No-bake Frozen Peppermint Cheesecake

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened (regular or light)
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup hard peppermint candy, crushed (such as peppermint starlights or candy canes)
• 3 drops red food coloring
• 2 cups heavy cream, whipped

Recipe

• 1 combine the cookie crumbs, melted butter, and sugar and press firmly into a 9" springform pan to form a crust.
• 2 using an electric mixer on high speed, beat cream cheese until smooth and fluffy.
• 3 add condensed milk, crushed mint candy, and the food coloring.
• 4 mix on low to combine, then on high to beat together well.
• 5 with a spatula, fold in whipped cream and pour into the crust.
• 6 cover and freeze until firm.
• 7 garnish with additional whipped cream and whole pieces of peppermint candy, if desired.
• 8 variation: use other flavors of mint candies- such as chocolate mint.