No-Bake Frozen Peppermint Cheesecake

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A delicious and easy no-baking involved wintertime dessert. Everything just whips together with your mixer and gets thrown into the freezer. Or, this can also be a great way to use up those candy canes after Christmas. Garnish right before serving.

by HeatherFeather·published 2002-07-30

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Cheesecake

Servings

(8–10)

Total time

15 min

prep 15 min

Calories / serving

745 kcal

Ingredients (8)

serves

1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
1/4 cup sugarsugar
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, meltedmargarine
8 ounces cream cheese, softened (regular or light)cream-cheese
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milksweetened-condensed-milk
1 cup hard peppermint candy, crushed (such as Peppermint Starlights or candy canes)candy
3 drops red food coloring
2 cups heavy cream, whippedheavy-cream

Instructions (8 steps)

01Combine the cookie crumbs, melted butter, and sugar and press firmly into a 9" springform pan to form a crust.
02Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat cream cheese until smooth and fluffy.
03Add condensed milk, crushed mint candy, and the food coloring.
04Mix on low to combine, then on high to beat together well.

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