Name: No bake Oreo cheesecake recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Ingredients: 24 Oreos; 4 tbsp Unsalted butter (melted); 15 Oreos; 16 oz Cream cheese (softened); 1 tsp Vanilla bean paste; 1 cup Powdered sugar (icing sugar); 2 cups Heavy whipping cream; ½ cup White chocolate chips; Oreos (we used Oreo thins); Crushed Oreos; Whipping cream

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Oh my goodness, when you bite into a slice of no bake oreo cheesecake with crushed Oreo cookies in a creamy cheesy filling, on the most delicious Oreo crust, you’ll think that all your birthdays have come at once! This is a no-bake dessert that anyone can make, even the kids can help you to make it!

A delicious slice of no bake Oreo cheesecake on a plate, with a whole cheesecake behind it on a cake stand.

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Why you’ll love our no-bake cheesecake recipe

With only 7 ingredients, using a no-bake cheesecake filling, this is SO easy to make!
Everybody will love it, adults, and kids, alike.
It’s the perfect easy no-bake dessert for family gatherings, Easter, Christmas, and Mother’s Day.
All the ingredients are 100% vegetarian.

It takes only 25 minutes to prepare this amazing cheesecake, you can prepare it the night before you need it and it’ll be setting while you sleep!

Ingredients you’ll need

You’ll need all the ingredients in the photograph below to make our no bake Oreo cheesecake recipe.

Ingredients needed, unsalted butter, powdered sugar, cream cheese, Oreo's, whipping cream, vanilla paste, and white chocolate chips.

How to make a no bake Oreo cheesecake with step-by-step instructions

Making our no-bake Oreo cheesecake is easy if you follow our simple instructions.

A full printable recipe and the measurements in both US customary and metric are available in the recipe card below.

For the cheesecake crust

Place your Oreos in a food processor and blitz them until they resemble fine crumbs.

Add the crumbs to a mixing bowl, add melted butter and mix until fully combined and the crumbs are moist.

Oreo's in a food processor ready to blitz. — Place your Oreo’s in a food processor and blitz until they become fine crumbs.

Pouring melted butter on to Oreo crumbs. — Add melted butter to the crumbs and mix until combined.

Oreo crust in springform pan. — Tip the crumb mixture into a pan and press down until it forms an even compacted crust.

Next, place the crumbs in a prepared springform pan and press down on them with the back of a spoon, until they are an even compacted base.

Place the pan in the fridge to chill.

For the cheesecake filling

First, roughly crush your Oreos and set them aside.

Either using a stand mixer with a whisk attachment or using an electric handheld mixer, add the room temperature cream cheese to a large bowl and beat it until it’s smooth.

Next, add in the vanilla and powdered sugar (icing sugar) and mix until it is fully combined and thickened.

In a different mixing bowl, add heavy whipping cream, and start to mix, first slowly and increasing the speed until the mixture has formed stiff peaks.

Cream cheese beaten in a bowl. — Beat cream cheese until smooth, then add vanilla essence, and powdered sugar. In a different bowl mix whipping cream until stiff peaks form.

Oreo cheesecake in a springform pan. — Place the mixture evenly on top of the Oreo crust, smooth the top and leave to chill.

Now, add the whipped cream to the cheese mixture and fold it in gently.

Next, fold in the crushed Oreos and white chocolate chips.

Place the cream cheese mixture onto the chilled Oreo crust and flatten it so it becomes an even layer (an angled palette knife helps with this).

Place the Oreo cheesecake in the fridge and refrigerate for a minimum of 5 hours, but preferably overnight.

It’s important to chill for at least 5 hours or your cheesecake will fall apart.

Optional cheesecake topping

We recommend decorating your cheesecake after it has set.

If you choose to decorate your Oreo cheesecake, then you can crush up Oreos and scatter them over the top, use Oreo thins to sink into the top, or even swirl whipped cream on top.

Serve your delicious cheesecake and enjoy!

Is it difficult to make a no-bake Oreo cheesecake?

No, not at all.

Making the crust is simply crushing Oreos, mixing them with melted butter, and packing them into a springform tin.

For the cheesecake filling, you must beat cream cheese and add powdered sugar, and vanilla.

You then simply mix heavy whipping cream, add in crushed Oreos and white chelate chips, fold it into the cream cheese mixture, and then place it onto the Oreo crust.

Place it in the fridge and chill.

Simple huh?

Don’t worry, full detailed instructions along with measurements in both US customary and metric are available in our recipe card at the bottom of this post.

How long does a no-bake Oreo cheesecake take to set?

No-bake cheesecakes do need time to set, so it’s important to give them enough time, or you’ll have a runny consistency that won’t hold together.

We always recommend a minimum of 5 hours in the fridge, but what’s even better is making it the night before and leaving it to set while you sleep.

Do I blitz the whole Oreo or do I remove the cream filling?

You blitz the whole Oreo, there’s no need to fiddle around removing the cream filling.

This means your no-bake cheesecake is bursting with Oreo flavor!

Oreo cheesecake on a cake stand and mini Oreo cheesecakes around it.

Can I use light cream cheese?

No, sadly not.

Reduced-fat cream cheese will not set properly, and it’ll become a sloppy mess.

What equipment do I need to make this cheesecake?

To make our no-bake Oreo cheesecake recipe, you’ll need a food processor, either a stand mixer or an electric handheld mixer, a mixing bowl, and a 9-inch springform pan.

An angled palette knife is also super helpful.

Don’t worry if you don’t have a food processor or stand mixer, you’ll see in our notes that there are still ways to make your Oreo cheesecake without them.

How do I soften my cream cheese?

All you need to do is to leave your cream cheese at room temperature for approximately 30 minutes.

Don’t forget, you need regular cream cheesecake for a no-bake cheesecake, do not use low-fat cheese.

Why won’t my no-bake cheesecake filling set properly?

When a no-bake cheesecake doesn’t set properly, it’s usually because of one of two reasons.

Firstly, you’ve used Philadelphia cream cheese light (or reduced-fat).

If you use a light cream cheese, then it just won’t set, so make sure you choose regular cream cheese.

Secondly, it may be because you didn’t leave it to set for long enough.

These tasty beauties need a minimum of 5 hours and if possible, overnight to set.

It’s worth quickly making your cheesecake the night before and giving it extra time.

It’ll only take you 25 minutes and it’s well worth it.

How do I store it?

Your no-bake Oreo cheesecake will keep for up to 3 days when kept in an airtight container in the fridge.

Freeze it for up to 3 months but make sure you wrap it tightly in plastic wrap.

An Oreo cookie, standing in a slice of cheesecake.

Recipe notes and expert tips

Don’t have a food processor?
The reason you have a food processor is to break up the Oreos, you can place them in a sandwich bag and bash them with a rolling pin until you get the right consistency.

Cream cheese
You need to use softened cream cheese, and make sure it’s regular cream cheese.

Get creative
We’ve decorated our cheesecake so even a novice can achieve it, you could have an elaborate whipped topping (fresh whipped cream) design.

Sweetened condensed milk
People have asked about using sweetened condensed milk, we haven’t tried it ourselves, but please let us know how you get on with it if you try!

Missing a stand mixer?
Just use a handheld electric mixer instead.

Using cool whip
Some readers have substituted whipping cream with cool whip for the whipped topping decoration, they’ve said it works well but we can’t confirm as we’ve not tried cool whip.

Cut corners
If you’re in a real hurry then you can use a store-bought Oreo crust, but making it really doesn’t take long so we recommend homemade for the best possible no-bake Oreo cheesecake.

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We hope you enjoy making and eating, our no-bake Oreo cheesecake and would love to know how you got on with making it.

Please let us know by leaving a comment below and feel free to ask any questions you may have.

A slice of no bake Oreo cheesecake on a plate.

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No bake Oreo cheesecake recipe

Dreamy, creamy, and easy no-bake Oreo cheesecake is so simple to make & tastes amazing. With only 7 ingredients and just 25 minutes of preparation, you've GOT to give this a try! Perfect easy no-bake dessert for Christmas, Easter, Mothers Day, and special occasions, even the kids can help to make it! You need this delicious cheesecake in your life!

Prep Time25 mins

Servings

Calories545

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Author: Mandy Applegate | Splash of Taste

Utensils

Food processor

9″ Springform pan

Angled palette knife