Description
Delightfully festive and easy to make, these No Bake Halloween Cheesecake Cups combine creamy cheesecake layers with Oreo cookie crumbs and colorful Halloween-themed decorations for a fun and spooky treat perfect for parties and celebrations.
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 the crust: Crush 7 Oreo cookies into fine crumbs using a food processor or by pulsing in a sealed bag. Divide the crumbs evenly into 7 – 5 ounce cups to form the base layer.
- Make the cheesecake filling: Beat the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract together until smooth and creamy. Gently fold in 2 cups of the thawed Cool Whip until combined.
- Divide and color the filling: Separate the cheesecake mixture evenly into two bowls. Add orange gel coloring to one bowl and mix until the color is vibrant and even.
- Layer the white cheesecake: Spoon or pipe the white cheesecake mixture evenly over the Oreo crumb base in each cup.
- Add the second crust layer: Crush the remaining 7 Oreo cookies into fine crumbs and sprinkle evenly over the white cheesecake layer in the cups.
- Layer the orange cheesecake: Spoon or pipe the orange cheesecake filling evenly on top of the Oreo crumb layer in the cups.
- Top with whipped cream: Using a piping bag fitted with a 1M icing tip, swirl the remaining Cool Whip over the top layer to create a decorative finish.
- Decorate: Add ghost Peeps, Halloween sprinkles, and candy pumpkins on top just before serving to keep decorations fresh and vibrant.
Notes
- Ensure cream cheese is at room temperature for smoother mixing and a creamier filling.
- Using a food processor makes crushing Oreos quick and achieves fine crumbs for even layers.
- Feel free to experiment with other crusts like graham crackers or Biscoff cookies for different flavors.
- Change the cheesecake colors with different food coloring to suit any theme.
- Use a piping bag or a ziplock bag with a corner cut off for neater layering of cheesecake filling.
- For portability, wait to add toppings until just before serving and cover the parfaits during transport.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 parfait
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
