cookies and cream pie;
Every bite of cookies and cream pie boasts a chocolatey cookie crust, filled to the brim with a creamy cookies and cream filling. Sweet and creamy, a decadent creamy mixture with—of course—lots of Oreo cookies crumbled throughout. You can’t say you don’t get cookies and cream in every bite!
If you need to make this cookies and cream pie gluten-free, you’re in luck!
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I make my own chocolate cookie crust because I need to make it from gluten-free Oreos. Plus, in my opinion, it tastes better anyway with fresh Oreos and melted butter. Gluten-free oreos are actually widely available so easy to grab and make this entire recipe to share with gluten-sensitive friends! You will likely have to make your own crust (as opposed to buying a pre-made one), but that’s a small price to pay for an entirely stress-free cookies and cream pie!
The key to making your own Oreo crust is finding something to tamp down the Oreo crumbs. I typically use a measuring cup for the bottom and then use my fingers to pull crumbs up the side. The downside to making your own crust is that it tends to be crumbly and doesn’t always cut as well as a pre-made store-bought crust. But baking your homemade pie crust helps keep the crumbs together. So choose your own adventure!
Inspired by Pies and Tacos Cookies and Cream Pie, I wanted to tone down the cream cheese a bit to make this less of a cookies and cream cheesecake and more of a straight cookies and cream pie. Honestly, you can still taste the “cheesecake” in this pie, but the cream cheese lends a beautiful undertone and helps achieve that smooth and silky texture.
I highly recommend a food processor for your cookie-smashing needs, since you will need to make the pie crust. You can always cut or smash your cookies, but to achieve that fine crumble that actually sticks together with some melted butter, you really want some fine-ground cookie bits.
Use a food processor to make small crumbs for your crust. But use a knife to chop the cookies in the pie for extra texture!
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That said, I actually prefer to chop my cookies for the cookies and cream pie filling because the varied pieces of a rough chop look delicious and add a little bit of texture until they absorb the moisture and it doesn’t matter much anyway. But I also find you get that salt-and-pepper look a bit better. If you grind them too finely I find that mixed with all the white ingredients, it just gets a little monotone gray which isn’t quite as appetizing (although it tastes just the same).
Get as fancy or as easy as you want with your pie toppings.
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Get as fancy or as easy as you want with your pie toppings. Here I went for ganache, white chocolate shavings, whipped cream, and more oreos. But you can easily make your life easier by skipping all those steps and just filling your crust with delicious cookies and cream filling and digging right in. (Don’t forget it needs some chilling time though!)
If you do want to add toppings to your cookies and cream pie, try to do so right before serving. The moisture in the whipped cream will slowly make your cookies soggy so fresh is best!
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more recipes;
Looking for other chocolatey recipes? Check out these fantastic options!
- Cookies and creme in a cookies form? Yes please! These cookies and cream cookies are a fan favorite!
- White chocolate halvah blondies are a trip off the beaten path, but they’re so exotic and a new way to experience white chocolate.
- Chocolate icebox cake only takes 4 ingredients and some time in the fridge and suddenly you have yourself a light and airy chocolate and cream cake.
Got pie? These other pies are also delicious options!
- A new twist on a chocolatey pie, try this chocolate lattice strawberry pie for a blast of fresh berries and a chocolately lattice crust~
- Strawberry apple hand pies are a perfect to-go pie that you can grab for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert!
- Or go for tangy and sweet key lime pie bars or for an adorable mini pie, try these mini blackberry lime tarts!
- Check out my favorite three pies in my post on the three best holiday pies~
cookies and cream pie;
Ingredients
oreo cookie crust;
- 20 double stuffed oreos (collectively the recipe calls for one pack of double-stuff oreos)
- 2 Tbsp butter
cookies and cream pie;
- ¾ cup heavy cream + 2 Tbsp, separated
- 4 oz cream cheese at room temperature
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1½ tsp vanilla
- ½ cup greek yogurt (roughly 1 5.3oz single serve yogurt)
- ⅔ cup white chocolate chips
- 10 double stuffed oreos chopped
Instructions
oreo cookie crust;
- Add 20 double-stuff oreos to a food processor and blend until a fine powder. With the extra cream the mixture will already start to stick together.
- Melt 2 Tbsp of butter in the microwave and add to your cookie mixture.
- Press the cookie mixture into a 9" pie plate, pressing into the bottom, corners, and up the sides.
- Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes, then remove and allow to cool
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- In a medium bowl add ¾ cup heavy cream (reserve the 2 Tbsp for later) and use a hand or stand mixer to whip into stiff peaks. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, add ⅔ cup white chocolate chips, and 2 Tbsp heavy cream. Microwave in 20-30 second increments, stirring between each increment until white chocolate has formed a ganache. Set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, add 4 oz cream cheese and ¼ cup powdered sugar and beat with a hand or stand mixer for 1-2 minutes or until smooth.
- Add in the 1½ tsp vanilla, ½ cup greek yogurt, and white chocolate ganache made in the first step of the filling, Blend together until smooth and evenly combined.
- Chop up the remaining 10 double-stuff oreos and add to the filling. Carefully add in the reserved whipped cream and gently fold together until no more streaks of whipped cream remain and the cookies are evenly distributed.
- Pour the filling into the cooled pie crust and smooth out the top with a spatula. Allow to set in the refrigerator 4-6 hours or until fully set;
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