No-Bake Nutella Cups are the perfect cool treat for a hot summer day. They start off with a chunky Oreo crust and are topped with the most delectable, creamy Nutella filling. This treat is also quick and easy!
I began sharing the desserts I concocted for My Cowboy’s brother’s wedding when I posted these No-Bake Reese’s Cups a few weeks ago, and promised I would be back with the other recipes I used. I knew I wanted a chocolate-y flavor for their reception and thought it would be super easy to come up with something I liked. After all, I’d made many a no-bake chocolate cheesecake. It will be a cinch, right?
Wrong-o.
This recipe gave me the most trouble. It took me at least three or four tries before I came up with these beautiful and oh so chocolate-y No-Bake Nutella Cups. I was not intending for this recipe to include Nutella. Originally, I was thinking plain chocolate cheesecake flavor with caramel and brownie bites. I whipped up several different renditions with this idea and they were good, but they just weren’t great. I don’t know what it was, but I didn’t love the combination of no-bake chocolate cheesecake and brownie. Nor did I love the combination of no-bake chocolate cheesecake and caramel.
I thought the caramel, brownie, and chocolate cheesecake combo sounded so good as I rummaged through Pinterest for ideas. But, the combination just didn’t cut it. At this point, I had pretty well given up on creating a chocolate concoction I was satisfied with and decided the chocolate and peanut butter cups would suffice for anybody’s chocolate craving at the wedding.
Just as I was about to give up, I decided to give it one more try. I continually asked My Cowboy’s for ideas concerning my chocolate cheesecake failures, but we didn’t come to any conclusion, and finally it just hit me. If I couldn’t get plain old chocolate to work out, try Nutella! Immediately, I began my absolute final try for a chocolate flavor and it turned out wonderfully well. It was one of my favorites. No-Bake Nutella Cups saved the day!
After this wedding, Nutella cheescake filling has quickly become one of my favorite no-bake flavors. I’m unsure how I lived without it all these years!
- 16-20 Oreo's
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 cup Nutella
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 8 oz Cool Whip
- whipped cream, optional
- Break the Oreo's in larger chunks, but not too big. Save some Oreo crumbs to place on top of each cup. Place Oreo's in the bottom of 8 5 oz cups. You can use larger cups if you choose, there just won't be as many cups! Fill each cup about an inch high with Oreo's.
- For the Nutella filling, cream the cream cheese and Nutella. Add the cocoa powder and combine. Add the powdered sugar and combine. Fold in the Cool Whip. Refrigerate filling 2-3 hours. Place filling in each cup and top with remaining Oreo crumbs.
- Another option is to refrigerate after dividing the filling into cups as it would take a little less time to chill.
- You can also top each cup with whipped cream as I did in the photos. We decided, however we liked these cups better without the extra cream on top.
