Make a creamy no bake chocolate mint pie with a chocolate cookie crust. Easily whip up this no bake chocolate pie recipe with simple ingredients. No baking involved! Make the cookie pie shell and fill with the homemade mint chocolate cheesecake filling. This pie is a huge hit! Instructions included for making a gluten-free chocolate pie.
Why You'll Love This No Bake Chocolate Pie
- Flavor: Rich and creamy classic chocolate pie for mint chocolate lovers!
- Notable: Great make ahead dessert
- Time: Prep time takes only 20 minutes! No cooking involved.
- Equipment: This recipe requires a pie dish or a springform baking dish, and an electric stand mixer or hand mixer with a whisk attachment. A food processor is handy but not necessary.
- Diet: Vegetarian, Gluten Free (optional)
TRY THIS: If you love this chocolate cream pie, try this homemade chocolate syrup.
Ingredients
For a full printable ingredients list and instructions for the easy chocolate cream pie recipe are in the recipe card below.
Crust Ingredients
- 3 cups Oreo crumbs
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, melted
Chocolate Mint Filling Ingredients
- 1 (8-ounce) pack of cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 (4-ounce) semi-sweet chocolate bars (baking chocolate), melted
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 (8-ounce) container of whipped topping (Cool Whip), thawed
Toppings
- 8 chocolate mint cookies, such as Thin Mints
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Fresh mint leaves
Substitutions and Variations
Oreo Crumbs: Substitute a homemade graham cracker pie crust for the Oreo pie crust. Use 1 ½ cups of graham cracker crumbs, 4 ounces melted butter and ¼ cup granulated sugar. Follow instructions for the Oreo cookie crust to make the graham cracker crust.
Omit Peppermint: Don't want a chocolate mint cream pie? Omit the peppermint in the pie filling and leave the mint cookies off the top of the pie.
Omit Whipped Topping: If you don't want to use Cool Whip, make homemade whipped cream to substitute. Beat 2 cups of heavy whipping cream with ½ cup powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat until stiff peaks form.
Chocolate: Substitute semi-sweet chocolate chips for the baking chocolate bars.
Pre-made Oreo Crust: If you're short on time, buy a ready-made crust instead of making your own.
Gluten-Free Pie: To make a gluten-free chocolate cream pie substitute gluten free Oreos for regular oreos. Cool Whip should be gluten free but please check your packages to make sure the brand you use is gluten free.
Instructions
Full step-by-step instructions for this perfect chocolate pie are in the recipe card below. You can print or save the no bake chocolate mint pie recipe on Pinterest for later.
Make Oreo Pie Crust: Crush Oreo cookies (including the filling) in a food processor. Continue to pulse until the oreos are fine crumbs and there are no large chunks. If you don't have a food processor, use the ziploc bag method from my Oreo Pie Crust recipe. Add melted butter to the cookie crumbles. Pulse until combined and the consistency is like wet sand.
Press the crust mixture into a 9-inch pie pan. Use your hands to pack the crumbs together on the bottom of the dish and along the sides. Freeze the pie crust for 20-30 minutes to harden.
NOTE: For a thinner pie crust, use 2 cups cookie crumbs and 4 tablespoons melted butter. See pie crust recipe for details.
Make Chocolate Pie Filling: In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer or a stand mixer with a paddle attachment to combine the cream cheese, mint extract, melted chocolate, sugar, and heavy whipping cream.
Add the whipped topping, and continue mixing at low speed until smooth. Make sure the mixer is at low speed to keep from deflating the whipped topping.
Fill Pie Crust: Spoon the filling into the frozen pie crust, smooth it out with a spatula, cover pie with plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
Finish Pie: Make whipped cream in a large mixing bowl. Whisk ½ cup heavy whipping cream, ¼ cup powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
Top with whipped cream, chocolate mint cookies (such as Thin Mints), and mint leaves, and serve chilled.
Tips For The Best Chocolate Mint Pie
- Make sure the cream cheese is softened before mixing so that it’s easier to blend with the chocolate and sugar and there are no lumps of cream cheese in the pie filling.
- Use melted chocolate mixed with the cream cheese and heavy whipping cream. Chocolate with hardened chunks won't mix well.
- Bake or chill the pie crust before adding the pie filling to make sure it holds together well.
- To make the top pretty, use a pastry bag with a decorating tip or a ziploc bag with the corner cut off to pipe the whipped cream onto the pie. Alternatively, spread the whipped cream in a layer across the entire top of the pie.
What To Serve With Chocolate Cream Pie
This no bake chocolate mint pie does not need anything to be served with it but if you want to pair it with something I recommend one of these:
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream: Make a no-churn vanilla bean ice cream to serve with the pie.
Mint Oreo Cookie Ice Cream: Make some mint cookie ice cream in your ice cream maker to serve with your pie.
TRY THIS: This might be the best chocolate pie, but next time try this amazing Skillet S'mores Cookie.
Storing
Cover the leftover pie with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Store in the freezer in a freezer safe container with an airtight lid for up to 2 months. I recommend storing without the whipped cream, cookies and mint leaves on top. Thaw the pie in the fridge before eating.
Frequently Asked Questions
This pie filling recipe is gluten-free. Substitute gluten-free Oreos for regular Oreos in the pie crust.
Yes, if you want to make a no bake chocolate pie with a baked pie crust, bake your pie crust and allow it to fully cool before adding your pie filling. Cill as directed.
Ingredients
Crust Ingredients
- 3 cups Oreo crumbs (about 36 Oreos)
- 6 tbsps salted butter (melted)
Chocolate Mint Filling
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate baking bar (melted)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
- 8 oz Cool Whip
Toppings
- 8 chocolate mint cookies
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- fresh mint leaves
Instructions
Pie Crust
- In a medium bowl, combine the Oreo crumbs and butter until well mixed.
- Press the crumbs into the bottom and sizes of a 9-inch pie dish. Freeze for 20-30 minutes.
Chocolate Mint Pie Filling
- In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the cream cheese, mint extract, melted chocolate, sugar, and heavy whipping cream.
- Add the whipped topping, and continue mixing at low speed until smooth. Make sure the mixer is at low speed to keep from deflating the whipped topping.
- Spoon the filling into the frozen pie crust, smooth it out with a spatula, cover it with plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
Pie Toppings
- Make whipped cream in a medium bowl. Combine ½ cup heavy whipping cream, ¼ cup powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Whip with an electric mixer and whisk attachment until stiff peaks form.
- Decorate the top of the pie with whipped cream cookies and mint leaves.
Notes
Substitutions and Variations
Oreo Crumbs: Substitute a homemade graham cracker pie crust for the Oreo pie crust. Use 1 ½ cups of graham cracker crumbs, 4 ounces melted butter and ¼ cup granulated sugar. Follow instructions for the Oreo cookie crust to make the graham cracker crust. Omit Peppermint: Don't want a chocolate mint cream pie? Omit the peppermint in the pie filling and leave the mint cookies off the top of the pie. Omit Whipped Topping: If you don't want to use Cool Whip, make homemade whipped cream to substitute. Beat 2 cups of heavy whipping cream with ½ cup powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat until stiff peaks form. Chocolate: Substitute semi-sweet chocolate chips for the baking chocolate bars. Pre-made Oreo Crust: If you're short on time, buy a ready-made crust instead of making your own. Gluten-Free Pie: To make a gluten-free chocolate cream pie substitute gluten free Oreos for regular oreos. Cool Whip should be gluten free but please check your packages to make sure the brand you use is gluten free.Tips For The Best Chocolate Mint Pie
- Make sure the cream cheese is softened before mixing so that it’s easier to blend with the chocolate and sugar and there are no lumps of cream cheese in the pie filling.
- Use melted chocolate mixed with the cream cheese and heavy whipping cream. Chocolate with hardened chunks won't mix well.
- Bake or chill the pie crust before adding the pie filling to make sure it holds together well.
- To make the top pretty, use a pastry bag with a decorating tip or a ziploc bag with the corner cut off to pipe the whipped cream onto the pie. Alternatively, spread the whipped cream in a layer across the entire top of the pie.
Jamie says
This dessert dish looks absolutely delicious and yummy! The Oreo cookie crust looks also promising too! I would love to make this at home for the whole family! Loved it!
Amy Liu Dong says
I love how easy and delicious this dessert is. My kids love it so much!
Thank you!
Ann says
I don't think I have ever eaten a chocolate mint pie before. I am a little picky about my mint, but sounds delicious mixed with chocolate pie!