Recipe: No-Bake Nutella Cheesecake

Not to be confused with the No-Bake Peanut Butter Cheesecake. This one is my favorite, to be honest. Super easy and SO YUMMY. 

Ingredients: 

Crust: 

- 24 Oreos

- 1/3 c. butter

Filling:

- 13 oz. Nutella

- 8 oz. cream cheese (softened)

- 8 oz. Cool Whip

Topping:

- Cool Whip or Whipped Cream

- Chocolate sprinkles or crumbled Oreos

Directions:
-Scrape the filling out of 24 Oreos and set the filling aside.
-Take the 48 Oreo cookie halves and break them into crumbs.
-Take 1/3 c. melted butter and mix with the cookie crumbs, then place them on the bottom of a pie dish and pat down to make the crust.
- Combine nutella, cream cheese, and 8 oz. cool whip and mix with a hand mixer until smooth and all chunks are creamy. Pour onto crust and smooth it down.
- Top with cool whip or whipped cream, then sprinkle chocolate sprinkles (or more Oreo crumbs) on top.

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Recipe: No-Bake Cream Cheese Peanut Butter Pie

This is SO YUMMY. I've been in a pie-making mood lately and since we've had a few occasions to bring desserts to family functions, I made this recently and we couldn't get enough!!

Ingredients:

Crust: 

1 1/4 cups salted pretzels
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup brown sugar

Filling:
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup smooth peanut butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped

Chocolate Whipped Cream:
3/4 cup roughly chopped dark chocolate
2 cups heavy whipping cream
Chocolate shavings or chocolate sprinkles

Directions:

For the crust: Pulse the pretzels in a food processor until finely ground (I used my nutria-ninja blender).  In a large bowl, combine the pretzel crumbs, butter and brown sugar. Mix and press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Cover and refrigerate.

For the filling: Combine the cream cheese, peanut butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl and beat with a mixer until smooth. Add the whipped cream. Spoon the filling into the pie shell, cover and return to the refrigerator.

For the chocolate whipped cream: Put the chocolate and whipping cream in the top of a double boiler over medium heat. Whisk until melted. Cover and refrigerate. Once cooled, beat the chocolate cream with a mixer until thick and spreadable.

Cover the pie with the chocolate whipped cream. Garnish with chocolate shavings or sprinkles. 

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