Mint Chip Cheesecake Mousse
A no-bake mint chocolate chip cheesecake mousse served in cups over a crushed Oreo crust.
⏱️ Prep: 25 min🍳 Cook: 1 min
Ingredients
| 13 (150g) | regular Oreos, finely crushed in a food processor | |
| 2 (28g) Tbsp | butter, melted | |
| 2 (30ml) Tbsp | cold water | |
| 1 1/2 tsp | 7.5 ml | gelatin powder |
| 1 1/2 cups (350ml) | heavy cream | |
| 2 | cream cheese, softened (8 oz pkg) | |
| — | Green and yellow food coloring (optional) | |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | mint extract |
| 1/2 tsp | 2.5 ml | peppermint extract |
| 1 1/2 cups (200g) | powdered sugar, divided | |
| 1 (3.5 oz) bar | good quality semi-sweet chocolate bar, finely chopped (or more to taste) | |
| — | Sweetened whipped cream, mint leaves and finely chopped chocolate for garnish (optional) |
Instructions
Servings: 8
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 1 minute
Chill Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 26 minutes
- In a mixing bowl stir together crushed Oreos and butter, divide mixture among 8 small dessert cups and gently press into an even layer.
- Add water to a small bowl then sprinkle gelatin evenly over top, let rest 5 - 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, pour heavy cream into a medium mixing bowl and whip until soft peaks form. Add 1/4 cup (35g) of the powdered sugar and whip until stiff peaks form (shake excess on beater blades into bowl, no need to rinse), set aside.
- Add cream cheese to a separate mixing bowl and mix with electric hand mixer until smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add remaining 1 1/4 cups (164g) powdered sugar and mix until combined.
- Add in mint and peppermint extract, and food coloring if using** and mix until combined, set aside.
- Heat gelatin mixture in microwave on high power for 30 seconds then remove and whisk 1 minute to ensure it dissolves well.
- Let cool 3 minutes (not longer or it may start to set) then pour gelatin mixture into cream cheese mixture and immediately blend with hand mixer to combined.
- Add whipped cream mixture and chopped chocolate to cream cheese mixture and fold just until evenly combined.
- Pour mixture in batches into a piping bag and pipe mousse over Oreo crust layer (or just spoon it into cups). Chill 3 hours.
- Serve chilled and if desired (just before serving) pipe sweetened whipped cream over top, garnish with mint and chopped chocolate.
Recipe Notes
- *If you don't want to purchase both the mint and peppermint extract you can just use 3/4 tsp of the peppermint extract. I just prefer the blend of the two.
- **I used about 16 drops green and 8 drops yellow - just a generic brand but they're probably all about the same.