No Bake Nutella Cheesecake Chocolate Chip Cookie Parfait! Lower in fat, calories and Weight Watchers Points than the usual Nutella Cheesecake. Super indulgent; rich and creamy. All in a glass. And all ready in under 15 minutes!
Story goes….I was minding my own business baking some cookies. Turning your favourite Chocolate Chip Cookie Sticks into…well…normal looking cookies.
I noticed the Nutella staring down at me…giving me this look of abandonment. Now…I had it in my head and on good authority to make you guys a cheesecake. But…running after 3 sick kids last week meant no ‘me’ time. Which also meant no cheesecake time.
So, I had to improvise.
The best decision I think I’ve ever made.
Because creamy swirls of ‘cheesecake’ and Nutella is every woman’s dream come true.
I know most Nutella Parfaits ask for crushed Oreos…And because I’d given you the Raspberry Oreo Parfaits….I wanted to try something different. It was chocolate chip cookies turn.
We tried the whole, ‘just cookies with this Nutella Cheesecake’ glass of heaven…and it was good. Really good. But it was missing something extra. Something so rich and decadent that it completed every part of our souls.
Nutella Fudge. Yeah. I see you drooling over there.
Of course…you can use any cookies you like in these. Store bought…or your favourite cookie recipe.
But these cookies? They only take 10 minutes in the oven. And while they’re baking…you get your cheesecake Nutella freak on, so by the time your cookies are ready and making your mouth water in unholy ways…your parfaits are ready for building. With warm…fresh outta the oven…chewy and irresistible cookies.
Ugh! So creamy. And there are more of these in my kitchen as I type.
With the right amount of fudge for an extra amount of Nutella. I have a feeling the boys won’t be wanting any milkshakes at the yard when they see these things.
No Bake Nutella Cheesecake Chocolate Chip Cookie Parfait
Ingredients
Cheesecake:
- 8 oz tub reduced fat cream cheese softened at room temperature
- ¾ cup fat free Greek yogurt or any plain yogurt
- ½ cup Nutella or Hazelnut Cacao Spread for a healthier alternative
- 1-2 tablespoons caster/powdered sugar or sugar of choice: adjust to your tastes
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 pound Low Fat Chocolate Chip Cookie dough made into 12 big round cookies (1 tablespoon full of cookie dough per cookie on a lined baking sheet following recipe instructions) instead of one whole slab (*See Notes)
Nutella Fudge:
- ¼ cup Nutella (extra)
- 3 tablespoons milk of choice
Instructions
For The Cookies:
- Prepare cookies in advance (they take 10 minutes to bake while making your cream cheese mixture); or use any other chocolate chip cookies of your choice.
For The Parfaits:
- Combine together the cream cheese and yogurt; mix until smooth. Add the Nutella, sugar and cocoa powder. Slowly mix while pressing the powder down with your metal spoon until the cocoa powder had dissolved into the cream cheese mixture. Beat until all ingredients have combined and the mixture is smooth and lump free. Alternatively, beat with a hand held beater on low-medium speed until smooth.
For the Nutella Fudge Sauce:
- Heat the Nutella in a microwave safe bowl for 30 seconds, remove and mix. Add the milk (3 tablespoons first), and whisk well until smooth and thin in consistency (like a Hot Fudge Sauce). Add extra milk only if needed.
- Alternatively, place in a heatproof dish over a pot of boiling water and whisk until smooth and heated through (be careful not to get any water in the Nutella, or it will seize).
To Build Parfaits:
- Break 6 cookies up by hand for a chunkier base; or pulse them in a magic bullet small cup (or small blender) or a food processor if you prefer a finer cookie base.
- Divide the cookies amongst the parfait glasses. Add 2 tablespoons of cookie crumbles or chunks into the base of each glass. Layer with the cheesecake mixture (about 2 tablespoons) over the cookies; drizzle with a small amount of Nutella Fudge Sauce; swirl the sauce with the back of a metal knife; pour in another tablespoon of cheesecake mixture. Top with remaining cookie pieces and drizzle with extra sauce.
- Serve!
Notes
*1 cookie was used per parfait as they are big when made into rounds, leaving left over cookies! You can use more if you wish.
Nutella + Cheesecake + Chocolate Chip Cookies + Nutella Fudge. Lower in fat, calories and Weight Watchers Points than the usual Nutella Cheesecake! Super indulgent; rich and creamy. All in one glass and ready in under 15 minutes![/caption]
Jaclyn Schwimmer says
When calculating nutrition facts did you base it off of using actual Nutella or the hazelnut cacao spread ?
Karina says
I calculated this using normal Nutella spread 🙂
Miss Sage Sugar says
What a decadent looking dessert! Yum 🙂