Easy No-Bake Brownie Cheesecake Parfait

No-Bake Brownie Cheesecake Parfait is a delicious decadent dessert. Layers of brownie bites, creamy cheesecake, homemade chocolate glaze, toasted coconut, and more. This Brownie Cheesecake Parfait is your Perfect Dessert.

No-bake desserts are one of my favourite because why turn on the oven if you don’t have to? Especially during the summer when it’s hot – when it gets to be August the last thing I want to do is turn on the oven.

This brownie cheesecake parfait is the perfect no-bake dessert. It’s has layers of cheesecake filling, brownies, chocolate, and coconut. The best combination of flavors and texture.

What Is a Parfait? 

Parfait, where does it come from and what does it mean? The French were the first to make a Parfait, which means Perfect in English. The French Parfait is more like ice cream, made with cream, sugar, and eggs.

It was thanks to the Americans who decided to change it up a bit by layering ice cream, fruit, cookies, yogurt, and even granola in tall glasses.

So basically what it comes down to is, when making your own homemade Parfait anything goes. Add your favourite ice cream, yogurt, crushed cookies, or cake, fruit or chocolate and start layering.

My Italian friends and family go absolutely crazy for cheesecake and seven-layer bars (also known as Hello Dollies)! Parfaits aren’t big here so I like to make them when we have guests for dinner as a special surprise.

Why Brownies you ask? Well, because I really didn’t want to use cookies and they have a really good store-bought brownie-type cake here. Any unfrosted prepared brownies will work or even plain chocolate cake.

I really wanted to give it a Seven Layer Bar feel, so since I didn’t want to bake it, but I decided that the chocolate ganache had to have some unmelted chocolate chips just like the bars, and I wanted that baked coconut taste so next best thing? Toast it!

All of those layers together is an ultimate no bake dessert! This seven layer brownie cheesecake parfait recipe is a special treat and everyone scrapes their glasses clean when I make it.

Ingredients

• Cream cheese
• Granulated Sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Cream – whipping, whole or heavy (at least 30% fat)
• Mini chocolate chips – I like dark chocolate chips, but you can use milk chocolate or semi-sweet.
• Butter – salted
• Toasted coconut – I’ve included how to toast coconut in the recipe card.
• Ground nuts – walnuts, almonds, pecans, or peanuts are great.
• Brownies or Rich Chocolate Cake cut into cubes

Instructions

Place the butter and cream in a saucepan and warm them over medium heat. Once the butter is melted add some of the chocolate chips and stir until the mixture is smooth.

Cool the chocolate mixture for five minutes and then add the rest of the chips and stir. 

Pour heavy cream into the a mixing bowl. Whip it with the beaters until stiff peaks form,

In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Carefully fold the cream cheese mixture into the whipped cream until combined.

How to Assemble No Bake Cheesecake Parfait

You will need four medium to large glasses or if you prefer you can make smaller ones using 6-8 glasses. There are no rules, but this is how I like to layer the ingredients to make the parfaits:

• Spoon a couple tablespoons of the cheesecake filling in each glass.
• Add some chocolate sauce and top it with some cubed brownies.
• Add more cheesecake followed by more chocolate and brownies.
• Sprinkle toasted coconut over the top.
• Garnish with ground nuts and mini chocolate chips.

Refrigerate the cheesecake parfaits for three to four hours before serving. 

An absolute, perfectly decadent dessert when combined with the creamy cheesecake filling and a homemade dark chocolate ganache, toasted coconut and ground nuts, oh yeah let’s not forget some extra mini dark chocolate chips. Yup, it’s gooood! Grab a spoon and enjoy!

More No-Bake Desserts

• Berry Cheesecake
• Pineapple Cream Dessert
• Baileys Mousse Pie
• Tiramisu Cheesecake

Republished from June 3, 2016.