Description
No Bake Halloween Cheesecake Cups are a fun and festive dessert perfect for Halloween parties. These creamy cheesecake parfaits have a crunchy Oreo base, a smooth cream cheese filling tinted in vibrant orange and white layers, and spooky themed toppings including ghost Peeps, Halloween sprinkles, and candy pumpkins. Ready in just 15 minutes with no baking required, these easy-to-make treats are sure to impress guests of all ages.
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 them in a bag. Divide the crumbs evenly among 7 – 5 ounce cups to form the base layer.
- Make the cheesecake filling: Beat softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract together until creamy and smooth. Gently fold in 2 cups of Cool Whip to create a light filling.
- Tint the cheesecake: Divide the cheesecake filling evenly into two bowls. Add orange gel coloring to one bowl and mix until the color is vibrant and uniform.
- Add the white cheesecake layer: Spoon or pipe the white cheesecake filling evenly over the Oreo crust layer in each cup.
- Add the second crust layer: Crush the remaining 7 Oreo cookies into crumbs and divide them evenly on top of the white cheesecake layer in the cups.
- Add the orange cheesecake layer: Spoon or pipe the orange cheesecake filling evenly over the Oreo crumb layer in each cup.
- Top with whipped cream: Using a piping bag fitted with tip 1M, swirl the remaining Cool Whip on top of each parfait to create a decorative finish.
- Decorate: Add ghost Peeps, Halloween sprinkles, and candy pumpkins on top just before serving for a festive look.
Notes
- Use room temperature cream cheese to make beating easier and achieve a smoother filling.
- A food processor helps crush the Oreos quickly and evenly into fine crumbs.
- You can swap Oreos for graham cracker crumbs or Biscoff cookies to change the crust flavor.
- Feel free to use different gel colors to create fun layers besides orange and white, such as bright green for a spooky theme.
- Use a piping bag or a ziplock bag with the corner cut off for neat and speedy filling in the cups.
- Add toppings last minute especially if transporting the parfaits to keep them fresh and intact during travel.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 parfait
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg
