No-Bake Peppermint Cheesecake

No-Bake Peppermint Cheesecake with a chocolate cookie crust, crushed candy canes & finely grated dark chocolate is perfect for the busy holiday season. Such an easy & delicious dessert that everyone loves!

My friends, I’m in love with quick & easy dessert recipes. This time of year is already so hectic & my list of recipes to make is so long that I love it when I can make something delicious & I don’t have to spend a ton of time in the kitchen.

Fortunately, my grandmother was all about the easy recipes too & I happen to have her old cookbook. I remember as a kid that it seemed she made the best desserts. I knew she slaved away in the kitchen making meals for us all. But now I know that it was only because she was cooking for an army & never asked for any help in there.

She whipped up recipes like this No-Bake Peppermint Cheesecake & we would all go wild for it. You really can’t go wrong with a no-bake dessert, especially one that is as delicious as this one.

I really love that I was able to get my hands on her cookbook because my kids never had the chance to meet her or to enjoy all the love in the food she made. I have made it my mission to make as many of her recipes as I can & share with my children the stories behind them all.

This post was sponsored by AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate as part of an Influencer Campaign for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

Peppermint Cheesecake

Recipes like these are so special & bring back so many memories. When I found out about this AMERICAN HERITAGE® Finely Grated Chocolate, I knew this was the first recipe I wanted to make with it.

I remember my grandmother having to grate the chocolate by hand when she made this cheesecake. She would sure love that it is now available in a pouch, making desserts so much easier.

Honestly, I sure love having a pouch of AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate in my pantry. Grating chocolate is no easy task. This pouch saves me so much time when I want to sprinkle it on top of pies, cakes, cream puffs, cheesecakes like this No-Bake Peppermint Cheesecake or any other desserts I can dream up.

Can we talk about the flavors for a moment? Now, when it comes to the holiday season, peppermint is one of the favorite flavors in this house. The family sure loves it & when it comes to this time of year, it is all they can do to wait for me to start making peppermint recipes.

Fortunately, recipes that are as easy as this peppermint cheesecake make it so easy for me to whip up something they love to satisfy that peppermint craving.

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What is the best way to store leftover Peppermint Cheesecake?

After serving, I like to replace the outer ring of the springform pan & cover the pan with foil or plastic wrap. Be sure to label with the date before refrigerating. This cheesecake will keep for up to 3 days.

Finely Grated Dark Chocolate

Can this recipe be frozen?

Yes, it absolutely can. Just cover the pan tightly with plastic wrap & then top with foil before placing in the freezer. It should keep for up to 1 month.

HOW DO YOU MAKE No-Bake Peppermint Cheesecake?

1. Crush the cookies in the food processor.
2. Add in the sugar & melted butter & pulse to combine.
3. Press mixture firmly into the bottom of a 9″ springform pan.
4. Chill in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
5. While the crust is chilling, make the cheesecake filling.
6. Start by beating the cream cheese & granulated sugar together until fluffy.
7. Fold in thawed whipped topping, followed by food coloring & peppermint extract.
8. Spread on top of the chilled cookie crust.
9. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until firm.
10. Before serving, spread additional whipped topping over the top of the chilled cheesecake.
11. Sprinkle with crushed candy canes & AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate Finely Grated Chocolate.

Can this recipe be doubled?

Yes, it absolutely can. If you want to make this recipe for a larger crowd, you can double the ingredients & use a 9×13 baking dish.

Then you can serve in squares instead of slices. You may want a semi-flexible spatula for removing from the dish since you won’t have the ease of the springform pan.

Easy Peppermint Cheesecake

Ingredients

• chocolate sandwich cookies
• butter
• granulated sugar – divided
• cream cheese – softened
• whipped topping – thawed – divided
• peppermint extract
• food coloring
• AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate Finely Grated Chocolate
• crushed candy canes

Holiday Cheesecake Recipes

If you love this No-Bake Peppermint Cheesecake recipe, you’re going to love these other recipes to use with AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate too. Please click the link below to find the easy, printable recipe!

 

 

More Great Christmas Goodies

Church Window Cookies

4-Ingredient Sugar Cookies

Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

Hot Chocolate Spoons

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No-Bake Chocolate Haystacks

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