Description
These No Bake Halloween Cheesecake Cups are a festive and delicious treat perfect for fall celebrations. Layers of Oreo cookie crumbs, creamy cheesecake filling tinted with orange gel coloring, and topped with whipped cream and spooky Halloween decorations make these parfaits a fun and easy dessert to enjoy without turning on the oven.
Ingredients
Scale
Crust
- 14 Oreo cookies
Cheesecake Filling
- 2 – 8 ounce packages cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 – 8 ounce container Cool Whip, thawed and divided
- Orange gel coloring
Toppings
- Ghost Peeps
- Halloween sprinkles
- Candy pumpkins
Instructions
- Prepare Crust: Crush 7 Oreo cookies into fine crumbs and evenly divide the crumbs into 7 – 5 ounce cups, creating the base layer for each parfait.
- Make Cheesecake Filling: Beat the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until creamy and smooth. Gently fold in 2 cups of the thawed Cool Whip to create a light and fluffy cheesecake filling.
- Divide and Tint Filling: Evenly divide the cheesecake filling into two bowls. Add orange gel coloring to one bowl and mix until the color is bright and uniform.
- Add White Filling: Spoon or pipe the white cheesecake filling evenly over the Oreo crust layer in each cup.
- Add Second Crust Layer: Crush the remaining 7 Oreo cookies and evenly distribute the crumbs over the white cheesecake layer in each cup.
- Add Orange Filling: Spoon or pipe the orange cheesecake filling evenly on top of the second layer of crumbs in each cup.
- Top with Whipped Cream: Using a piping bag fitted with tip 1M, swirl the remaining Cool Whip on top of the parfaits to create a decorative whipped cream topping.
- Decorate: Add ghost Peeps, Halloween sprinkles, and candy pumpkins on top just before serving for a festive finish.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients, especially cream cheese, to achieve a smooth and creamy filling.
- For finer cookie crumbs, pulse Oreos in a food processor without removing the frosting.
- Try different crust flavors such as graham cracker crumbs or Biscoff cookies instead of Oreos for variation.
- Experiment with coloring by tinting the cheesecake filling green or other colors to match your theme.
- Use a piping bag or a ziplock bag with a corner cut off to neatly fill the cups with cheesecake filling for a cleaner presentation.
- Add toppings right before serving or at your destination if transporting, to keep them looking fresh.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 parfait
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg
