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This Oreo cheesecake is so easy to make that you just may make it every week!
Oreo Cheesecake Bars Are Easy Peasy
This has to be one of the easiest desserts I’ve ever made!
I have to say upfront that regular Oreo cookies are not my favorite cookie. That’s possibly un-American, but sadly it’s the truth. This is a dessert I’d never have thought of making ordinarily.
A request for something with Oreos came from a friend of mine who is also one of my official food testers, or as I call them, “victims.” I often treat Bill and his two employees to Friday lunch and these guys are real foodies, so their input on new recipes is of invaluable help to me. So I was delighted to make him something he specifically asked for.
Incidentally, I tried a small slice of this and it’s really delicious!! Remember, I don’t care for Oreos, but everything seems to work well in this recipe, and I really liked this!!
Yes You Can Make It Healthier!
Made as-is, this probably packs a hefty calorie punch, but with the right substitutions, the calories and the fat can be somewhat reduced.
The first substitution would be neufchatel (also known as “reduced-fat cream cheese”) for the regular variety. I can honestly say I cannot tell the difference between neufchatel and full-fat cream cheese. Now that’s something because I tend to dislike the flavors of foods that have been monkeyed with to reduce calories/fat. However, that’s not the case here. Actually neufchatel is a cheese of itself, and isn’t a reduced-fat/calorie concoction. It’s been available for years, too.
Next up is the whipped topping. Using the reduced-fat or fat-free variety will save additional calories and fat grams.
You can use Splenda too for the sugar. According to some commentary I read on this recipe, quite a number of people substituted the Splenda with excellent results.
Finally, if you can find them, Nabisco used to make reduced-fat Oreos. I don’t know if they still do. In fact, I haven’t seen them for ages, but bear in mind that I really wasn’t looking for them.
Want To Bake It?
You can do that too!
Probably the baked version will be a little lighter in texture because of the addition of one ingredient not in the no-bake version.
Directions for the baked version will be in the “Notes” section of the recipe card.
The Recipe
No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients
CRUST
- 21 chocolate sandwich cookies like Oreo/Hydrox, finely crushed
- 1/4 cup butter melted
CHEESECAKE
- 4 packages 8 oz each softened cream cheese
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 8 oz tub whipped topping
- 15 chocolate sandwich cookies coarsely chopped
- Additional coarsely chopped chocolate sandwich cookies for garnish optional
Instructions
- Mix finely crushed cookie crumbs with melted butter. Press into the bottom of a 13 x 9-inch pan. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
- Beat softened cream cheese until smooth. Add the sugar and vanilla; beat well.
- Fold in whipped topping and coarsely chopped chocolate sandwich cookies.
- Spread cream cheese mixture on top of crumbs.
- Chill for at least 4 hours before serving.
- Top with additional coarsely chopped cookies if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
*Adapted from Kraft
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
I really like your note on no nutritional information added. I kind of got sucked into that whole thing but I don’t do all of my posts. First of all, I don’t believe all of the information is accurate. And if it tastes good then I’m not going to quibble about x amount of calories. I’m not an oreo fan either but this dessert really sounds good. Happy Sunday!
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Judith Hanneman says
I had a really BAD experience with a 3rd-party app about 3 years ago that soured me on doing that at all. In a nutshell, the site was hacked and as a result, anyone who visited my site got a malware warning and my site was blocked because of it. It took me all night to remove all the backlinks to that site and I said NEVER AGAIN. Anyhoo, my recipes are mainly “comfort” food loaded with fat & calories so there’s no point really and there’s other sites folks can get that info if they want it.
Amy says
This looks so good. I love Oreos. This will be perfect for my sons birthday next month. Thank you for sharing.
Judith Hanneman says
This is pretty good too–and easy. I’m not a huge fan of Oreos but even I enjoyed this!