Chocolate Cheesecake Dessert Cups

I love a good layered dessert. Whether it’s something like our chocolate peanut butter lasagna or our layered lemon dessert, there’s just something so tasty about them. All the flavors and textures just come together and create something truly dreamy. I especially love the layered desserts with chocolate in them. These are so easy to make and are so fun to present. I guarantee every mouth in the room will be watering when you bring these bad boys out. They are so yummy, and they look it, as well.

Recipe Ingredient Notes

To make Chocolate Cheesecake Dessert Cups, you will need the following ingredients:

• Oreo cookies, finely crushed
• Cream cheese
• Unsalted butter, softened
• Powdered sugar
• Cool whip
• Prepared chocolate pudding
• Whipped topping, for garnish
• Chocolate shavings, for garnish

Equipment Needed

For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:

• 4 Cups (Glass)
• Mixer (Hand)
• Spoon (Serving)

How to Make Our Chocolate Cheesecake Dessert Cups

1. Press the crushed Oreos into the bottom of four one-cup serving glasses.
2. In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter together until creamy.
3. Turn the mixer to low and add the powdered sugar until it is completely combined. Fold in cool whip. Pipe or spread cheesecake mixture over the Oreo crust in each glass.
4. Spoon an even portion of chocolate pudding over the cheesecake mixture, then top each with whipped topping and chocolate shavings.
5. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes and serve cooled.

Recipe Tips

• These Chocolate Cheesecake Dessert Cups start with a crushed oreo base, then piped with a smooth, no-bake cheesecake mixture. You can make your Oreo base as crushed or as whole as you desire.
• Sometimes I will just smash it with a rolling pin, other times, I will blend it in a food processor, just depending on what people prefer, texture wise.
• Top the cheesecake mixture with chocolate pudding, fluffy whipped cream, and fresh chocolate shavings, and you have yourself a chocolate lover’s DREAM.
• This picture gives a good representation of how to pipe on the layers. I like to put the fillings in different ziplock bags, cut a small hole in the bottom, and pipe them into the cups.
• This will give it that amazing presentation look.
• The recipe makes four one-cup servings, but I was seriously tempted to keep them all to myself. This is also a super easy recipe to double or triple, depending on how many you plan to serve.
• They are also best when served cold.

What could I garnish these with?

I love a good garnish, especially on dessert. I am not really one for the mint leaf garnish, because I’d rather it be a chocolate goodie that I can really eat and indulge.

Here are a few chocolatey garnishes that would taste amazing on these chocolate cheesecake cups include the following: Snickers, Oreos, Butterfinger’s, Reese’s, mini chocolate chips, white chocolate shavings, peanuts, almonds, raspberries, strawberries, or graham crackers.

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