If you are looking for an easy Christmas dessert, this No Bake Peppermint Cheesecake will be perfect. Great subtle peppermint flavors in this super simple cheesecake. Makes for an amazing holiday dessert.
No Bake Peppermint Cheesecake
No bake cheesecakes are so easy to make, look decadent, and taste so incredible. Since my No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake was such a hit over Thanksgiving, I was ready to get started on a cheesecake for Christmas. It didn’t take me very long to decide on a peppermint cheesecake. Heck everyone loves peppermint during the holidays.
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Our Peppermint White Hot Chocolate was perfect for getting me in the holiday mood last week. I always forget about my love for peppermint throughout the year. My love for peppermint has been passed on to the rest of my family. All of my kiddos were anxious for this Peppermint Cheesecake to be ready so they could dig in.
Last Christmas, I made Homemade Peppermint Patties to gift for the holidays. The kiddos devoured a few of those and realized that they too were fans of peppermint.
We have quite a few Christmas parties this year and this No Bake Peppermint Cheesecake has officially made the list of needing to make a couple of times. The combination of the chocolate Oreo crust with the pepperminty cheesecake was so perfect. I garnished this cheesecake with small dollops of whipped topping, a few crushed candy canes and also some of the peppermint pillow candies. I think the additions dressed up the cheesecake but were not needed. The cheesecake is perfect all by itself.
Some peppermint desserts can be overpowering, not this cheesecake. The peppermint flavor was present but not overly minty.
If you have a potluck you are attending over the holidays, this cheesecake would make a perfect dessert for you to bring along. You can slice the cheesecake into quite a few small slices.
To make your Peppermint Cheesecake you will need some Oreo Cookies, cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, peppermint, sugars, butter, and some food coloring if you would like your cheesecake to be pink. The cheesecake does not take long to make at all. I usually freeze mine and then take it out of the freezer about 30 minutes or so before serving.
INGREDIENTS
Crust:
22 Oreo Cookies
3 tbsp melted Butter
1 tbsp Sugar
Filling:
16 oz softened Cream Cheese
16 oz Heavy Cream
1 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Powdered Sugar
1 tsp Peppermint Extract
6 drops Pink Food Coloring
DIRECTIONS
Crush Oreos in food processor and add melted butter and sugar.
Press mixture into bottom and partway up sides of springform pan.
Refrigerate at least 30 minutes to firm.
Beat cream cheese and sugar until well mixed. Set aside.
Whip heavy cream and powder sugar until stiff peaks form.
Fold and blend cream cheese mixture into whipped cream mixture.
Add food coloring and peppermint into filling mixture.
Pour/spread into pan.
Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until firm.
You can garnish with dollops of whipped topping and crushed peppermints if desired.
Do you have a favorite No Bake dessert that you serve during the holidays? I am excited to serve this no bake cheesecake this holiday.
No Bake Peppermint Cheesecake
Ingredients
- Crust:
- 22 Oreo Cookies
- 3 tbsp melted Butter
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- Filling:
- 16 oz softened Cream Cheese
- 16 oz Heavy Cream
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp Peppermint Extract
- 6 drops Pink Food Coloring
Instructions
- Crush Oreos in food processor and add melted butter and sugar.
- Press mixture into bottom and partway up sides of springform pan.
- Refrigerate at least 30 minutes to firm.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar until well mixed. Set aside.
- Whip heavy cream and powder sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Fold and blend cream cheese mixture into whipped cream mixture.
- Add food coloring and peppermint into filling mixture.
- Pour/spread into pan.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until firm.
- You can garnish with dollops of whipped topping and crushed peppermints if desired.
If you are a fan of peppermint be sure to checkout these other peppermint recipes that I have shared…
Nicole Coster
I’ve been making your recipe every Christmas day for years now and EVERY year I forget what size springform pan to use! Can you clarify which size?
Jeri
I have 2 questions. One what size pan as I have 3 and my other question how long can this stay in the freezer? Thanks
Amy W.
I made this and it is awesome! Just wondering if you have a calorie count on it? Thank you!
Celeste
Thank you so much for sharing your recipe.
Your no bake peppermint cheesecake is awesome! I just made it for an upcoming Christmas dinner. Had some left over filling which I’ve been eating by the spoonful.
Janet
I’ve made this several times and it has become my go to holiday dessert. Next time I’m going to try making it in small individual cups.
Jacqueline
I made this cheesecake for Christmas dinner and it was an instant hit! I modified it a bit by putting crushed candy cane in with the chocolate crust and doing 2 layers (pink peppermint in the middle and vanilla on the top). It was so good! Light and tasty, so it wasn’t too heavy after a big meal. This cheesecake will make it on my list of Christmas baking projects each year from now on!
Chamanicecream
Wowwwww, this is stunning!! And I am loving the combination of cake and cheesecake! Chamanicecream
Elaine
I made this is turned out great..thanks
Virginia
Oh my…this looks incredible! It’s definitely going on my holiday recipe list for this year!
Virginia | More to Mrs. E
Cindy
This looks amazing. I bought the ingredients. But what size pan?
Kari
This looks amazing!! I have a question though… What size spring form pan did you use? I have a 3 piece set and don’t know which one to use!!
Cindy
Did you ever find out what size?
Barbara
I hope this tastes as good as it looks! I’ll definitely have to make this before the holidays are over.
Hope you don’t mind my sharing.
Nicole
This is on my list to make for the Christmas holidays. We love OREOs and mint! #HomeMattersParty
Mother of 3
YUM! This looks so good and just perfect for the holidays! Pinned.
kathy olson
That cheesecake looks divine! I am printing it out to try it for the holidays. Thank you!
Andi
I made this recipie for Christmas and took to work and got many compliments! Everyone loved the peppermint. I was in charge of bringing dessert for New Year’s dinner with my in-laws, so I used this recipie leaving out the peppermint and food coloring and mixing in crushed Oreoes! Also a huge hit! ?
Kym
What size of pan do you use? 16oz of cream cheese isn’t very much. But, the picture shows that it is pretty thick.
Claudia
What size spring form pan??? How many servings does it make???
rachel wilson
whatt size spring form pan
Angie
Do you think it would work to double the recipe and make this in a 9×13 pan?
Samantha
This looks fantastic! How far in advance can you make it? Thanks so much for sharing!
Janet Fisher
This looks fantastic! I don’t have a springform pan. Any suggestions for another type pan to use?
Amanda @The Kolb Corner
Oh my gosh this looks amazing! Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!
Sarah @ Pretty Simple Ideas
Oh my goodness – I bet this is amazing! I wish I had some now.
Sarah Anderson
This looks amazing. Shared on my fb page.
Rebecca
I featured this amazing looking pie on my blog today. I am planning on making it for a Christmas party I am hosting in a few days!
Melissa Kaylene
Mmm…Peppermint and cheesecake, two things that I love! Pinning this recipe for later, thanks for the inspiration! :)
Heaven
Oh. My. Goodness! That pink is just screaming, “Eat me!” You have my mouth watering. Pinning for sure! Stopping by from Wow Us Wednesday. Thanks for the awesome recipe. :)
Diane Roark
I love cheesecake and peppermint. Thanks for sharing this delicious looking cheesecake. Thank you also for linking up to wonderful Wednesday blog hop.
Blessings,
Diane
sherry
This is just beautiful!! I love a no bake cheesecake because I stress out over the cake cracking. Thanks for sharing this recipe and your beautiful pictures.
Kim @The Baking ChocolaTess
This looks amazing and I pretty much love all of your recipes Jen!