Description
These No Bake Halloween Cheesecake Cups are a festive and fun dessert perfect for Halloween parties. Featuring layers of Oreo cookie crumbs and creamy cheesecake filling tinted in spooky orange and white colors, topped with cool whip swirls, ghost-shaped Peeps, Halloween sprinkles, and candy pumpkins, these parfaits are easy to assemble and require no baking.
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 (as needed)
Toppings
- Ghost Peeps
- Halloween sprinkles
- Candy pumpkins
Instructions
- Prepare the crust. Crush 7 Oreo cookies finely and evenly divide the crumbs into seven 5-ounce cups to form the base layer for each parfait.
- Make the cheesecake filling. In a bowl, beat the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract together until creamy and smooth. Gently fold in 2 cups of thawed Cool Whip until fully incorporated.
- Divide and color the cheesecake. Separate the cheesecake mixture evenly into two bowls. Add orange gel coloring to one bowl and mix well to achieve a vibrant orange hue.
- Add white cheesecake layer. Spoon or pipe the white cheesecake mixture evenly over the Oreo crumb layer in each cup.
- Prepare second cookie crumb layer. Crush the remaining 7 Oreo cookies and evenly distribute the crumbs on top of the white cheesecake layer in each cup.
- Add orange cheesecake layer. Spoon or pipe the orange-tinted cheesecake mixture evenly atop the second cookie crumb layer.
- Top with Cool Whip. Using a piping bag fitted with a star tip 1M, swirl the remaining Cool Whip on top of each parfait for a decorative finish.
- Decorate and serve. Garnish each cup with ghost Peeps, Halloween sprinkles, and candy pumpkins just before serving for a festive touch.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients; letting the cream cheese soften makes it easier to beat into a smooth filling.
- Use a food processor to pulverize the Oreo cookies fully for finer crumbs and better layering.
- Substitute graham cracker or Biscoff cookie crumbs for a different flavor in the crust.
- Experiment with other colors by tinting one batch of cheesecake green or other Halloween colors for variety.
- Use a piping bag or a cut ziplock bag to neatly fill the parfait cups, ensuring clean layers and attractive presentation.
- Wait to add the toppings if transporting to a party; cover the cups to travel and add decorations on-site to prevent damage.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 parfait (approximately)
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
