No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake

Skip the oven and make this decadent No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake! The cheesecake filling is luxuriously creamy, additional smooth, and deliciously chocolatey. It units superbly with out any gelatin – and has a delicious faded and fluffy texture that’s impossible to resist.

Ingredients Oreo Crust 30 oreo cookies , wafers and cream filling 6 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted and cooled Chocolate Cheesecake Filling 8 oz darkish chocolate 1 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream , divided 20 oz full-fat cream cheese , brick-style 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 3/4 cup sour cream Instructions Oreo Crust Crush the cookies till nice crumbs both utilizing a meals processor, blender, or by way of way of setting the cookies in a ziploc bag and crushing with a rolling pin. Mix within the melted butter.  Press into the backside and up the facets of a 9-inch springform pan.  Place within the freezer as you make the filling. Cheesecake Filling Chop the darkish chocolate into items and upload to a microwave secure bowl alongside with 1/3 cup of the whipping cream.  Microwave on medium energy (not high) for 45-second intervals, stirring among every till glassy and smooth. Set aside. In a enormous bowl, beat the final 1 cup whipping cream till stiff peaks form.  In a separate enormous bowl beat collectively the cream cheese and powdered sugar till smooth. Beat within the melted chocolate mixture, adopted by way of way of the sour cream.  Gently fold within the whipped cream till the combination is gentle - I typically do that in 2 batches. Spoon the cheesecake filling into the Oreo crust, and gentle the top. Cover the pan, and refrigerate for a minimum of 6 hours earlier than serving.  Notes *Store cheesecake within the fridge in any respect times. The cheesecake lasts 3-4 days within the fridge. Make forward tips: This recipe can simply be made 1-2 days in boost and left protected within the fridge. I don't suggest freezing the cheesecake as it could possibly lose its gentle and creamy consistency.  To change cool whip rather for whipping cream, melt the chocolate on its own within the microwave. Then fold in 1 1/2 cups of whipped topping into the cheesecake batter rather of the whipped cream. This cheesecake may be made in an 8-inch springform or 10-inch springform pan instead. If you don't have a springform pan, it's made in a 9-inch sq. pan lined with aluminum foil at the backside and up the sides. Ensure that your pan has facets which may be a minimum of 3 inches tall. When in a position to slice the cheesecake, lift the aluminum foil out of the pan. This cheesecake won't work in a 9-inch pie plate - there's simply too a lot batter.

A slice of creamy, no-bake chocolate cheesecake with an oreo crust and topped with whipped cream and a strawberry on a white plate. A moment slice of cheesecake and the complete cheesecake within the background.

Chocolate cheesecake was the primary “grown-up” dessert I realized to make. Rich, creamy and the right recipe in case you're keen on decadent desserts. I think it was in basic terms a topic of time earlier than I built a no-bake chocolate cheesecake recipe – though I am shocked it took this long.

You’ll love this no-bake chocolate cheesecake for a number of key reasons:

Crunchy Oreo cookie crust
Creamy, gentle texture
Lighter and fluffier than a normal baked cheesecake
Way additional fail-safe than baked cheesecake
An virtually chocolate mousse-like flavor
When making cheesecake, most capability pitfalls occur within the baking and cooling degrees of the cheesecake. So by way of way of skipping them altogether – it makes this cheesecake tremendous primary to make.

Ingredients for a Thick & Creamy No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake
A complete no bake chocolate cheesecake with an Oreo cookie crust that is going up the facets and decorated with whipped cream and strawberries round the edges.

The cheesecake filling is made with in basic terms a number of primary ingredients, but every one is fundamental in its own right. So… here’s the rundown:

Dark chocolate. I suggest utilizing anyplace from 50% to 70% darkish chocolate. Any an awful lot less and your cheesecake may be too candy and never chocolate-y enough. However 80% or upper will depart you with a bitter taste.
Whipping cream – no longer the squirty stuff from the can – but heavy whipping cream out of the carton round 35% MF. The cream ensures that your cheesecake isn’t too dense, and provides the cheesecake a fluffy texture that’s nonetheless sturdy.
Full fats cream cheese. Make certain to make use of the brick-style rather of spreadable or lite to guarantee that the cheesecake is thick and units properly. No one wishes a soupy cheesecake.
Powdered sugar for sweetness. I desire to make use of powdered sugar rather of granulated sugar simply due to the fact granulated sugar leaves a grainy texture in a no-bake cheesecake.
Sour cream for that additional gentle texture. I understand it may sound weird, however the sour cream actually makes the cheesecake luxuriously creamy and provides it a velvety gentle texture. It also ensures that your cheesecake doesn’t simply style like you’re biting right into a block of Philadelphia.
You’ll word that this no-bake cheesecake is made with out gelatin or whipped topping. It units superbly with out the assist of any gelatin, and simply due to the fact we’re utilizing whipping cream rather of whipped topping, it has an additional creamy flavor.

Chilling the cheesecake is 100 pc imperative simply due to the fact for the cheesecake to set. After it’s assembled – pop it within the fridge for a minimum of four hours.

Because no-bake cheesecake wishes to relax within the fridge, it’s also the right make-ahead dessert. It can simply be made the day earlier than and pass within the fridge overnight to chill, set and agency up. I don't suggest freezing this cheesecake, however. Freezing no-bake cheesecake can create ice crystals, and the cheesecake will lose its velvety gentle texture.
A slice of no bake chocolate cheesecake with a chunk taken out of it to present the gentle and creamy texture. On a white plate and topped with whipped cream rosettes and a strawberry.

Looking for a vintage no-bake cheesecake? Try this primary recipe.

Or in case you desire to strive your hand at a baked chocolate cheesecake – I’ve got you protected with the recipe here.

Making this chocolate cheesecake? Here’s my favourite toppings:

whipped cream and strawberries
strawberry sauce
salted caramel sauce
chocolate peanut butter sauce
A slice of no bake chocolate cheesecake with a chunk taken out of it to present the gentle and creamy texture. On a white plate and topped with whipped cream rosettes and a strawberry.

No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake
Skip the oven and make this decadent No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake! The cheesecake filling is luxuriously creamy, additional smooth, and deliciously chocolatey. It units superbly with out any gelatin - and has a delicious faded and fluffy texture this is impossible to resist.