No bake christmas cheesecake. Layers of white chocolate rice krispies (rice puffs or rice bubbles) studded with cranberries, decadent cheesecake and mini strawberry santa hats come together to create an impressive dessert for holiday entertaining. Sweet Christmas dreams are made with this indulgent treat!
And just like that, it’s Christmas week! The week filled with holiday parties and get-togethers. So, are you hosting a party this year? If so, I’ve an easy homemade Christmas showstopper dessert idea just for you.
No bake christmas cheesecake. Rice krispies base, cream cheese and strawberries combined with plenty of love to create a stunning dessert. Make it a day ahead and store in your refrigerator. Easy! White and red are so classically Christmas and I couldn’t find a better way to represent this festive season.
Well, onto the cheesecake recipe.
Start with melting white chocolate. Make sure you use high quality chocolate. And with the melting method, I prefer to go with double boiling technique. It’s basically melting chocolate in a bowl placed over a pot of boiling water. But, the bowl shouldn’t come in touch with water. The melted chocolate goes into a bowl with rice krispies (puffs) and dried cranberries. Trust me, the combo of white chocolate and cranberry is heavenly. Add this mixture to the base of a springform pan and refrigerate.
Next up, the second step of this no bake christmas cheesecake recipe. Cheesecake layer. To make this layer, simply beat cream cheese and sugar together and fold it into whipped cream mixture. You’ll also need to add a dash of vanilla extract. Add this mixture to the rice krispies layer in spring form pan.
Top christmas cheesecake with the cutest santa hats ever
Once the cheesecake is set, make mini strawberry santa hats. Prepare the strawberries by cutting off the green ends. Pipe a few whipped cream roses onto the outer border of the cake. Place the strawberries on them and then pipe a little cream on the pointy end of the strawberries so they will resemble santa hats. How cute is that! Making these cute hats is so much fun.
And done! A super cute christmas treat for your holiday party.
More christmas recipes:
- Last Minute Christmas Cake
- Cranberry and Brie Filo Crackers
- 2 Ingredient Christmas Bark | Christmas Crack
- Indian Rose Cookies
- Cranberry Rice
- Brazilian Chocolate Truffles | Brigadeiro
- Chocolate Hearts
More cheesecake recipes:
- No Bake Gulab Jamun Cheesecake
- No Bake Mango Cheesecake
- No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake
- No Bake Mango Cheesecake
- Chocolate Cheesecake Cake
No Bake Christmas Cheesecake | Video
Ingredients
Cheesecake base:
- 200 g white cooking chocolate chopped
- 1 ½ cups rice crispies rice puffs
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
Gelatin mixture:
- ¼ cup boiling water
- 1 tablespoon gelatin powder
Cream cheese mixture:
- 250 g cream cheese softened
- ½ cup granulated (caster) sugar to beat with cream cheese
- ⅓ cup granulated (caster) sugar to beat with cream
- 300 ml heavy cream thickened cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Santa hats:
- 150 ml heavy cream thickened cream
- 3 tablespoon granulated (caster) sugar
- 12 strawberries remove the green ends
Instructions
- Line the base of a 22 cm springform pan with baking (parchment) paper. Set aside.
- Cheesecake base:To melt chocolate, place chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl placed over a pan of boiling water. Make sure the bowl doesn’t come in contact with boiling water. When chocolate turns shiny, stir until smooth. Alternatively, you can melt chocolate in the microwave.
- Place rice crispies (rice puffs) and dried cranberries in a large bowl. Pour melted white chocolate. Stir to combine. Transfer mixture to the springform pan. Smooth top. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Gelatin mixture:Sprinkle gelatin powder over boiling water. Stir to dissolve gelatin. Leave to cool completely.
- Cheesecake layer:Place cream cheese and ½ cup sugar in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat cheese and sugar until smooth. Add gelatin mixture. Fold in gently. Set aside.
- In another bowl, place cream and ⅓ cup sugar. Using an electric mixer, beat until soft peaks form. Fold whipped cream mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
- Add vanilla extract. Fold in gently. Add this to the cheesecake base. Smooth top. Refrigerate for two hours.
- Strawberry santa hats:Place cream and sugar in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat until soft peaks form.Pipe cream onto the edges of the cheesecake. Top with strawberries. Pipe a dollop of cream onto the pointy ends of strawberries.
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