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    Published: Mar 23, 2020 • Modified: Mar 3, 2023 • This site generates income via ads and may contain affiliate links. See my privacy policy linked in the footer.

    No Bake Chocolate Cream Pie with Chocolate Wafer Crust

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    This No Bake Chocolate Cream Pie with Chocolate Wafer Crust is one of the most, if not the, easiest dessert recipe to make! It combines a buttery, chocolate wafer crust and a creamy chocolate pie filling that takes less than twenty minutes total to whip up! Garnish the top with Cool Whip, chocolate curls, chocolate syrup, or extra chocolate wafer crumbs you might have left over!

    Angled image of sliced no-bake chocolate cream pie with chocolate wafer crust and garnished with Cool Whip and chocolate curls | All Images © Beyond the Butter™
    Overhead image of No-Bake Chocolate Cream Pie garnished with Cool Whip and chocolate curls | All Images © Beyond the Butter™
    Slice of no-bake chocolate cream pie with chocolate wafer crust on dessert plates | All Images © Beyond the Butter™
    Overhead image of sliced no-bake chocolate cream pie with slices of pie on dessert plates next to it | All Images © Beyond the Butter™
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    • Ingredients Needed
    • How to Make No Bake Chocolate Cream Pie
    • Recommended Baking Tools
    • How to Make Homemade Chocolate Curls
    • Try These No Bake Pie and Tart Recipes!
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    Ingredients Needed

    To make this super easy chocolate cream pie recipe, you'll need the following ingredients.

    For the chocolate wafer crust, you'll need:

    • Chocolate Wafers - approximately 28 wafers are needed. I like to use Nabisco's brand.
    • Granulated Sugar - only 1 tablespoon is needed.
    • Unsalted Butter - 5 tablespoons. The butter gets melted, then added to the pie crust mixture

    You can swap out the chocolate wafers for the same amount of Oreos.

    For the chocolate cream pie, you'll need:

    • Cream Cheese - only 8 ounces (1 package) is needed, but it needs to be softened and at room temperature
    • Granulated Sugar
    • Vanilla Extract
    • Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
    • Milk - any kind can be used. I used 1%.
    • Cool Whip - 8 ounces (1 container) is needed for the pie filling, but if you'd like to use this as a garnish, I recommend getting 2.
    • Additional garnishes like chocolate curls, chocolate wafer crumbs, or chocolate syrup
    Overhead image of No-Bake Chocolate Cream Pie garnished with Cool Whip and chocolate curls | All Images © Beyond the Butter™
    Overhead image of No-Bake Chocolate Cream Pie garnished with Cool Whip and chocolate curls | All Images © Beyond the Butter™

    How to Make No Bake Chocolate Cream Pie

    To make the chocolate wafer crust, it's best to have a food processor, but if you don't that's okay! You can easily crush up the chocolate wafers in a plastic bag using a rolling pin or meat tenderizer (something hammer-like and heavy is good!).

    Once you add the melted butter and granulated sugar, the chocolate wafer crust should be like the texture of wet sand. It should easily form to the inside pie plate that you press it into as well. You can use your clean, washed hands to press the chocolate wafer crust into the pie plate or you can use a spatula or the bottom of a measuring cup. I prefer to use the measuring cup because it smooths and level the pie crust out nicely.

    Place the chocolate wafer crust in the freezer for a minimum of 30 minutes. Alternatively, you can bake it for 8-10 minutes at 325ºF. If you bake it, you will need to let it cool before adding the pie filling.

    The number one important tip to remember with the chocolate cream pie filling is to make sure your cream cheese is softened and at room temperature. If it's the slightest bit cold or firm, you will end up with little tiny annoying lumps in your filling.

    You can read a few helpful tips on how to fix those lumps over on my S'mores Cheesecake recipe page.

    Slices of no-bake chocolate cream pie with chocolate wafer crust on dessert plates | All Images © Beyond the Butter™
    Angled image of no-bake chocolate cream pie with chocolate wafer crust and garnished with Cool Whip and chocolate curls | All Images © Beyond the Butter™

    Recommended Baking Tools

    You'll need only 1, 9 inch pie plate to make this recipe. It can be metal, glass, or ceramic. You'll also need a small food processor, mixing bowls, handheld mixer or stand mixer, spatula, and offset spatula.

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    FINEX - 10" Cast Iron Skillet with Lid, Modern Heirloom, Handcrafted in the USA
    Farberware Classic Wood Rolling Pin
    OXO Good Grips Multi-purpose Stainless Steel Scraper & Chopper
    Spring Chef Dough Blender, Top Professional Pastry Cutter with Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Blades (Black-Medium)
    Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Commercial Hi-Dome Covered Pie Pan
    USA Pan Bakeware Aluminized Steel Pie Pan, 9-Inch
    Emile Henry 9 Inch Pie Dish, White
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    BernzOmatic Self Igniting Basic Torch Head
    BernzOmatic Standard Propane Fuel Cylinder
    Wilton Extra Long Non-Stick Tart and Quiche Pan, 14" x 4.5"
    GIR: Get It Right All Silicone Mini, Skinny & Ultimate Spatula 3 Pc Set
    Pyrex Glass Bakeware Pie Plate 9" x 1.2"
    Tovolo Silicone, Non-Stick, Pastry Prep Mat, 25x18 Inches
    Wilton Springform Cake Pan Set, 3-Piece
    Pouring Chute
    Anchor Hocking 10pc Glass Mixing Bowl Set
    USA Large Cookie Sheet
    Cooling Rack Stainless Steel Half size - Commercial Grade Steel 11.5" x 16.5" | 1 Piece | Cooking Rack Designed To Fit Perfectly Into Baking Half Sheet Pan | Only From Indigo True Company
    Zassenhaus Magnetic Retro Kitchen Timer
    Small pile of randomly stacked Chocolate Curls | All Images and Video © Beyond the Butter™

    How to Make Homemade Chocolate Curls

    If you'd like to garnish your No-Bake Chocolate Cream Pie with some homemade chocolate curls, check out this tutorial! It even includes step-by-step videos!

    Overhead image of No-Bake Chocolate Cream Pie garnished with Cool Whip and chocolate curls | All Images © Beyond the Butter™

    Try These No Bake Pie and Tart Recipes!

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    Angled image of sliced no-bake chocolate cream pie with chocolate wafer crust and garnished with Cool Whip and chocolate curls.

    No Bake Chocolate Cream Pie

    Author: Jennifer
    This No Bake Chocolate Cream Pieis one of the most, if not the, easiest dessert recipe to make! It combines a buttery, chocolate wafer crust and a creamy chocolate pie filling that takes less than twenty minutes total to whip up! Garnish the top with Cool Whip, chocolate curls, chocolate syrup, or extra chocolate wafer crumbs you might have leftover!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 20 minutes
    Chill Time 4 hours
    Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 10 servings
    Calories 373 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    chocolate wafer pie crust

    • 1 ½ cups Chocolate Wafers (approximately 28 wafers) (finely crushed)
    • 1 tablespoon Granulated Sugar
    • 5 tablespoon Unsalted Butter (melted)

    chocolate cream pie

    • 8 oz Cream Cheese (softened and at room temperature)
    • ½ cup Granulated Sugar
    • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
    • â…“ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
    • â…“ cup Milk (any dairy type can be used)
    • 8 oz Cool Whip (if using as the garnish, get 2, 8 ounce containers)

    Instructions

    • chocolate wafer crust
    • Using a food processor, pulverize the chocolate wafer cookies into fine crumbs.
      1 ½ cups Chocolate Wafers (approximately 28 wafers)
    • Add the granulated sugar and melted butter then pulse until the chocolate wafer crust forms.
      1 tablespoon Granulated Sugar, 5 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
    • Press the crust into the bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie plate, then place in to the freezer to chill (for a minimum of 30 minutes) while you make the chocolate cream pie.
    • chocolate cream pie
    • Using your hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract on medium-high speed until well blended.
      8 oz Cream Cheese, ½ cup Granulated Sugar, 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
    • Switching the mixer speed to low, add in the unsweetened cocoa powder alternatively with the milk until mixture is completely smooth.
      â…“ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, â…“ cup Milk
    • Fold in the Cool Whip until well combined.
      8 oz Cool Whip
    • Spoon the pie mixture into the pie shell. Chill for a minimum of 4 hours or until firm (or freeze).
    • Garnish with toppings of your choice like more Cool Whip, chocolate curls, chocolate syrup, or extra chocolate wafer crumbs.

    Recipe Notes

    • If you'd like to garnish your No-Bake Chocolate Cream Pie with some homemade chocolate curls, check out this tutorial!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 373kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 298mg | Potassium: 187mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 537IU | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 2mg

    Nutritonal information provided above is an estimate only and will vary based on specific ingredients used.

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    1. Ben Myhre says

      August 30, 2018 at 11:24 am

      No, it is never too late to share cake. lol. Your pictures look beautiful here!

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        August 30, 2018 at 1:20 pm

        I know, it was kind of silly question. Lol! Thanks Ben!!

        Reply
    2. Michele says

      September 09, 2018 at 2:15 am

      5 stars
      I made this wonderful pie yesterday and took it to work to share. It was a BIG hit!!! Rave reviews!! It was super quick and easy to make. I opted to make and bake the crust instead of using a store bought crust. Def gonna keep this recipe and make it again. A great choice for the holidays or anytime!! Chocolate Cream Pie for the WIN!! ????

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        September 09, 2018 at 10:36 pm

        Woohoo! Chocolate Cream Pie for the win indeed! Thank you for the feedback, Michele! It makes me super happy to hear it was such a big hit!

        Reply
    3. Jessica says

      November 23, 2020 at 8:47 pm

      4 stars
      I love recipes from Beyond the Butter and make them often. One thing that was slightly irritating about this recipe was that I looked at the ingredients and make my shopping list, only to find out when I went to make the pie that you need additional cool whip to top the pie and isn’t listed in the ingredients. It would be helpful to list additional cool whip in the ingredients list for topping if you want your pie to look like the photo.

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        November 24, 2020 at 12:31 pm

        Hi Jessica! Thanks for your feedback! I do note under 'what ingredients will I need to make this no-bake chocolate cream pie?' that if using the cool whip as a topping, I recommend getting a 2nd, 8 ounce container. I will add this to the recipe though too.

        Reply

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