No Bake Mint Chocolate Chip Shamrock Cheesecake

By srumbel

No Bake Mint Chocolate Chip Shamrock Cheesecake – an easy mint green dessert for St. Patrick’s Day! Of course you don’t have to top your mint chocolate chip cheesecakes with mint chocolate chip marshmallows, but I couldn’t resist. The only thing that’s better than mint chocolate chip is more mint chocolate chip. Think about eating a mint chocolate brownie with a scoop of mint chip ice cream, that’s a good combo, so I know this is a good combo :)
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Ingredients

• 10 oreos, pulsed into crumbs
• 12 oz cream cheese (1 and 1/2 packages) softened
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
• 1/2 cup cool whip
• green food coloring, to get desired green color
• mini chocolate chips, for topping
• cool whip, for topping
• optional: mint chocolate chip shamrock marshmallows, recipe here

Details

Preparation time 45mins
Cooking time 45mins

Preparation

Step 1

Using a blender or small food processor, pulse 10 oreos until you have crumbs. Evenly divide the crumbs among 4 glasses.
In a mixing bow, combine the softened cream cheese and sugar. Beat until fluffy with an electric mixer. Add in the peppermint extract and cool whip, mix again until combined. Add in a few drops of green food coloring and mix using a spatula, not the mixer.
Refrigerate the cheesecake mixture in the mixing bowl for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, spoon or pipe using a piping bag the cheesecake mixture into the glasses.
Top each cheesecake with mini chocolate chips.
Garnish with a dollop of cool whip and a mint chocolate chip shamrock marshmallow if you desire.
Yield: 4 cheesecakes