This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy.
We’re back with our final recipe for Valentine’s Parfait Week! If you missed the other recipes, you can see them here.
This parfait is all about decadence. Chocolate. Cheesecake. And oreos. Layers upon layers of layers. Kind of like this fun parfait!
I am a chocolate girl through and through, and I am guessing a lot of you are chocolate fantastics too, otherwise you’d probably be looking at citrus or paleo recipes instead. (Just teasing, my paleo friends!)
But there is just something special about hardcore chocolate lovers (hi self!) … we appreciate chocolate in all its forms. We drool over decadent chocolate desserts. And the best part? We like to push the chocolate envelope.
To us, the more chocolate that is contained in one dessert, the better. Sure, we like candy bars, and we like chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting, but if you give us a chocolate dessert with like 6 layers, the tiny person inside our brains who is in charge of our happy center does flips.. for days. :)
So my chocolate loving friends, I’m going to tell you what’s in this parfait, because friends don’t keep delicious recipes from friends.
There are oreos crumbs, marshmallows, homemade oreo fluff, rich chocolate cheesecake, a dollop of cool whip and it’s all topped off with an oreo.
I am 100% convinced that oreos are like food’s version of the diamond. Everyone likes diamonds and everyone likes oreos. If only I could trade my oreo parfaits for diamonds..
For a step-by-step of how to make this over the top oreo parfait recipe, watch this short video:
Tap stars to rate!
Over the Top Chocolate Cheesecake Oreo Parfaits
Ingredients
- 1 ½ sleeves oreos, crushed for the bottom of the parfaits
- 1 handful mini marshmallows per parfait
- cool whip, to top each parfait
- oreo, to top each parfait
Oreo Fluff
- 1 box white chocolate pudding
- 2 cups milk
- 1 sleeve crushed oreos
- ½ container cool whip, 4 ounces
Chocolate Cheesecake Filling
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 12 oz chocolate chips
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
Instructions
- Crush 2 & 1/2 sleeves of Oreos. I like to stick the oreos in a ziploc bag and crush them using my rolling pin, they don’t necessarily have to be oreo crumbs, but not large chunks. Set aside.
To make the oreo fluff
- Combine 1 box of white chocolate pudding mix with 2 cups of milk. Beat using an electric mixture until smooth and combined with pudding.
- Allow the pudding to set in the fridge for 10 minutes.
- Once set, take half of the crushed oreos and half a container of cool whip and mix them into the white chocolate pudding until combined. Return the oreo fluff to the fridge until needed.
To make the chocolate cheesecake
- In a small saucepan over low heat, combine the chocolate chips and heavy cream. Stir occasionally, until the chips are melted and smooth. This may take up to 10 minutes, but keep the heat on low or a little higher than low.
- Once melted, remove the pan from the heat and allow it to cool on the counter for 10 minutes.
- Once the chocolate is cool, combine the melted chocolate and softened cream cheese in a mixing bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until the mixture is smooth and no lumps remain.
To assemble the parfaits
- Put 3 tbsp of oreo crumbs in the bottom of each parfait glass. Place a handful of mini marshmallows on top of the oreo layer. Next, add about 3 spoonfuls of oreo fluff to each glass, use the spoon to smooth the oreo fluff into an even layer. On top of the oreo fluff add a layer of chocolate cheesecake filling, using about 3 spoonfuls, then use the spoon to smooth the cheesecake filling into an even layer. Top the parfaits with cool whip. I like to transfer the cool whip into a piping bag and pipe the cool whip on top of each parfait. Top each parfait with an oreo.
- Serve and enjoy!
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition Disclosure
All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.
I have got to stop looking at your website. You’re killing me with these desserts! Pinned. Drooled. Stomach officially growling :)
Hahaa, don’t stop looking please :)
Those layers are magical! Such gorgeous photos, they make me want to reach in so badly. These are a fun and decadent treat that my kiddos would flip for if set in front of them.
Thanks for your kind comments Heather! I think I would hide these from my kiddos if I had any :)
Chocolate decadence … you’re talking my language! These parfaits look gorgeous, Beth. I’m ready to dive right in with a HUGE spoon!
Tracey @ The Kitchen is My Playground
Let’s get TWO spoons :)
Such an easy recipe, it’s beautiful to look at and my kids will LOVE it! :)
Thanks for your sweet comment Kim!
I am a huge chocolate fan and these would put me in chocolate heaven. Such a pretty dessert presentation too.
They would definitely send you to chocolate heaven, for days!
I totally agree the more chocolate the better! This little parfait really has everything I need in one dessert! Love this Beth!
It really does have everything, especially your daily dose of chocolate :)
I am one of those hardcore chocolate lovers myself. LOVE this! Pinned!
Woohooo!! Another chocolate lover!
These look fabulous!! My daughter is a huge oreo fan, so I know she’d love them!
Would her jaw drop with excitement?!
Chocolate parfaits! They look awesome! I wonder if I could do something to leave out the cream cheese. Actually, maybe I will replace it with mascarpone (I love cream cheese but not in my desserts!)
Cream cheese less desserts?! What!? I only like cream cheese IN my desserts!
that really is true, I don’t even like chocolate that much, and I LOVE oreos -this is totally over the top in a good way
I’m glad you agree Heather!