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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.
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No Bake Chocolate Cream Pie

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!
Prep Time20 minutes
Chill Time4 hours
Total Time4 hours 20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 servings
Author: Jennifer

Ingredients

chocolate wafer pie crust

  • 1 1/2 cups Chocolate Wafers (approximately 28 wafers) finely crushed
  • 1 tbsp Granulated Sugar
  • 5 tbsp Unsalted Butter melted

chocolate cream pie

  • 8 oz Cream Cheese softened and at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/3 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • 1/3 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 1/2 cups Chocolate Wafers (approximately 28 wafers)
  • Add the granulated sugar and melted butter then pulse until the chocolate wafer crust forms.
    1 tbsp Granulated Sugar, 5 tbsp 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, 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar, 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • Switching the mixer speed to low, add in the unsweetened cocoa powder alternatively with the milk until mixture is completely smooth.
    1/3 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, 1/3 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.

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