No-bake Caramel Pretzel Cookie & Cheesecake Mousse
Adapted from Barefeet In The Kitchen
Ingredients
No-bake Salted Caramel Cheesecake Mousse
- 16 oz Cream cheese room temperature
- ½ cup Sugar
- ¾ cup Heavy cream
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup Caramel sauce
- 1½ cups Crushed pretzels
- ¼ cup Butter melted
- ¼ cup Light brown sugar
No-bake Caramel Pretzel Cookies
- 2 cups Granulated sugar
- ¾ cup Butter
- ⅔ cup Heavy cream
- 4 tbsp Cocoa powder
- 1 5.1 oz. pkg Instant butterscotch pudding If you can’t find this size use a 3.4 oz
- 3 cups Quick oats
- ½ cup Crushed pretzels
- ½ cup Caramel chips
Instructions
No-bake Salted Caramel Cheesecake Mousse
- Mix together the pretzels, brown sugar and butter. Set aside..
- Cream together the cream cheese and the sugar until smooth.
- Slowly add the cream, mixing until well combined.
- Stir in the lemon juice and vanilla.
- Set out 4-6 small jars and scoop 2-3 tablespoons of the pretzel mixture into each jar.
- Press the crumbs down to form the bottom crust.
- You’ll want to use about 2/3 of the crumb mixture for the bottom layers.
- Scoop about half of the cheesecake filling into each jar and spread it across the crumb layer.
- Drizzle a tablespoon or so of caramel over the filling and then scoop another layer of cheesecake on top of the caramel.
- Top with another drizzle of caramel and sprinkle with the remaining pretzel crumbs.
- Chill for an hour or overnight before serving with the no-bake caramel pretzel cookies
No-bake Caramel Pretzel Cookies
- Bring sugar, butter, heavy cream and cocoa powder to a rolling boil over medium heat.
- Stir frequently for 1 ½ minutes.
- Remove from heat and add oats, dry pudding, and pretzels.
- Let sit for a few minutes until it cools a little bit.
- Add caramel chips to cookie mixture.
- Gently stir being careful to not over stir or else the chips will be totally incorporated.
- Line a cookie sheet with wax paper.
- Drop cookie scoopfuls onto wax paper.
- Let sit for at least 15 minutes before serving with no-bake salted caramel cheesecake mousse.