No-Bake Frozen Peppermint Cheesecake
- Reviews 6
Ready In: 15 mins
Yields: 8-10 slices
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine, melted
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened (regular or light)
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup hard peppermint candy, crushed (such as Peppermint Starlights or candy canes)
- 3 drops red food coloring
- 2 cups heavy cream, whipped
Directions
- Combine the cookie crumbs, melted butter, and sugar and press firmly into a 9" springform pan to form a crust.
- Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat cream cheese until smooth and fluffy.
- Add condensed milk, crushed mint candy, and the food coloring.
- Mix on low to combine, then on high to beat together well.
- With a spatula, fold in whipped cream and pour into the crust.
- Cover and freeze until firm.
- Garnish with additional whipped cream and whole pieces of peppermint candy, if desired.
- Variation: Use other flavors of mint candies- such as chocolate mint.
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