No Bake Strawberry Milkshake Cheesecake is creamy, smooth, bursting with strawberry flavor cheesecake with festive M&M's worthy of any occasion! This gorgeous pink beauty is the perfect choice of cake for Valentine’s Day!
Ingredients
For the crust:
2 ½ cups Oreo cookie crumbs, about 26 Oreo Cookies
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
For the cheesecake:
16 oz cream cheese, softened
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup strawberry Nesquik powder mix or any strawberry-flavored milk powder
2 teaspoons strawberry extract
Pink food coloring, optional
For chocolate topping:
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
For garnish:
M&M's or any Valentine sprinkles, optional
Instructions
To make crust:
Finely crush the cookies in a food processor, add melted butter and blend until it's all moistened
Press crumb mixture onto the bottom of prepared 9-inch springform pan by lightly greasing the edges of the pan with cooking spray
Place in the freezer while you make the filling
To make cheesecake:
In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar and strawberry Nesquik powder mix until smooth and creamy, set aside
In separate bowl whip heavy cream until soft peaks form add vanilla extract and continue mixing until stiff peaks form
Add cream cheese mixture into beaten heavy cream and mix on low speed just to combine
Add strawberry extract and few drops pink food coloring and mix on low speed to combine then pour filling over the crust
Set in the fridge to firm
Refrigerate for at least 6 hours or until set
To make chocolate topping:
In a medium saucepan stir together cream and chocolate on low heat until the chocolate is completely melted and mixture is smooth
Cool and pour over cheesecake
When the topping is set and cooled run a thin knife around the sides and remove the springform pan sides
Sprinkle M&M's or any Valentine sprinkles on top of the cheesecake if desired
Serve
Recipe by Yummiest Food Recipes at https://yummiestfood.com/no-bake-strawberry-milkshake-cheesecake/