No-Bake Peppermint Joe Joe’s Cheesecake Jars

The start of my holiday season always begins with watching Home Alone and having something peppermint flavored. Whether it be peppermint hot cocoa, peppermint bark or an actual candy cane.  These are all the first signs of the season of baking and sweet treats.  Instead of just on snacking on Trader Joe’s Candy Cane Joe Joe’s, I decided to make my first sweet treat of the season, No-Bake Peppermint Joe Joe’s Cheesecake Jars.

I thought why not actually make dessert out of the seasonal treats we love.  By making them into a dessert and putting them in jars, I feel it helps to create super easy single servings. Making them ready and available for your holiday guests or your portion control needs.

Here’s a handy step-by-step how to make this sweet peppermint treat.

Crush cookies in a bag or food processor.

Add melted butter to cookie crumbs

Whip heavy cream until stiff peaks

Cream together sugar and cream cheese

Fill jars with cookie crumbs, then cream cheese filling – alternating layers

Questions of the day:

What’s you favorite way to start your holiday season?

Do you have a Trader Joe’s near you?

If so, have you tried their Candy Cane Joe Joe’s?

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No-Bake Peppermint Joe Joe’s Cheesecake Jars

Course

Dessert

Servings

Ingredients

• 16 candy cane sandwich cookies I used Trader Joe’s Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• 1 -8 oz. package cream cheese softened
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 tbsp cane sugar divided
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 4 -4 oz. mason jars or any single-serve container

Course Dessert Servings Ingredients 16 candy cane sandwich cookies I used Trader Joe’s Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s 2 tbsp melted butter 1 -8 oz. package cream cheese softened 1 tsp vanilla extract 4 tbsp cane sugar divided 1 cup heavy cream 4 -4 oz. mason jars or any single-serve container

Instructions

Whipped Cream

1. Whip heavy cream in chilled bowl with chilled beaters
2. Add sugar and vanilla
3. When stiff peaks form set aside in a new bowl, refrigerate

Cookie Crust

1. Crush cookies in a bag or food processor
2. Add melted butter and combine until it just comes together
3. Spoon a few tablespoons of cookie crumbs into bottom of each jar to create thick layer, pressing down to compact

Candy Cane Filling

1. Combine cream cheese and sugar in bowl of mixer, whip until smooth and light
2. Fold in chilled whipped cream, until combined
3. Layer cream cheese mixture over pressed cookie crumbs, add additional layers of cookie crumbs and cream cheese alternating until jar is just under full, so lids can be added
4. Garnish with cookie crumbs and refrigerate if not eating immediately.

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