Rich and Creamy Chocolate Cream Cheese Pie No Bake Dessert

How to make a rich and creamy no bake chocolate cream cheese pie with an Oreo cookie crust and a fluffy whipped chocolate filling. This old fashioned refrigerator pie is easy to make and perfect for the holidays!

Calling all chocolate lovers out there, you’re going to love this chocolate cream cheese pie! It’s a lot like my family’s favorite chocolate delight, except without the chocolate pudding, and just like my no bake peanut butter pie, it uses an Oreo cookie crust.

This pie reminds me of the old Hershey’s Sundae Pie we used to get at Burger King. Man, I loved treating myself to a slice of that pie back when I didn’t have gluten issues. Probably better that I can’t now… But now I can make it homemade, and it has so much delicious flavor packed into one no bake chocolate pie.

This is an old fashioned refrigerator pie recipe that you can make ahead to feed a crowd. Cream cheese chocolate pie is perfect for the holidays, or just make it for an easy weeknight dessert when you’re just too busy to make anything too complicated.

Ingredients & Substitutions Notes

• Oreo Cookie Crumbs – You’re going to need to crush up Oreo cookies to make the chocolate cookie crust for this recipe.
• Light Brown Sugar – I make sure to use light brown sugar for both the crust and the creamy no bake filling.
• Salted Butter – This recipe calls for salted butter in the chocolate cookie crust. If it’s all you have on hand, you can substitute with unsalted butter so long as you add an additional 1/4 teaspoon of salt to the crust to make up for the lack of salt in the butter.
• Unsweetened Chocolate – I add just a little bit of melted unsweetened chocolate baking bar to the crust for a little extra “oomph”. Everyone that has sampled this pie really appreciated the extra rich, chocolaty flavor!
• Ground Nutmeg – This may sound odd, but I highly recommend adding a pinch of ground nutmeg to the crust. Nutmeg enhances the chocolate flavor, and it balances out the bitterness that can be present in the unsweetened chocolate.
• Chocolate Chips – I use semi-sweet chocolate chips for the filling, but you can use milk chocolate chips or even dark chocolate chips if that’s what you prefer.
• Cream Cheese – You’ll need a good quality, full fat cream cheese to make this chocolate pie. It’s literally in the name!
• Whipped Cream – You can buy canned whipped cream from the grocery store, or you can make homemade whipped cream just like I did for the topping on this pie.
• Chocolate Shavings – I like to top my pies with shaved chocolate or mini chocolate chips. So good!

How to Make a Chocolate Cream Cheese Pie

Before getting started, remove the cream from about 3 dozen chocolate sandwich cookies. Place each de-creamed Oreo into a gallon-sized zip-loc bag, and crush them up with a rolling pin. Alternatively, you can grind them up by pulsing them a few times in the blender.

How to Make an Oreo Cookie Crust

1. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the chocolate cookie crumbs, light brown sugar, nutmeg, salted butter, and melted unsweetened chocolate, mixing everything together thoroughly.
2. Press the mixture into an un-greased 9-inch pie plate, cover, and chill ’til firm, probably about 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Make the Chocolate Cream Cheese Filling

1. Melt the chocolate chips in a small bowl in the microwave, stirring between 30-second intervals ’til fully melted. Then set aside to cool for about 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, whisk together the cream cheese, sugar, sea salt, and vanilla extract, ’til smooth and creamy.
3. Beat in the cooled chocolate, blending well.
4. Using a rubber scraper, fold the whipped cream into the mixture.
5. Spread the chocolate filling evenly in the chilled crust.
6. Chill the pie ’til the filling sets slightly, about 6 hours, or overnight if possible.

How to Top Your No Bake Chocolate Cream Cheese Pie

1. Spread whipped cream all over the top of the pie.
2. Then sprinkle with chocolate shavings or mini chocolate chips.

That’s it! Your homemade no bake chocolate cream cheese pie is ready to serve. This icebox pie is perfect for picnics, holidays, church potlucks, family get-togethers or any other large gathering. It’s best eaten cold, so if you’re taking it to an outdoor event, be sure to keep it on ice in an ice chest or cooler bag until ready to serve.

Expert Tips and Recipe FAQ’s

Optional Add-Ins and Recipe Variations

• Make the crust with golden Oreo cookies, or make a graham cracker crust instead.
• Add a peanut butter pie filling to the bottom of your pie crust, and then add the creamy chocolate filling on top to make this a dreamy chocolate peanut butter cream cheese pie!
• You can also add a little bit of caramel sauce to the filling to make this a caramel chocolate cream cheese pie!
• Sprinkle mini M&M’s, crushed Butterfingers, Reese’s peanut butter cups or Snickers on top. A little chocolate syrup or caramel syrup doesn’t hurt either!

More No Bake Chocolate Desserts

• Brownie Trifle Dessert
• Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Ritz Cracker Cookies
• Buckeye Balls Recipe

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