Tessa's Recipe Rundown
Taste: Classic Snickers flavor in every bite, and then some.
Texture: Smooth, creamy cheesecake with chunks of Snickers, sandwiched between a crunchy crust and fudgy ganache topping.
Ease: No water bath required!
What You’ll Love About This Recipe: The perfect make-ahead show-stopping dessert for a crowd.
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If you need to WOW at your next party, holiday, Father’s Day, or birthday celebration, this is the perfect recipe.
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Ingredient Notes
- Oreo Cookies: Keep the filling intact. Don’t use double-stuffed.
- Cream Cheese: Use bricks of full-fat cream cheese, preferably Philadelphia brand. Room temperature cream cheese ensures a smooth filling.
- Eggs: Must be at room temperature for a smooth batter. There is no good substitute for the eggs.
- Light Brown Sugar: Complements the caramel and peanuts in the Snickers bars.
- Heavy Cream: In the filling, cream contributes to richness and smoothness. In the topping, it melts the chocolate chips into a thick ganache.
- Snickers Bars: 18 fun-size bars are chopped stirred into the filling. 9 additional fun-size bars are used on top.
How to Make Snickers Cheesecake (Step-by-Step)
- Make the Oreo crust. Use a food processor to pulverize the whole Oreos (filling included) into fine crumbs. Add the melted butter until combined. Press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Prepare the filling. In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the softened cream cheese until smooth. Add the sugar and beat well until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, followed by the remaining ingredients, beating ONLY until combined. Overbeating after adding the eggs increases the risk of cracks.
- Bake the cheesecake. Pour the batter into the cooled crust and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. The cheesecake is done when:
- The top edges look dry
- The cheesecake wobbles only in the center
- Avoid overbaking, it will continue to cook from the residual heat once removed from the oven
- Chill for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight to set the texture and deepen the flavor.
- Make the ganache. Combine the cream and chocolate chips until smooth. Allow to cool until thickened and pour over the cheesecake.
Storage
Refrigerate for up to 2 days. It is safe to eat after 2 days, but the crust will become soggy.
FAQs
The top edges should look slightly dry and stiff and the center should be slightly wobbly. Avoid overbaking.
At least 6 hours to fully set for easier slicing and serving. This also allows the flavors to meld together.
Some springform pans may leak during baking. Placing on a rimmed pan (which you can line with silicone, parchment, or foil), helps catch drips to prevent making a mess in your oven.
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Ingredients
For the crust::
- 30 (340 grams) standard whole Oreo cookies (NOT double-stuffed)
- 4 tablespoons (57 grams) butter, melted
For the cheesecake filling::
- 32 ounces (907 grams) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups (300 grams) lightly packed light brown sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 18 fun-size Snickers bars (1-11.8 ounce package), coarsely chopped
For the topping::
- 1 cup (170 grams) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 9 fun-size Snickers bars, coarsely chopped
Instructions
For the crust:
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. In the bowl of a food processor, process the cookies until they are finely ground crumbs. Add the butter and pulse until moistened. Press into the bottom and halfway up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool.
For the filling:
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the sugar and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth. Add in cream and vanilla and beat until combined. Be careful not to overbeat. Stir in the Snickers bars.
- Pour the batter into the cooled crust. Place the pan on a rimmed baking pan to prevent any leakage. Bake for about 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, or until set and the top looks slightly dry. If the middle is slightly wobbly, that’s fine. Err on the side of underbaking rather than overbaking.
- Cool the cheesecake completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate until completely chilled, at least 6 hours. Release the cheesecake from the pan onto a cake stand or serving plate.
For the topping:
- Place the chocolate chips in a medium heatproof bowl. In a small saucepan heat the cream just until simmering. Pour over the chocolate chips. Let sit for 3 minutes before stirring until the mixture is melted and smooth. Pour over the cheesecake, allowing to drip down the sides. Sprinkle the Snickers over the cheesecake. Serve or cover and store in the fridge for up to 2 days.
This recipe was originally published in 2014 and recently updated with new photos, weight measurements, and more recipe tips. Photos by Jess Larson.
Such a tasty and easy recipe to whip up and so many variation options if you please! Love this for a go to cheesecake recipe
It was AMAZING, it looked like I bought it at the store. It was creamy and delicious. A friend who just ate at the Cheesecake Factory said eating this and comparing it to The Factory said it would be like eating at Ruth Chris compared to Wendy’s. I usually bake 2, I take one to work (A Tex Mex Restaurant) and my wife takes one to her office. Everyone loved it. The only problem is you can’t cut it with the snickers on top.
Great recipe, went down an absolute treat
Thanks for sharing this cheesecake, i will try to make this cake.
From Maine, I made this a couple months ago and I burned my crust a little bit it was still AMAZING!! Trying again tonight! Hoping I don’t burn lol!
Thanks for sharing this cheesecake, i will try to make this cake.
You need to try it dont miss the taste
I’m an avid baker, and actually have a side baking business. I make cheesecakes often and was very excited to try this! The cheesecake has been in the oven for over an hour and the middle/entire cheesecake is jiggling like it has hardly baked. The edges are getting pretty brown, to the point where I don’t want to leave it in the oven much longer. I normally use a water bath regardless if it calls for one or not, and have never had this problem. This time I opted out, but kept it on a cookie sheet per instructions. I’m thinking that could be the reasoning??
Pretty disappointed this didn’t turn out..Any suggestions would be great.
I gave it a 3/5 because the instructions were easy to follow and it seems like a good recipe.
Hi Maggie – did you end up removing the cheesecake and chilling it and seeing how it turned out? Hard to reply to troubleshoot if the cheesecake was still in the oven while you commented! It may very well have continued to cook from the residual heat of the oven once removed 🙂
Hi Tessa, I took it off the cookie sheet,put it on the oven rack and turned the oven off. The edges were over baked but the middle was finally setting. I would have tried taking it out but how it was jiggling when I touched the edge made it seem like the entire thing was raw! I’ve never had a cheesecake bake like that, I think it was the cookie sheet.
My husband and coworkers seemed to love it, the flavor was great! I’m going to try it again, and maybe just wrap the bottom of the pan in tin foil, or have a water bath / bottom wrapped and try it that way. I appreciate the response/feedback! Cheesecakes are so fun to make but are so tricky sometimes!!
Cheesecakes can be tricky! Especially since everyone’s ovens and equipment are different. Glad your husband and coworkers enjoyed it! 🙂
I made this over the weekend for a party and it was absolutely delicious!! Will definitely make again.
Good well done
The recipe is pretty good. Unfortunately your website at least on mobile is cluttered with ads and videos. Every time I reload a page I’m bombarded with comments content im not trying to read. I think the load times and typing timesheet (as I write this this it is so slow!) are slow because of it.
I’m making this now and need help!!! I can’t find a pan that fits a 9 inch spring pan for the water bath!!! What do I do?!?! My crust is already made in the spring pan! Please help!!
Thanks for sharing this cheesecake, i will try to make this cake.
I made this for my husband’s birthday a few years ago and now he requests it every year! It’s his favorite! Thank you for the recipe.
Keep sharing new recipe for more hapiness.
Hi I’m writing from California,
I have my cheesecake in the oven I have it on a water bath, it’s too late to take it out would I extend the baking time? It’s been in the oven for 20 minutes now?
I bake a lot for my family, but I have not mastered cheesecakes. The problem I have is pertaining to the crust. The bottom is ok, but the side ends up being tough and hard to eat. Any suggestions? Also, I’ve never seen a recipe that says to spray the pan, but the sides always seem to stick some.