Cheesecake was my potluck dessert.
I had plenty of eggnog left after making a batch of our Eggnog Fudge so it sounded like a great plan. And… a great plan it was. This dessert has now been added to our list of favorite holiday desserts. Everyone loved it. There were a few that were not eggnog fans and they are now under the impression that eggnog is great when it is in this No bake Cheesecake.
I had numerous requests for this recipe while at our family party. I have to admit that I was shocked at how such a simple recipe could taste so amazing. It is really that good. My kiddos and hubby loved it and decided that another one needed to be made for home. I actually have another I am working on today for this weekend.
Even if you are not a fan of eggnog, I highly suggest you give this eggnog dessert a chance. You will be surprised at how tasty eggnog can be.
This No Bake Eggnog Cheesecake only requires a few ingredients. You will need graham crackers (I used graham cracker crumbs to speed up the process), eggnog, cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, sugar, butter, and a couple spices. I considered using crushed ginger snaps for the crust and may eventually give that a try too. You could also use Cool-Whip instead of heavy whipping cream. I love the fresh stuff.
INGREDIENTS
Crust:
30 Graham Crackers crushed or 3 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
5 tbsp melted Butter
2 tbsp Brown Sugar
Filling:
16 oz softened Cream Cheese
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Eggnog
1 tsp Rum Extract
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1/4 tsp Cinnamon
16 ounce Heavy Whipping Cream
DIRECTIONS
Crush graham crackers in food processor.
Add melted butter and sugar and pulse to incorporate.
Press mixture into bottom an partially up the sides of a springform pan.
Refrigerate at least 30 minutes to firm.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until creamy.
Add in eggnog, rum extract, nutmeg and cinnamon. Beat until fully blended.
Whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
Fold eggnog mixture into whipped cream.
Spread evenly into crust.
Refrigerate at least 2-3 hours before serving.
Garnish with additional whipped topping if desired.
Are you a fan of Eggnog? I never was much of a fan until I was older. No, I love having it made included in some of my holiday desserts.
No Bake Eggnog Cheesecake
Ingredients
- Crust:
- 30 Graham Crackers crushed or 3 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
- 5 tbsp melted Butter
- 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
- Filling:
- 16 oz softened Cream Cheese
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup Eggnog
- 1 tsp Rum Extract
- 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
- 16 ounce Heavy Whipping Cream
Instructions
- Crush graham crackers in food processor.
- Add melted butter and sugar and pulse to incorporate.
- Press mixture into bottom an partially up the sides of a springform pan.
- Refrigerate at least 30 minutes to firm.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until creamy.
- Add in eggnog, rum extract, nutmeg and cinnamon. Beat until fully blended.
- Whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
- Fold eggnog mixture into whipped cream.
- Spread evenly into crust.
- Refrigerate at least 2-3 hours before serving.
- Garnish with additional whipped topping if desired.
Looking for other great holiday dessert ideas? Be sure to see some of these other recipes that I have shared…
Hi Iโm so excited to make this for Christmas! What size springform pan should I use? Thanks and Merry Christmas!
My Cheese cake filling did not set up–has anyone else had this issue??
Super Super easy and delish! I’m definitely keeping this recipe in rotation. Yum
What size springform pan?????
This cheesecake is incredible! I made it for a small Christmas get-together and even the person who doesnโt like eggnog went back for seconds. Itโs so good that Iโm making it again for New Yearโs for myself. My mom tried some and she wants to write the recipe in our holiday dessert cookbook, which hasnโt had a recipe added to it in at least a decade. Plus, itโs easy to make!
Oh I love this idea. Butโฆ.Can we substitute heavy whipping cream for regular whipping cream. Ooops I bought the wrong item. Yikes!
Can you use a store bought Graham crust??
I love egg nog. And cheesecake. This looks amazing. Pinning! Visiting from The Happy Now blog linkup.
Yum! What an amazing combination of flavors! I can’t wait to give this a try! I am excited to feature your post at this week’s Tuesday Turn About link party. Thank you so much for sharing! Happy Holidays!
Jen this looks delicious! My dad LOVES eggnog so I am going to have to make this for him! I’d love for you to come link up some of your recipes over at my weekly link party for a chance to be featured! https://www.ourtinynest.com/2022/11/23/weekly-wednesday-link-party-323/
This looks amazing! I don’t like egg nog but I LOVE making recipes with it. The flavor is just fabulous. Pinned.
Can I substitute rum for rum extract?