No Bake Cherry and Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

4.98 from 38 votes

No Bake Cherry and Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

This no bake cherry and chocolate chip cheesecake recipe is quick, easy and served in shot glasses. It's loaded with cherry and chocolate in each bite which makes it the perfect mini dessert for parties!

Prep Time20

Total Time20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cherry cheesecake, no bake cheesecake, no bake cherry chocolate cheesecake

Servings:

Calories: 449kcal

Author: Kim Beaulieu

Equipment

Ingredients

For the base:

28 Oreo cookies
2 tablespoons butter melted
1 teaspoon granulated white sugar optional

For the cherry chip filling:

1 cup heavy cream
½ cup confectioners sugar
4 ounces cream cheese softened
12 maraschino cherries finely chopped
2 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 pinch salt

For the chocolate chip filling:

1 cup heavy cream
½ cup confectioners sugar
4 ounces cream cheese softened
2 ounces semi sweet chocolate melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
2 ounces milk chocolate grated

Optional garnishes:

whipped cream
grated chocolate
maraschino cherries

Instructions

For the base:

Measure and transfer your graham crumbs into a small mixing bowl. Add the granulated sugar, if desired. Mix well with a spoon.
In another small bowl, melt the butter in the microwave for 30 seconds or so, then pour it over the graham crumb mix. Use a fork to stir until well combined.
Set the bowl aside for later.

For the cherry chip filling:

Use a stand mixer, or hand mixer, to whip the heavy cream until it is fluffy. Set aside.
Next, grab another bowl and use a stand mixer, or hand mixer, to mix the cream cheese until it's smooth. Add the powdered sugar then mix again until it is smooth. Then, add the cherries, cherry liquid, almond extract and a dash of salt. Mix again until well combined.
Slowly fold the whipping cream into the cream cheese mixture. Continue folding it in until it's well combined.
Set the bowl aside.

For the chocolate chip filling:

Use a stand mixer, or hand mixer, to whip the heavy cream until it is fluffy. Set aside.
In a double bowler melt the chocolate over medium heat until it's smooth. (If you are unsure how to do that all you do is place a heat proof bowl over top of a saucepan with water, but don't let the bottom of the bowl touch the water.) To keep the bowl of melted chocolate warm, keep it over the hot water until you need it. That way the chocolate stays smooth until needed.
In another bowl mix the cream cheese until it's smooth. Add the powdered sugar and mix again until smooth. Now add the melted chocolate, vanilla and dash of salt to the cream cheese mix. Mix until well combined.
Slowly fold the whipping cream into the cream cheese mixture. Keep on folding in until it's well combined. Add the grated pieces of chocolate. Fold in briefly. You want the chocolate pieces to say intact and not blend too well.
Set the bowl aside for later.

Putting it all together:

Transfer about a teaspoon of graham crumbs in each serving glass. You can tamp it down with the blunt end of a knife, or if you have a honey dipper they work super well for pressing down graham crumbs in small dishes. The glasses should be filled about ⅓ of the way full.
Next you can pipe, or spoon in the chocolate chip filling, filling each glass so it's ⅔ of the way up the sides.
Then pipe, or spoon in the cherry chip filling so it fills each glass to the top.
At this time, you can garnish with whipped cream, grated chocolate and maraschino cherries.
Serve with a big old cherry and chocolate loving smile!

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