No Bake Peppermint Cheesecake (Easy Christmas Dessert with Oreo Crust)

Ingredients

Crust

• 25 Chocolate Oreos
• ¼ cup Unsalted Butter softened

Filling

• 2 8 ounce Packages of Cream Cheese, softened
• 1 14 ounce can Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 teaspoon Peppermint Extract
• 1 8 ounce container Cool Whip, thawed
• ¼ cup Crushed Candy Canes

Topping

• Whipped Cream
• Candy Canes or peppermints, crushed

Instructions

1. Start by making the crust; place all of the Oreos in your food process and process for 30-60 seconds, or until they turn into crumbs. Add the butter and process again until it starts to stick together.
2. Pour the crust mixture into your springform pan, with the bottom of a flat measuring cup to press the crumbs together and even it out, going about 2 inches up the side of the pan. Then place in the freezer while you make the filling.
3. Make filling by beating together the cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, powdered sugar, and extracts in a large bowl with your handheld mixer, until there are no lumps and it’s creamy.
4. Stir in the cool whip and crushed candy canes, then pour on top of the crust in the springform pan
5. Place back in the freezer and freeze for at least 6 hours, or overnight.
6. When ready to serve, thaw slightly, top with whipped cream and more crushed candy canes, slice, serve, and enjoy!