Death By Chocolate Cheesecake

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We can’t resist this rich & creamy, easy no bake “Death By Chocolate” Cheesecake with an Oreo cookie crust & decadent chocolate ganache! This recipe is to die for! 🙂

‘If I get to choose how I die, I wish to go by way of chocolate cheesecake and I might as well enjoy myself on the way out, right?!’  Spoken like a true Chocoholic!  I should know.  This is serious folks, like these cute little Mini Cheesecakes and our 25 Mother’s Day Dessert Recipes of “Sweet Things”!

And this no bake chocolate cheesecake is what happens when you don’t have an oven because your kitchen is getting a makeover! Everyone is Fall baking…except me! But, I’m OK with that, for the moment, as long as it involves chocolate.  🙂  Especially this chocolate cheesecake recipe!

Since Halloween is around the corner, this Easy No Bake “Death By Chocolate” Cheesecake seems real fitting, hence the name.

Ha! I suppose if you want to make it more party-scary festive, you could add some “Death by Chocolate” tombstones or fake bloody fingers on top. Personally, I can’t force myself to eat Halloween foods that look realistically scary and gory!!  I get extremely squeamish.

So, if I was smart and wanted to diet, this would be the way to go.  So, could ya just blindfold me, so I don’t see that stuff, because I’m all about eating some chocolate cheesecake!

Why You’ll Love this Death By Chocolate Cheesecake

But let’s talk about this Death By Chocolate Cheesecake!  It’s absolutely perfect for any season, any holiday, or any day of the week!  Few desserts hold the power to entice and satisfy like this rich and decadent treat, especially all you chocoholics!

With its velvety texture, layers of chocolate, and creamy cheesecake filling, it’s no surprise that this dessert has a cult-like following. You could even add some seasonal fresh fruit, candies, nuts and/or whipped cream to give it your own personal touches. It’s limitless what you can do, once you have a basic chocolate cheesecake recipe, like this.

This is a super, easy recipe to make and anyone that partakes, is going to think you slaved away to make it, because it’s so impressive looking.

But it’s not as complicated as all that, so pat yourself on the back!  Chocolate Lovers! This No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake and Oreo Chocolate Ganache Cheesecake are also calling your name, as well as this Whipped Chocolate Cream Pie!

Ingredients You Need

Oreo Pie Crust

• Oreo Cookies, crushed into crumbs 
• butter 

Chocolate Cheesecake FILLING

• good quality milk or semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips 
• heavy whipping cream
• powdered sugar
• chocolate extract or vanilla extract
• full fat cream cheese – can also use reduced fat cream cheese
• granulated sugar

Chocolate Ganache

• heavy whipping cream
• good quality milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips or bar chopped
• Optional: Dark Chocolate Bar grated on top

How to Make Easy No Bake “Death By Chocolate” Cheesecake

1. Grease or spray with non-stick spray into the base and sides of a 9″ springform pan and set aside.
2. Mix together the Oreo crumbs and melted butter until mixed well.
3. Press the mixture into the prepared pan and refrigerate while preparing the cheesecake.
4. Using a mixer, whip the heavy cream on high speed until it starts to get thick, then add the powdered sugar and chocolate or vanilla extract to the heavy cream and whip until stiff peaks form.
5. In another bowl, using a mixer or whisk together the cream cheese and granulated sugar until well combined and smooth.
6. Add the melted chocolate, and mix until well combined. Fold in the whipped cream and fold until chocolate is mixed through.
7. Spread the mixture over the Oreo crust and spread top evenly.
8. Chill for at least 6 hours – preferably overnight.
9. Microwave the chocolate chips in 20 second intervals, stirring after each one, until melted.
10. Add heavy cream to melted chocolate and mix together well until smooth and creamy.
11. Grate chocolate and sprinkle on edge of cheesecake.
12. Spread over the cheesecake.  
13. Serve and get ready for your chocolate buzz!

Tips, Variations & Substitutions

• If you want to make this a death by chocolate milk chocolate cheesecake, you may want to reduce the sugar, as the semi-sweet and dark chocolate has less sugar.
• To make this lighter chocolate flavor, leave the ganache off all together.
• Add some seasonal fresh berries on top for some fruity chocolate flavor

The hardest part is waiting to eat this rich, yet basic chocolate ganache cheesecake recipe.  (It’s best to let it sit overnight or up to 6 hours.)

Especially if you’re a chocoholic who loves to indulge in ultra-rich chocolate desserts!   It’s pure torture to wait, but totally worth it when you can finally have a slice of pure chocolate heaven touching your lips!

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Easy No Bake "Death By Chocolate" Cheesecake

Kim Lange

Easy No Bake "Death By Chocolate" Cheesecake is here.  Sinful as ever, doting, rich and creamy chocolate cheesecake, as it sits atop a rich OREO cookie crust and it's topped with a decadent chocolate ganache and grated dark chocolate .  It's to die for! 🙂

4.50 from 8 votes

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Servings 12 Servings

Calories

Ingredients

  

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Oreo Crust

• 25 Oreos crushed into crumbs (1 1/2 cups)
• ¼ cup unsalted butter melted

Chocolate Cheesecake

• 1 ½ cups good quality milk or semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips melted and brought to room temperature
• 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
• ⅔ cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon chocolate extract or vanilla extract I used Massey Nielson's chocolate extract, but you can use any kind of extract flavoring you want.
• 24 oz cream cheese softened
• ½ cup granulated sugar

Chocolate Ganache

• ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
• ¾ cup good quality milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips or bar chopped
• Optional: Dark Chocolate Bar grated on top

Instructions

 

Oreo Crust

• Grease or spray with non-stick spray into the base and sides of a 9" springform pan and set aside.
• Mix together the Oreo crumbs and melted butter until mixed well.
• Press the mixture into the prepared pan and refrigerate while preparing the cheesecake.

Chocolate Cheesecake

• Using a mixer, whip the heavy whipping cream on high speed until it starts to get thick, then add the powdered sugar and chocolate or vanilla extract to the heavy cream and whip until stiff peaks form.
• In another bowl, using a mixer or whisk together the cream cheese and granulated sugar until well combined and smooth.
• Add the melted chocolate, and mix until well combined. Fold in the whipped cream and fold until chocolate is mixed through.
• Spread the mixture over the Oreo crust and spread top evenly.
• Refrigerate for at least 6 hours - preferably overnight.

Chocolate Ganache

• Microwave the chocolate chips in 20 second intervals, stirring after each one, until melted.
• Add heavy cream to melted chocolate and mix together well until smooth and creamy.
• Grate chocolate and sprinkle on edge of cheesecake.
• Spread over the cheesecake.
• Serve and get ready for your chocolate buzz!

Notes

If you don't want as much chocolate, just leave off the ganache and just grate some dark chocolate on top!  Super yum!!

Keyword cheesecake, chocolate, easy dessert, no bake cheesecake

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Recipe adapted from No-Bake Double Chocolate Cheesecake @ Marsha’s Baking Addiction