
Candy Lover's Dream: No-Bake Snickers M&M Cheesecake brings joy to every table! This eye-catching treat combines velvety pink chocolate filling packed with chunks of Snickers and colorful M&Ms on a crunchy chocolate base. It's the perfect sweet creation for gatherings without needing an oven.
INGREDIENTS- Unsalted butter: ⅓ cup, melted
- Chocolate cookie crumbs: 1 ½ cups (crushed Oreos or graham crackers work great)
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips: 2 cups
- Cream cheese: 3 (8 oz) packages, softened
- Powdered sugar: 1 cup
- Vanilla extract: 1 tsp
- Heavy cream: ½ cup
- Pink food coloring: liquid or gel, add to reach your favorite shade
- Chopped Snickers bars: 1 cup (keep some extra for topping if you want)
- M&Ms: for decoration
- Whipped cream: for topping
- Chopped Snickers bars: if you'd like, for sprinkling on top
- Step 17:
- Top with swirls of whipped cream, sprinkle with M&Ms and extra Snickers chunks for that wow factor.
- Step 16:
- Take the set cheesecake out of the springform pan carefully.
- Step 15:
- Wrap with plastic and let it chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours or until it's totally firm.
- Step 14:
- Spread your pink mixture over your cold crust and smooth the top flat.
- Step 13:
- Mix the stiff whipped cream into the pink chocolate blend with gentle folding motions, taking care not to stir too much.
- Step 12:
- Beat the heavy cream in a separate bowl until it forms stiff peaks.
- Step 11:
- Pour your pink-tinted mixture back into the main bowl, stirring after each addition until you get that perfect pink hue.
- Step 10:
- Take a small amount of the chocolate mix and stir in a few drops of pink coloring in a separate bowl.
- Step 9:
- Add the Snickers pieces into the chocolate mixture with a gentle hand.
- Step 8:
- Pour the slightly cooled chocolate into your cream cheese mix while beating until everything's combined nicely.
- Step 7:
- Using an electric mixer, beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until it's fluffy and lump-free.
- Step 6:
- Let the melted chocolate cool down a bit before moving forward.
- Step 5:
- Melt the chocolate chips in a pot over medium heat, constantly stirring so they don't burn.
- Step 4:
- Put the crust in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to harden up.
- Step 3:
- Push the crumb mix firmly into the bottom of your springform pan to create the base.
- Step 2:
- Mix the crumbs with the melted butter until everything's coated.
- Step 1:
- Turn your chocolate cookies into fine crumbs using a food processor or crush them in a bag with a rolling pin.
- This cheesecake stays fresh in the fridge for up to 5 days if you keep it covered.
- Bring this colorful treat to your next get-together for a showstopping dessert everyone will talk about.
- Gel food coloring works best if you want a really bright pink color.
- Feel free to swap in milk or dark chocolate chips if that's more your style.
Tips from Well-Known Chefs
- Chef Christina Tosi thinks adding a pinch of sea salt to the base makes the whole dessert taste even better.
