Peppermint extract, baking chips, cheesecake pudding, and an Oreo crust make this Peppermint Dream Dessert a delectable treat family and friends will love. It’s perfect for the holidays!
I think you’re going like this dessert!
**EDITED TO ADD: I know people are having an issue locating the Andes Peppermint Baking Chips. You can also chop up a 9.5 oz bag of the individually wrapped Andes Peppermint Crunch Candies OR crushed peppermint candy bits will work, too. ***
You may have arrived here expecting to see different pictures. Those have been updated along with a slightly different recipe which I’ve explained in the notes. I opted for the addition of red food coloring and the use of the white chocolate pudding mix. To me, it wasn’t necessary to use the cheesecake pudding.
We just liked the taste better. Also, I think the layers should be Oreo crust, cream cheese layer, pudding layer, then Cool Whip OR you can use my Stabilized Whipped Cream recipe which works just as well, if not better!
This Peppermint Dream Dessert creation just kept popping into my head last year, so I knew I had to make it. And I’m certainly glad I did. If you make one dessert for Christmas, make this.
It’s pepperminty, has that awesome Oreo crust, is kind of light (not in calories, mind you) and airy, but at the same time a rich and decadent dessert that will definitely please your family and friends.
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For this dessert, I opted to stick the crust into the freezer as opposed to baking that layer as I had in this dessert. It turned out fine and I think makes for a simpler dessert.
Check out these other awesome peppermint treats from some of your favorite bloggers:
Three Ingredient Peppermint Oreo Fudge from The Gunny Sack
Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookie Bars from Strawberry Blondie Kitchen
White Chocolate Peppermint Pudding Cookies from Here Comes the Sun
Peppermint Ganache Pie from Crazy for Crust
Chocolate Candy Cane Cake from Barefeet in the Kitchen
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Peppermint Dream Dessert
Ingredients
- 1 14.3- ounce package Oreo cookies - you'll need 20 of them and will use the whole cookie
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1 3.4- ounce package White Chocolate OR Cheesecake instant pudding mix we liked it better with the White Chocolate
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- ½ teaspoon pure peppermint extract
- red food coloring
- 1 8- ounce container Cool Whip divided
- 10- ounce package Andes Peppermint Crunch Baking Chips divided
- 2 ounces white baking chocolate separated
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor, finely crush 20 of the Oreo cookies.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the melted butter and finely crushed cookies until well moistened.
- Press into an ungreased 8 X 8-inch baking dish or line the pan with parchment for easy removal and cutting of the bars.
- Place into freezer while mixing other layers, for at least a half hour.
- Using a grater, grate the white chocolate into a bowl.
- Mix the package of pudding mix with the 1 1/2 cups of milk in a small bowl and place into refrigerator to set.
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, peppermint extract and confectioners’ sugar.
- Fold in 1 cup of the Cool Whip and mix until well blended.
- Add red food coloring one drop at a time until the desired hue is reached.
- Place dollops of the cream cheese mixture on top of the Oreo crust and gently spread.
- Evenly distribute half of the grated white chocolate and 1 cup of the baking chips over the cream cheese layer.
- Place dollops of pudding over the top and with an offset spatula, gently spread to completely cover.
- Spread remaining Cool Whip over the pudding.
- Refrigerate for at least two hours or freeze for one.
- Optional, in a plastic bag, break up 8 of the remaining Oreos.
- Sprinkle the remaining chocolate, peppermint baking chips and cookies, if desired over the top just before serving.
Notes
If you like this Peppermint Dream Dessert then you’ll LOVE…
Chocolate Mint Dream Bars
Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Bars
Biscoff White Chocolate Dream Bars
Oreo Pudding Dream Bars
Comments & Reviews
Looks divine! Thanks for the shout-out! 🙂
You’re welcome, Megan! Thanks for creating such great recipes!
I would like to make the Peppermint Dream Dessert larger in a 13×9 pan. Would I have to double the ingredients?
Yes, Theresa, definitely double the ingredients. 🙂
OK. Thanks! 🙂
What can you use if you can’t find the peppermint crunch baking chips?
Melissa, Andes also makes individually wrapped peppermint crunch squares, so you could just cut those up.
Where can. You find the mints. I have been to several stores and no one had them. Is there a substitute.
Hi! Where do you find the Andes peppermint baking chips? I used to be able to find the crem de menth chips but this year I can’t find them anywhere. I just happens to have a bag of the peppermint chips from a few years ago but on my way to the kitchen the bag gave out and they spilled everywhere 🙁
You must have a typo in the recipe. I followed it to the tee and it says to put the cream cheese layer down first. But then it switches back to the cream cheese layer. Which is it?
Your recipe instructions are skewed. You have instructed to put the cream cheese layer on the cookie crust. then jump to putting the candy and white chocolate on the pudding layer without telling us to put the pudding layer on top of the cream cheese layer. Then you instruct to put the cream cheese layer on the pudding layer (after already saying to put on the cookie layer?????? Please fix the instructions thanks. I guess I’ll go by the picture.
Judy, thank you for bringing that to my attention. Everything has been fixed and the order of assembly is correct.
How many does it serve?
Jo, depending on how large you make the slices, but I would expect nine slices.
I’m going to make this for sure. Is it ok if I share the picture of this online? I don’t want to get in trouble!
Contessa, you have my permission to share a picture. Thank you for asking and I hope you like it.
Maybe I am crazy, and I am trying to make this today, Do I take the filling out of the cookies when I crush them? The recipe says to use the whole cookie..
Ashlee, you don’t need to spend the extra time to take the filling out of the cookie. You use the whole cookie including the filling.