No-bake Caramel Pretzel Cookie & Cheesecake Mousse

No-bake Caramel Pretzel Cookie & Cheesecake Mousse

Adapted from Barefeet In The Kitchen
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American

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
  • cup Caramel sauce
  • cups Crushed pretzels
  • ¼ cup Butter melted
  • ¼ cup Light brown sugar

No-bake Caramel Pretzel Cookies

  • 2 cups Granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup Butter
  • 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.