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No bake cheesecake with Twinkies on a white dessert plate

Easy no bake cheesecake with Twinkies

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Everybody loves an easy no bake cheesecake, add Twinkie and vanilla wafers and you’ve got yourself a favorite, everyone will be asking for again and again!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Refrigerator time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 slices
Calories 1623 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the crust

  • 1 box Twinkies 10 count box
  • 2 cups Vanilla wafer crumbs
  • 6 tbsp Butter melted
  • 1 tbsp Sugar

For the filling

  • 4 x 8 ounce packages of cream cheese sOftened
  • 1 cup Heavy cream
  • 1 1/ 2 Cups Sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract

For the buttercream frosting

  • 4 tbsp Butter softened
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar

To decorate

  • 1 jar Marshmallow creme to top - in center
  • Crumbled and sliced Twinkies to decorate the top

Instructions
 

To make the crust

  • Place the wafers in a food processor or blender and pulse until you have crumbs.  You'll need about 3/4 (or possibly more) of a box of wafers to equal 2 cups.  Add the sugar and stir well. 
  • Melt the butter in the microwave, and add to the crumbs/sugar, and stir well to mix, and coat crumbs.  Line the bottom of a spring-form pan with parchment paper, and pour the crumbs into the pan .
  • Press the crumbs evenly in the pan. Unwrap 5 of the Twinkies, and cut them in half.  Stand the Twinkies around the edge of the spring-form pan with the rounded side facing the outside of the pan.  Place the pan in the freezer.  (If you don't have enough Twinkie halves to go around the edge of the pan, cut another one or two Twinkies in half, until the edge of the pan has been filled).

To make the filling

  • In the mixing bowl of the stand mixer, place the 4 packages of softened cream cheese, and the cup of heavy cream, and mix until well blended, smooth and creamy. Add the sugar and vanilla, and mix on low until well blended.  Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl, and turn the mixer to medium high/high and blend until smooth and thick. 
  • Remove the pan from the freezer, and pour the cheesecake into the pan, allowing the cheesecake to spill over between the Twinkies. Place the pan back in the freezer, overnight for best results.

To make the frosting

  • In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, place the softened butter and cream cheese, and mix with the whisk attachment until smooth and creamy.  Stop the mixer, and scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl, and add powdered sugar a little at a time, blending between additions, until the frosting is thick and creamy.

To decorate

  • When you're ready to serve the cheesecake, you can decorate it just before serving, or ahead of time. Place the cheesecake on the counter, and remove the spring-form from the pan. Open the marshmallow creme and dollop in the center of the cheesecake.  Place the butter cream frosting in a pastry bag, with the large star tip and pipe in dollops all around the edge of the cheesecake. Sprinkle Twinkie crumbs on top of the marshmallow creme, in the center of the cheesecake. Slice Twinkie's in small bite size pieces, and place the slices on the frosting.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 1623kcalCarbohydrates: 145gProtein: 13gFat: 91gSaturated Fat: 59gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 19gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 219mgSodium: 682mgPotassium: 468mgFiber: 4gSugar: 120gVitamin A: 2590IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 213mgIron: 3mg
Keyword buttercream cheesecake, easy no bake cheesecake, no bake vanilla cheesecake, twinkie cheesecake
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