St Paddy’s Day Mint Cheesecake Cups
A festive no-bake mint cheesecake dessert layered in cups with cookie crumbs, perfect for St. Patrick’s Day.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 10+ Oreo cookies, crushed into crumbs
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2–4 drops green food coloring
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
1. Whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form and set in refrigerator. Set aside a little to put on top.
2. Add softened cream cheese to mixer bowl and beat 1 minute.
3. Add powdered sugar and beat until combined.
4. Next, add peppermint & vanilla extracts and green food coloring.
5. Mix until the cream cheese mixture is green with no white streaks, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
6. Fold in chilled whipped cream and mini chocolate chips.
7. Put a layer of cookie crumbs on the bottom of a glass and layer with cheesecake. Repeat, topping with the left over whipped cream and garnish with an Oreo cookie, Thin mint cookie or Andes mints.
8. Refrigerate 2 hours before serving.
Notes
These make-ahead dessert cups are perfect for parties and easy to customize. Use any chocolate mint garnish of your choice on top for a fun festive flair.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 275
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
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