No Bake Peppermint Cheesecake

No Bake Peppermint Cheesecake is an easy Christmas cheesecake. A chocolate crust, creamy peppermint cheesecake filling and topped with whipped cream and crushed candy canes.

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Keyword candy cane cheesecake, holiday cheesecake, Holiday dessert, holiday no bake dessert, no bake candy cane dessert, no bake dessert, No Bake Peppermint Cheesecake, peppermint cheesecake, peppermint Christmas dessert, peppermint desserts

Prep Time 10

Additional Time 4

Total Time 4 10

Servings -8 slices

Calories 133kcal

Author Kelsey

Equipment

Ingredients

1 chocolate pie crust or Oreo cookie crust
1 package of cream cheese softened
1 can sweetened condensed milk 14 ounces
Red food coloring optional
1 - 1 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
Dash of salt
1 tub Cool whip 8 ounces + more for topping
Peppermints or candy canes crushed for topping optional

Instructions

Start by whipping up your softened cream cheese in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer. You want it to be a creamy texture.
Then pour in your sweetened condensed milk, salt, peppermint extract, and food coloring. Whip up until well combined.
Turn off the blender and add in your Cool Whip and fold it in with a spatula.
Pour the mixture into the pie crust, cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or toss in the freezer to let the cheesecake set up.
Once the peppermint cheesecake is set up, you can pipe on Cool Whip or even top with crushed candy canes or peppermint candies.
Slice and serve this no-bake candy cane cheesecake.

Notes

You can use a different flavor of extract to change up the flavor.

Dress up how you would like. Shavings of white chocolate, etc.

I have stored this cheesecake in the freezer to help speed up the process. It kind of creates an ice cream filling with the sweetness of a cheesecake.

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