No Bake French Silk Cheesecake

This french silk cheesecake is layered with a chocolate cookie crust, vanilla no bake cheesecake, chocolate cheesecake mousse, and fluffy whipped cream on top. While there’s lots of layers involved, this recipe is so incredibly easy to make and so incredibly difficult to mess up! It’s the perfect centerpiece to make for the holidays, or when you’re just craving something simple and delicious.

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What makes this French silk cheesecake so delicious?

There’s something so nostalgic about this cheesecake. It’s hard to pinpoint, but the combination of flavors tastes just like something from childhood – maybe a grocery store chocolate chip cheesecake? But in the best way! One bite and you’ll know exactly what I mean. Here’s what it’s made up of:

• Layer 1: Chocolate Cookie Crust – This is made with just two ingredients: chocolate sandwich cookies and butter. Plus it’s very easy to make gluten free by substituting gluten free sandwich cookies!
• Layer 2: No Bake Vanilla Cheesecake – This is the BEST way to make no bake cheesecake. Just cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and white chocolate. The white chocolate helps set the cheesecake but don’t worry if you’re not a white chocolate fan. You can’t taste it one bit.
• Layer 3: Chocolate French Silk – Using some of the no bake vanilla cheesecake filling, this chocolate mousse is made with Chocolate SunButter. It adds a light chocolate flavor that tastes just like french silk – super creamy and smooth but not over-the-top chocolatey. Folded with some whipped cream helps create an incredibly delicious texture.
• Layer 5: Whipped Cream – Using the rest of the whipped cream that was used in the chocolate layer, it’s piled on top with chocolate sprinkles for a classic French silk cheesecake look.

When all four are brought together, it creates a heavenly French silk cheesecake that is piled high with different levels of flavor in every bite. It has quickly become my go-to dessert recipe for hosting!

Tips for Making Silky Smooth No Bake Cheesecake

This section is going to be short and sweet because making this filling is incredibly easy, especially because there’s no baking involved! Here is what you need to know:

1. Cream Cheese – For the smoothest filling, make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature before starting.
2. Powdered Sugar – Mixing this in gradually will prevent a mess of sugar going all over your kitchen. And don’t worry! It’s no bake, so there’s no threat of over mixing here.
3. White Chocolate – Use a bar of white chocolate vs white chocolate chips. It melts easier and will blend into the filling much smoother.
4. Chocolate SunButter – Give it a good mix before adding it to the filling. It should be super silky and smooth!
5. Whipped Cream – It’s very easy to over-whip your whipped cream. Stay close by and keep an eye on it. You know it’s ready when it can hold its shape but is still very soft and smooth. If it looks somewhat rough and curdled, it has gone too far.

No Bake French Silk Cheesecake FAQs

For more no bake recipes, check out my:

• Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
• Rich Dark Chocolate Mousse
• Double Chocolate Salted Pretzel Tart
• Classic Tiramisu
• No Bake Pumpkin Cookie Pie
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Marshmallow Treats
• No Bake S’mores Cheesecake

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