Mini Santa Hat No-Bake Cheesecakes

Name: Mini Santa Hat No-Bake Cheesecakes | Recipes
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup graham wafer cookie crumbs (125 mL); 1 tbsp brown sugar (15 mL); 2 tbsps butter, melted (30 mL); 1 cup HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Cream Cheese Flavoured Chips (250 mL); 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream (35%) (60 mL); 1 tbsp unsalted butter, cubed (15 mL); 2 cups whipped topping, divided (500 mL); 1 tsp vanilla extract (5 mL); 12 strawberries, hulled; confectioners’ (icing) sugar, for dusting (optional)

Details

Timing
Timing
Total:
Prep:: 25 Min.
Skill Level:: Beginner
Yields:: 12 servings

Easy and elegant, these mousse cups make a fruity and festive holiday dessert that’s perfect for entertaining.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time: 25 minutes
COOK TIME: 10 minutes

BAKE MODE:

Prevent your screen from going dark while you bake.

Ingredients

Crust:
1/2 cup

graham wafer cookie crumbs (125 mL)
1 tbsp

brown sugar (15 mL)
2 tbsps

butter, melted (30 mL)
Filling:
1 cup

HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Cream Cheese Flavoured Chips (250 mL)
1/4 cup

heavy whipping cream (35%) (60 mL)
1 tbsp

unsalted butter, cubed (15 mL)
2 cups

whipped topping, divided (500 mL)
1 tsp

vanilla extract (5 mL)
Santa Hats:
12

strawberries, hulled
confectioners’ (icing) sugar, for dusting (optional)

Key Ingredients

HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Cream Cheese Flavoured Chips, 200g bag - Front of Package

Where to Buy

Directions

Equipment Needed 

Mini Muffin Cups

Mini Muffin Liners

Heatsafe bowl

Oven

Saucepan

Piping bag

Star tip

Crust: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 12 mini muffin cups with paper liners.

Stir together graham cracker crumbs and brown sugar in small bowl. Stir in melted butter until evenly coated. Press into bottoms of prepared cups.

Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until golden and crisp. Let cool completely.

Filling: Stir together HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Cream Cheese Flavoured Chips, cream and butter in heat-safe bowl set over small saucepan of simmering water until melted and smooth. Let cool to room temperature.

Fold half the whipped topping into the cooled chip mixture, then fold in remaining whipped topping. Transfer 1 cup to piping bag fitted with small star tip and set aside in refrigerator. Transfer remaining mixture to piping bag fitted with round tip. Using round tip, pipe topping evenly over crust; smooth top. Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours or until well chilled and set.

Santa Hats: Remove cheesecakes from cups. Using piping bag with star tip, pipe around edges of each cheesecake. Top each with a strawberry, cut-side down, and pipe dollop on top of strawberry to resemble a Santa hat. Dust with confectioners’ sugar if desired.

Variation:

Eggnog Cheesecakes: Add 1 tsp (5 mL) rum extract, and season to taste with ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg, in Step 4.

Search All Recipes

Take a deeper dive into our recipe box for more delicious baking ideas!