Description
These No-Bake Peppermint Cheesecake Bars are a delightful and refreshing dessert perfect for any occasion. The creamy cheesecake filling infused with peppermint flavor sits atop a buttery graham cracker crust, topped with fluffy whipped cream and crushed peppermints.
Ingredients
Crust
- 3 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
Cheesecake
- 15 Peppermint hard candies, crushed
- 1/2 cup hot boiling water
- 14 grams unflavored gelatin (2 – 7 gram packets)
- 24 ounces full fat cream cheese (3 – 8 ounce packages, room temperature)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream, cold
Garnish
- 10 Peppermint hard candies, crushed
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
Instructions
- Prepare the Crust: Add all the crust ingredients to a large bowl, mix well, and press into a greased 9×13 inch pan.
- Prepare the Cheesecake: Crush peppermints, dissolve in hot water, mix with gelatin. Beat cream cheese and sugar, add gelatin mixture, fold in whipped cream. Pour into pan and chill for 3-8 hours.
- Garnish: Whip cream and sugar until soft peaks form. Top each bar with whipped cream and crushed peppermints before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
