Description
This Christmas Red Velvet Cheesecake with Oreo Crust is the ultimate showstopper for your holiday celebrations. With its rich red hue, creamy cheesecake filling, and a crunchy Oreo base, this dessert is sure to impress your guests and make every gathering a festive occasion. Perfectly balanced in flavor and texture, it’s a slice of joy that evokes warm holiday memories and family traditions.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups Oreo cookies, crushed
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp gel red food coloring
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Whipped cream (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). In a bowl, mix crushed Oreos with melted butter. Press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan to form the crust.
- Bake crust for 10 minutes; set aside to cool.
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add sour cream, vanilla extract, and eggs one at a time. Mix well.
- Blend in cocoa powder and red food coloring until fully combined.
- Pour cheesecake filling over the cooled crust and smooth the top.
- Bake for 60-70 minutes until slightly jiggly in the center. Turn off oven; let cheesecake cool inside for an hour.
- Refrigerate for at least four hours or overnight before serving with whipped cream.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 70 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (150g)
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 100mg