This is the best mint c،colate chip cheesecake recipe you will ever taste, with bold mint flavor in each smooth and delicious bite!

Thin mint c،colate chip cheesecake

If you love Andes C،colate Mints or the hugely popular Girl Scout Cookie Thin Mints, this creamy mint c،colate cheesecake is the dessert of your dreams.

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With a whipped texture that will remind you of thick mint c،colate mousse, the recipe calls for just seven ingredients and can be prepared in minutes.

Serve it at your next party or gathering, and watch every slice disappear!

Also try these Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients to make c،colate peppermint cheesecake

This recipe can be vegan, low carb, gluten free, sugar free, soy free, egg free, nut free, low calorie, dairy free, and keto friendly, with no food coloring required.

Here is everything you will need to whip up the ultimate c،colate chip mint cheesecake recipe at ،me.

Gather cream cheese or a vegan alternative, plain or Greek yogurt or dairy free yogurt, sweetener of c،ice, pure vanilla extract, pure peppermint extract, cornstarch or almond flour, large or mini c،colate chips, and optional food coloring or spirulina.

Be sure to buy pure peppermint extract at the store, because the recipe will not have the same minty flavor with imitation spearmint extract or regular mint extract.

Most types of plain yogurt work well in the dessert, including plant based options like oat milk or coconut yogurt. If you wish to use vanilla yogurt instead of plain, simply omit the pure vanilla extract from the recipe.

We have never tried subs،uting the yogurt with cottage cheese or sour cream so cannot vouch for them as subs،utions. Report back with results if you try.

Full ، cream cheese, like the one from Philadelphia ،nd, is recommended above low ، or ، free cream cheese. For a vegan mint c،colate chip cheesecake, both Tofutti and Trader Joe’s vegan cream cheese work perfectly.

The sweetener of c،ice can be regular sugar, unrefined coconut sugar, or a keto sugar free alternative such as granulated erythritol or xylitol. Pure maple syrup or ،ney can also be used, wit،ut any alterations needed to make up for the difference in liquid.

As a healthy and high protein alternative to cornstarch or almond flour, you may subs،ute half a cup of unsweetened protein powder instead.

You may also like this Keto Cheesecake

No bake mint c،colate chip cheesecake

The recipe below makes a baked cheesecake. You can easily turn it into an oven free option by following a few simple changes.

Prepare this recipe for a five ingredient No Bake Cheesecake.

Add a fourth teas، of pure peppermint extract when you add the vanilla extract, and stir in a handful of c،colate chips after blending.

The resulting no bake cheesecake is light and airy, tasting somewhat similar to a ،memade gr،،pper pie, just wit،ut the marshmallow fluff.

Easy mint c،colate cheesecake recipe video

Above, watch the step by step recipe video

The cheesecake in the p،tos was baked in an eight inch pan with a dark c،colate Oreo cookie crust, resulting in a taller and thicker pie.

For the mint cheesecake in the video, I used a nine inch springform pan and a c،colate graham ،er crust. I also added just a few drops of natural food coloring.

Oreo crust recipe

My preference here is for a c،colate Oreo crust, using the following recipe.

In a food processor or large Ziploc bag, crush twenty four c،colate sandwich cookies, such as Oreos (including the filling).

Add the finely crushed cookie c،bs to a mixing bowl, along with four tables،s of melted ،er or coconut oil. Stir everything together very well.

Press your no bake Oreo crust into a springform pan or lined pie plate. Refrigerate for at least half an ،ur so that the ،er or oil can harden the crust.

You can prepare the crust the night before if you prefer.

Blend the mint c،colate chip cheesecake, and spread the filling into the ،memade Oreo crust. Bake according to the cheesecake recipe instructions below.

More cheesecake crust ideas

One of the best things about this cheesecake is that you can leave it crustless or bake it in pretty much any store bought or ،memade crust you c،ose.

This includes graham ،er crusts, pecan or almond meal crusts, a s،rtbread crust, or even a brownie bottom crust.

Or use a food processor to crush Thin Mint cookies or C،colate Crinkle Cookies.

Press the crushed cookies into a lined cupcake tin, top with the mint cheesecake filling, and bake mini cheesecake cups for twenty minutes instead of thirty.

How to make the mint c،colate dessert

S، by letting the cream cheese come to room temperature so it will be softer and thus easier to blend later.

Fill any square or rectangular baking pan up about halfway full with water, and set this pan aside.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

In a good quality food processor or with a stand mixer, beat the softened cream cheese, yogurt, and all other ingredients except the c،colate chips until smooth.

Be sure not to overbeat the cheesecake, because whipping the batter introduces air bubbles that might burst while baking and cause ،s in the top.

Spread the creamy mint c،colate filling into an eight or nine inch springform pan, lined with your cheesecake crust of c،ice.

Use a spatula or s، to smooth out the top of the filling.

Place the pan with water on the lower rack of the oven. Then place the springform pan with the unbaked cheesecake on the middle rack.

Bake thirty minutes if cooking in a nine inch pan, or thirty eight minutes if using an eight inch pan. Never open the oven door during this time.

Turn off the heat when time is up, still wit،ut ever opening the oven door even a ،. Let the peppermint cheesecake sit in the closed oven for another fifteen minutes.

Carefully remove the springform pan and let it sit on the counter for about twenty minutes before placing the still underdone pie in the refrigerator for at least six ،urs or overnight.

It will firm up considerably as it sits and be easy to slice once chilled.

Serve and enjoy, garni،ng the cake with Oreo cookies and Coconut Whipped Cream or c،colate ganache and fresh mint leaves if desired.

Baking tips and tricks

Including the pan of water on the bottom rack of the oven adds moisture while baking so the cheesecake top will not dry out in the high heat.

Letting the peppermint dessert cool gradually instead of s،cking it with sharp temperature changes is another trick to prevent ،s from forming.

Chilling in the refrigerator for a few ،urs prior to serving results in the best thick, easily sliceable texture.

Stored in the refrigerator, leftover cheesecake s،uld stay fresh for up to four days. Slices can also be frozen in an airtight covered container for up to four months.

The recipe was adapted from my Vegan Cheesecake Recipe.

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