Coffee lovers, this is for you: Easy No Bake Coffee Cheesecakes Recipe! You’ll be able to make these flavorful, mini dessert cups in less than 30 minutes.
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This Easy No Bake Coffee Cheesecakes recipe is just another example of how a dessert can be so simple, but can still make an impression. I made these last week and everyone that I served these to was raving over the flavor of them. When I added that they were super simple AND featured Starbucks coffee, they were practically begging for the recipe.
This recipe will take you just 30 minutes (or less) to make. And if you love coffee, like my family does, you will be even happier with this. You’ll only need a few ingredients and there is only a handful of steps.
To make my Easy No Bake Coffee Cheesecakes recipe, you’ll first combine crushed graham crackers with a bit of melted butter and sugar. This mixture is divided up into small cups, glasses or bowls. I used small 4-ounce canning jars.
To give your No Bake Coffee Cheesecake a top notch coffee flavor, you’ll need 1 packet of Starbucks Via Instant Coffee. As you might know, no-bake cheesecakes tend to be softer than baked cheeesecakes, so you wouldn’t want to use actual liquid coffee in this. The dry packet of Starbucks VIA works perfectly. (and no, this post isn’t sponsored by Starbucks – I just love their coffee!) You can buy Starbucks via at your local Starbucks location, in the coffee aisle at your local grocery store, or online: Starbucks Via Instant Coffee.
Using a mixer (I used my red KitchenAid hand mixer), mix softened cream cheese with powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and one packet of the Starbucks VIA. I used the Pike Place Roast, which is a medium roast, but you can substitute one of their other roasts, if you prefer.
See how the Starbucks VIA starts to dissolve so quickly into the cheesecake mixture? These packets are so great for adding coffee flavor to lots of your dessert recipes!
Whip it all up until it’s nice and smooth (as shown below).
Then, fold in a tub of thawed whipped topping, which you can find in the freezer section of your store.
Divide the mixture among your jars. I ended up with 5 servings (in 4-ounce canning jars), but I could have filled them less full and probably stretched it to 6 servings (we also, may or may not have sampled quite a bit of the mixture). You could also put the mixture in a pastry bag with a very large decorating tip and fill the cups up that way, even going higher than the edge of the canning jars.
To finish them off, I chopped up chocolate covered espresso beans, which I found in the bulk section of Winco (my local grocery store). I gave each cup a swirl of whipped cream and then a sprinkle of the chocolate covered coffee beans.
Easy No Bake Coffee Cheesecakes Recipe
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Easy No-Bake Coffee Cheesecakes Recipe
- Yield: 0 About 5 servings 1x
Description
Coffee lovers, this is for you: Easy No Bake Coffee Cheesecakes Recipe! You’ll be able to make these flavorful, mini dessert cups in less than 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup crushed graham crackers
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoon butter (melted)
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 Starbucks VIA Instant Coffee Packet
- 8 ounce tub whipped topping (thawed)
- Optional toppings: whipped cream (chopped chocolate covered espresso beans, chocolate sprinkles, chocolate curls)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together graham crumbs, sugar and melted butter with a folk until blended together. Divide mixture between small 4 ounce canning jars or other small cups, press down into bottom (you don’t have to pack it solid though).
- In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. On low, beat in powdered sugar until blended. Beat in vanilla extract. Sprinkle Starbucks VIA on top of mixture and beat in until well blended.
- Using a rubber spatula, carefully fold in entire container of whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture until combined. Spoon evenly into canning jars, directly on top of graham cracker bottom.
- To serve immediately, top with whipped cream or other desired toppings and serve.
- If serving later, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Remove from refrigerator before serving and top with whipped cream or other desired toppings.
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: chocolate, easy recipe, no bake, 8 ingredients, cream cheese, starbucks via, instant coffee,
Want more No-Bake Cheesecake Recipes?
My Easy No-Bake Coffee Cheeseakes recipe is my contribution to the #12Bloggers Event that happens on the 12th of every month. It includes myself and 11 blogging friends and we all create recipes around a common theme — all of the recipes have 12 ingredients or less too. This months theme is NO BAKE CHEESECAKE RECIPES and is hosted by Angie at . For more no bake cheesecakes, visits the links below:
No Bake Apple Pie Stuffed Cheesecake from Around My Family Table
No Bake Coconut Cream Cheesecake from Bread Booze Bacon
Easy No Bake Coffee Cheesecake Recipe from Home Cooking Memories
Mini No Bake Key Lime Pie Cheesecakes from Big Bear’s Wife
No Bake Cannoli Cheesecake from Cooking on the Front Burner
No-Bake Lemon Cheesecake from Love Bakes Good Cakes
No-Bake Mini Dulce de Leche Cheesecakes from Thyme For Cocktails
No Bake Nutella Cheesecake from A Night Owl
Mini No Bake Cookies and Cream Cheesecakes from Pink Cake Plate
No Bake Hawaiian Cheesecake from Liz on Call
No Bake Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake Jars from See Vanessa Craft
No Bake German Chocolate Cheesecake from Kleinworth & Co.
Heidi says
How much instant coffee can I substitute with?
Dana says
I really enjoyed the flavor of this one! Though we could not find the starbucks instant coffee, we used a different brand which kind of made it difficult to know exactly how much coffee we needed. While we did not have as much coffee flavor as I was hoping for, the recipe was really good still! I decorated the top with cocoa powder and edible glitter for fun too!
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Louise Cadieux says
Looks amazing! How long can this keep in the fridge?
Peggy Rowell says
This was the best cheesecake by far! Everyone was fighting to get a piece or just a taste! It went so fast I didn’t get a picture of it. The only thing I did different was the Starbucks coffee, I used the via instant sweetened iced coffee. It was awesome! As my daughter said it’s off the chain!
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Rochelle says
Had a package of chocolate flavoured cream cheese on hand and only chocolate baking crumbs, so I omitted all of the sugar (and the vanilla extract) to create mini mocha cheesecakes. It’s a keeper!
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Kerryanne says
Another fabulous recipe Brandie. Thank you for sharing this recipe at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I’m delighted to be featuring your coffee cheesecakes at tonight’s party and pinning too.
Hugs ~ Kerryanne
Jamie H says
Thanks so much for linking up at The Pretty Pintastic Party! We love your post, so we’ll be featuring it at the party this weekend! I hope you stop by, link up some more fabulous posts, and grab a featured badge!
Sherry says
Oh looks so delicious! Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home!
Miz Helen says
A special treat! Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday.
Miz Helen
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Linda S says
Coffee AND Cheesecake? Yes, Please!
Pinning this recipe because I will have to try this one! Thank you for sharing last week at our Encouraging Hearts & Home blog hop 🙂
Dean says
I’m so glad you can’t see me right now, besides the fact that I’m wearing jammy pants, an oversized Texas Longhorns shirt, my hair is a hot mess, as I sip from my Texas SBUX mug of matcha I’m steadily drooling over your No Bake COFFEE Cheesecake. I loooove coffee! Don’t let this matcha in my coffee mug fool you, I would much rather have it filled to the brim with coffee. I will have coffee today.
Anyway, thank you so much for making me drool, I mean for sharing your recipe I will be making sometime soon, with us at MMBH.
XO
Jhuls | The Not So Creative Cook says
It is nice to see my new favorite dessert at this week’s Fiesta Friday party! I have been thinking of this and I am sure I’d be making this soon. Thanks for sharing!
angie says
sounds so yummy and something my coffee loving daughter would be surprised with. Thanks for sharing plan on trying recipe soon
Maureen says
I love coffee and I love cheesecake! So excited to find this recipe and I cannot wait to try!
Maureen
Mother of 3 says
This looks so delicious!! I love no bake cheesecakes but I never thought of trying coffee flavor. Pinned.
Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook says
Hmm, this is such a good idea! I will surely make this! Thanks for sharing! x
Hil says
I would totally eat this right now if someone made it for me!!
Thanks for sharing at #bloggerspotlight
Beth says
Oh, my! I definitely have to try these! Thanks for sharing!
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says
Oh yum oh yum!!! Pinned! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up!
Frugal Hausfrau says
I love these! So perfect for summer and I think they’ll be dessert at my house very soon! Thanks for bringing this by Throwback Thursday!
Mollie
Carol @ The Red Painted Cottage says
I’ve pinned and printed. I love anything with coffee and this sounds so good and easy! 🙂
Ashley @ Forgetful Momma says
Those look delicious! Thank you for linking up to last week’s Tasty Tuesday linky. I have pinned your recipe to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board. I hope you’ll join us again this week.
Cristina at Ava's Alphabet says
Yum! This looks so delicious. I was just thinking about a pound cake recipe I have that uses instant coffee in the frosting. I might have to try the Starbucks Via both in this recipe and my own. Thanks for sharing!
Jeanette says
Thanks for sharing this recipe. Looks delicious.
CS Calkins says
oh boy, my daughter will be lusting heavily!!! Many thanks for linking up at Weekend Roundup!!!
Lisa @ Fun Money Mom says
This looks so delicious and I love that it has Starbucks coffee as an ingredient…you can never go wrong with Starbucks! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Share The Wealth Sunday! xoxo
Meg says
This looks so delicious! And your photography is amazing!
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Laurie says
Dessert perfection! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Snickerdoodle Sunday! Pinned to share.
Leigh says
I have a favorite no-bake cheesecake recipe, but I’ve never made it with coffee. Now I have something new to try! Thanks!
Blessings, Leigh