No-Bake Cheesecake Bites
Simple. Decadent. Delicious. Your favourite cheesecake in bite-sized form! With a dollop of chocolate-hazelnut spread, cream cheese, and your favourite crushed cookie crumbs, these No-Bake Cheesecake Bites make the tastiest tiny treat!
Ingredients
- 1 block (225g or 8oz) Cream Cheese Room temperature, softened
- 1 1/2 cups (210g) Cookie Crumbs Biscoff or Graham crackers
- 1/2 cup (120g) Chocolate hazelnut spread or cookie butter, caramel, melted chocolate
- 1/4 cup (30g) Powdered Sugar
- 2 cup (350g) Chocolate chips (Semisweet or milk chocolate)
- 1 tbsp Coconut Oil
Instructions
- Cover a baking sheet or plate with parchment paper/a silicone mat. Set aside.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream together cream cheese and powdered sugar. Add chocolate hazelnut spread and mix to combine. Add cookie crumbs and mix one final time.
- Scoop cream cheese mixture onto parchment/silicone covered surface using small cookie scoop (~1-2 tbsp). Place cheesecake balls into freezer to chill for 5 minutes.
- Remove cheesecake balls from the freezer and roll into spheres. Return to the freezer for another 15 minutes.
- Place chocolate chips into a small heat-proof container. Add 1 tbsp of coconut oil to your bowl (note: I recommend using ~0.5 tbsp of coconut oil for each cup of chocolate you are using to dip).
- Heat chocolate and coconut oil in the microwave, in 30 second increments. Stir after each 30 second interval and repeat until chocolate is 3/4 melted. Remove from microwave and continue stirring chocolate until all chocolate is melted and chocolate is runny.
- Remove cheesecake balls from the freezer and dip in melted chocolate (note: immerse the cheesecake balls in chocolate and then use 2 forks to remove them, shake off excess chocolate, and lay flat onto parchment). You can top the bites with sprinkles, cookie crumbs, or a drizzle of melted chocolate at this stage.
- Allow cheesecake bites to set in a cool location (in the refrigerator or freezer for faster results). Bites will be set (i.e. be not tacky, and be hard to the touch) in anywhere from 5-15 minutes.
- These cheesecake bites can be eaten straight from the refrigerator or freezer for a cool frozen treat!!
- Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
Sofia’s Tips:
Have you tried this recipe!? I would love to know what you think! Leave a comment below!
- Is the chocolate in this recipe tempered? Not quite. While these No-Bake Cheesecake Bites are not technically tempered, allowing some chocolate chips continue to melt into your chocolate mixture after heating does allow the surface of your chocolate to have more shine then it would have otherwise. The addition of the coconut oil also gives you a lovely crack without the need for the chocolate to be tempered.
- Is this recipe gluten-free? This depends on the type of cookie you choose to use! I like to use Biscoff cookies for these and that does contain gluten. You can alternatively use your favourite gluten-free cookie crumbs.
- How do you recommend storing these? These No-Bake Cheesecake Bites can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week or in the freezer, for up to 3 months, for your late night snacking needs!
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