Smooth creamy decadent no bake chocolate cheesecake, just for you.
Like my other no bake cheesecakes, this recipe is simple yet extremely delicious.
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Perfect For The Holidays
Yes the holiday season is upon us. It's my favourite time of the year!
What is more appropriate than going all chocolaty for the holidays, right?
In our house I'm the one who's not into sweets (yes, it's unbelievable for all the sweet treats that I've been making) but I simple LOVE to cook and bake. My husband and his side of the family simply love sweet treats so it definitely works out for us in the end.
And for some reason when the holiday season is approaching I find myself craving for chocolaty treats. Do you feel the same?
I've been telling Marco, ohhh we HAVE to make a no bake CHOCOLATE cheesecake! Him being a sweet tooth, I didn't need to convince him that much. Haha!
So if you're looking for something elegant, decadent and amazing then look no more. Try this. I promise everybody will love it.
Let's get on with the recipe, shall we?
The Base
As you can see in the video below, I'm using oreo cookies for the base.
The whole cookies with the cream. Yes, everything goes. Who wants to spend time scraping the cream out from each cookie, right? Besides the cream will help in bringing the crumbs together.
If you're not into oreo cookies, you can always use other type of cookies for the base. There's no harm in it.
One thing though, if you're not using oreo cookies, please refer to my other no bake cheesecake that uses digestive biscuits for the base as the measurement is slightly different from this recipe with oreo cookies.
The Chocolate Cheesecake
This cheesecake has NO GELATIN in it. Yep. Many of you have been asking for cheesecakes that have no gelatin in it so here it is.
I'm using semisweet 55% cocoa chocolate for this recipe. I find it has a perfect balance of sweetness and chocolaty taste to flavour this lovely cheesecake.
If you're into dark chocolate, by all means use it if you want to. Just know that the exact strong slightly bitter taste of a dark chocolate will be transferred into the cheesecake.
And of course, your cheesecake will be slightly darker.
I'm using a pinch of salt in the chocolate cheesecake mixture. It might sound weird to use salt in a sweet dish but trust me, it will bring out the chocolate taste to another level.
What I like to do with the chocolate is melt it first before I start whisking my cream cheese and everything else. This will give the melted chocolate a bit of time to cool down before I use it later.
How To Melt Chocolate In Microwave
And I like the convenience of melting my chocolate in the microwave instead of double boiler. Less hassle.
What I do is chop the chocolate into small pieces so that they are easier to melt. Then put them in a microwavable glass bowl and heat for 30 seconds.
After 30 seconds I will take out the bowl and mix the chocolate. The chocolate won't be melted yet at this point but it's important that you mix it anyway to help in distributing the heat evenly between the chocolate pieces.
Then I will repeat the process until the chocolate is fully melted. And yes, I stir every 30 seconds intervals.
Easy, right?
The Chocolate Ganache
It is for the holidays anyway, right?
Go big or go home.
To further bring this chocolate cheesecake to another chocolate level, let's cover it with a smooth silky chocolate ganache, shall we?
It's not a thick layer, don't worry. It's just a nice perfect thin layer to give that decadent chocolaty taste in your every bite.
And I'm using the same semisweet chocolate of 55% cocoa for it, combined with some whipping cream.
If you don't feel like putting some ganache on top, you can simply dust the cheesecake with some cocoa powder. That works also.
Well there you go. As you can see in the step by step video below this wonderful chocolate cheesecake is super easy to do with just a few basic ingredients. Let me know if you liked it.
Before You Go
If you're a no bake cheesecake lover, then I would want to entice you to my other no bake cheesecake recipes. I promise you they are delicious.
- No-bake vanilla cheesecake (without gelatine)
- No bake cookie butter cheesecake (or also known as biscoff or lotus)
- No bake lemon cheesecake (match this with my homemade lemon curd, oh la la)
- No-bake caramel apple cheesecake
- No bake chocolate and peanut butter cheesecake (yes, do try!)
Or simply go to my recipe page to see more of my yummy cheesecake recipes.
Video
No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake
Ingredients
The Base
- 6.7 oz oreo cookies (190 gr)
- 3 tablespoon unsalted butter (45 gr), melted
The Chocolate Cheesecake
- 8 oz semisweet chocolate (230 gr), chopped into small pieces
- 14 oz cream cheese (400 gr)
- 1 cup icing sugar (120 gr), sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- ½ cup whipping cream min 35% fat (125 ml), chilled
The Chocolate Ganache
- 3 oz semisweet chocolate (85 gr), chopped into small pieces
- ⅓ cup whipping cream min 35% fat plus 2 tablespoon more, (110 ml), chilled
Other
- some raspberries
Instructions
The Base
- Using a food processor, blend the oreo cookies into fine crumbs. Pour into a bowl together with melted butter. Mix well and pour into a 7 inch (18 cm) springform pan. Press tightly and evenly to the base. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
The Chocolate Cheesecake
- Melt chocolate and set aside to slightly cool before using.
- In a bowl, put in cream cheese and whisk for a few minutes until light and fluffy. Then add in icing sugar and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
- While mixing, pour in the melted chocolate into the cream cheese mixture. Continue to mix until everything is well combined. Set aside.
- In another bowl, whisk whipping cream until soft peaks. Then pour it into the chocolate cream cheese mixture and gently fold using a spatula until everything it well combined. Pour into the base and spread evenly. Chill in the fridge overnight or until fully set.
The Chocolate Ganache
- Heat whipping cream until it's about to boil and then pour it into a bowl containing the chopped chocolate. Let it sit for 3 minutes then gently whisk until everything it combined.
- Pour onto the cheesecake and swirl around to help cover the surface. Chill in the fridge for 1 hour or until the chocolate sets. Remove cheesecake from the pan, decorate with some raspberries, slice and enjoy!
How Transfer To Serving Plate
- It's easy since this cake is small. First insert a knife under the cheesecake and carefully run it all around to detach the cheesecake from the base.
- Using the same knife, gently lift the cheesecake a bit and insert 1 flat spatula. Do the same in the opposite direction.
- Carefully yet confidently lift the cheesecake with both spatulas and place on a serving plate. Gently remove spatulas out.
- Or place a baking sheet on the base of the springform pan before assembling. You will have a slightly bigger baking sheet coming out from the springform pan after assembling it. Before serving, gently slide the cheesecake onto a serving plate.
How To Serve
- Keep the cheesecake in the fridge all the time until just a few minutes before serving. Cut the slices as needed and put back the cheesecake in the fridge to maintain chill.
Notes
- Please use full fat cream cheese. Meaning, do not use light cream cheese else it won't set as good.
- Please use minimum 35% fat content for the whipping cream. The fat is needed to help set the cheesecake.
- This recipe doesn't uses gelatin so it usually takes longer to set.
- Use unsalted butter.
Storm says
Heya, I was wondering if I could add some gelatin into the recipe just to be 100% it will set well and potentially sooner. Could that mess up the recipe? Thanks 🙂
Bea & Marco says
Heya Storm! Yes, you could. The texture won't be as creamy though (depending on how much gelatine you put in it). Hope it helps!
Connor says
Can you use this recipe to make cheesecake bars
Bea & Marco says
Yes, of course 😊.
Susan says
Would I double the recipe for a 10 inch springform Pan?
Bea says
Hi Susan! For 10 inch pan, it'll be enough if you make 1.5 batch of the recipe. Hope it helps!
Petra says
Fabulous cheesecake- total hit . Great dessert for chocolate lovers ❣️
Will definitely make again .
Could I make it in advance and freeze it?
Bea says
Hi Petra! Yes, you can freeze it (I do it all the time), although it won't be as fresh (the typical frozen-defrosted thing). Hope it helps and thanks for your comment!
Karen says
Recommend too everyone who loves chocolate!
Malissa says
Hi there, can I add this batter to cupcake liners...... and also how many cuppies will I get?
Ritu Singhania says
An excellent recipe! Since I couldn’t get heavy whipping cream, I added a tsp of gelatine dissolved in warm water. Every time this recipe is made, we love it! Thank you for the recipe.
Lola says
Hi
I have a 8” springform pan. Could you tell me what ratio I should use for the above recipe if I want to use 8”?
Or can I use a 7” non springform pan?
Bea says
Hi Lola! Multiply all ingredients by 1.2 for an 8" pan. Hope it helps!
Maggie says
This was my first ever attempt at cheesecake and it came out beautifully. Looked great and tasted better.
Michelle says
I have made this several times. It is so easy, and so DELICIOUS!!!
Bea says
Yeay!! Happy to know that, thanks Michelle! I have more delish cheesecake recipes here if you're interested.
Leni says
Thank you for this recipe. It was a hit! My grandkids declared it their favorite cheesecake unanimously. As a matter of fact, I'm making another one for one of the grandkids, that's been under the weather and requested "the greatest cheesecake". He'll be enjoying it this afternoon. Again, thank you for such a great and easy recipe!
Blessings.
Bea says
Aww that is super amazing! They're lucky to have a grandmother that pampers them! Wishing your grandkid a fast recovery and thank you so much for your feedback, Leni! ❤️
Sandy says
Hi which ingredients 1x 2 x or 3x would be best if I'm using a 9" pan?
Bea says
Hi Sandy! For 9 inch pan I'd recommend you to multiply all ingredients by 1.4. Hope it helps.
Suzie says
My go to recipe! 🙂 I do a sugar free version and use a brownie base instead of the oreos!
Bea says
Brownie base sounds delicious!😋 What do you use to sweeten your sugar free version? Thanks!
Ena says
Hi Bea,
I can only get 30% fat for the whipping cream. Would this work or do I need to add something else?
Bea says
Hi Ena! Although I haven't used it before but I think you can pull it off with 30% fat. Hope it helps 🙂