Neapolitan Cheesecake is a layered no-bake cheesecake with an Oreo cookie crust topped with chocolate cheesecake, strawberry cheesecake, and vanilla cheesecake. It’s a treat that has all of the classic flavors of Neapolitan desserts! I also have Neapolitan Dessert Bars you might love!
Ingredients & Substitutions
Crust: If crushing your own Oero cookies, add them to a food processor and process until you have a fine crumb. You could also use a rolling pin to roll over the cookies that are in sealed plastic baggies to get them into fine crumbs. A hammer also works, but just gentle taps! Combine the crushed cookies and melted butter in a medium bowl until the mixture is combined. When mixing together the ingredients (with a fork), make sure every single crumb is coated in butter. You could also use a store-bought Oreo cookie crust.
Cream Cheese: For all of the no-bake cheesecake layers, be sure the cream cheese is at room temperature.
Chocolate: I used semi-sweet chocolate chips for the chocolate cheesecake. You could also use other kinds of chocolate.
Strawberry Extract: Strawberry extract is commonly used in baking and cooking to add a strong and authentic strawberry flavor to recipes like this one.
Red Food Coloring: Adding red food coloring to the strawberry cheesecake layer will add a vibrant shade of red. However, it is not necessary if you don’t have any on hand.
Whipped Topping: The whipped topping (or whipped cream) that is added to the cheesecake layers can be store-bought (like cool whip) or homemade.
How To Store Neapolitan Cheesecake
To store the cheesecake, cover it and store it in the refrigerator for a day or two. If you tightly wrap the cheesecake in plastic wrap or store it in an airtight container, it will last up to 3 days in the refrigerator.
Can I Freeze Neapolitan Cheesecake?
Absolutely! To freeze a no-bake cheesecake:
- Once the cheesecake is set, place it (uncovered) in the freezer for about an hour. I suggest that if you are keeping the cheesecake in the springform pan, remove the sides of the pan.
- After the hour in the freezer, take the cheesecake off the pan (you may have to pry it off with a knife), and wrap it tightly in plastic wrap.
- Place the wrapped cheesecake into a zipped freezer bag or wrap it in aluminum foil. Be sure to label and date the cheesecake.
Neapolitan Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Oreo cookie crumbs
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Chocolate Cheesecake
- 1 block (8 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (136.5 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup (60 g) whipped topping, homemade or store-bought
Strawberry Cheesecake
- 1 block (8 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon strawberry extract
- red food coloring*, optional
- 1 cup (60 g) whipped topping, homemade or store-bought
Vanilla Cheesecake
- 1 block (8 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (60 g) whipped topping, homemade or store-bought
Instructions
- Spray a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine the Oreo cookie crumbs with melted butter. Make sure to get every crumb coated with butter.
- Press the coated Oreo crumbs into the prepared springform pan, including up the sides. Press the crust flat with your hands. Then, use the bottom of a kitchen glass to press flatter. Set aside.
Chocolate Cheesecake
- To the bowl of a stand mixer, add the cream cheese and sugar. Mix on medium-low speed for about 2 minutes.
- While that is mixing, place chocolate chips and butter into a microwave-safe measuring cup. Heat for 45 seconds, then remove and stir. If the chocolate is not melted, return it to the microwave to heat in 10-second intervals, stirring in between each interval, until fully melted.
- Pour the melted chocolate into the cream cheese mixture. Mix on medium speed for about 30 seconds. Remove the bowl from the mixer. Using a spatula, fold in the whipped topping.
- Pour the chocolate filling over the Oreo cookie crust. Using a spatula, carefully press it down and towards the sides, ensuring it gets into every nook and cranny in a flat, level layer.
- Place in the freezer to chill as you continue with the recipe.
Strawberry Cheesecake
- Clean out the bowl of the stand mixer.
- To the clean bowl, add the cream cheese and sugar. Mix on medium-low speed for about 2 minutes. Turn the mixer off and add the strawberry extract.
- *If using, add 1-2 drops of red food coloring. Blend for 30 seconds at medium speed; then remove the bowl from the mixer.
- Using a rubber spatula, fold in whipped topping.
- Place the strawberry cream cheese mixture into a plastic disposable pastry bag (a 16-inch bag works best). Cut off about a 2-inch tip.
- Remove chocolate cheesecake from freezer.
- Starting at the outer edge, pipe out the strawberry cheesecake in circles, moving in. The goal is to create an even and level layer of cheesecake over the chocolate cheesecake. If necessary, go back in with an offset spatula and even out the layer.
- Place the cheesecake back into the freezer as you make the vanilla filling.
Vanilla Cheesecake
- Clean out the bowl of the stand mixer.
- To the clean bowl, add the cream cheese, sugar, and lemon juice. Mix on medium-low speed for about 2 minutes.
- Remove the bowl from the mixer. Using a spatula, fold in the whipped topping.
- Place the cheesecake mixture into another pastry bag and cut off about a 2-inch tip.
- Remove cheesecake from freezer.
- Starting at the outer edge, pipe vanilla cheesecake on top of the strawberry cheesecake. If necessary, go back in with an offset spatula and even out the layer.
- Place cheesecake in the refrigerator to chill for 1-2 hours. Serve chilled.
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I used 1 6oz oreo pie crust with 4 tbsp butter.. I didn’t have enough crust to push up the sides.. did I read something wrong?
It is two 6-ounce containers, totaling 1 1/2 cups of crumbs. The recipe states 1 1/2 cups, sorry if I did not make it more clear in the text.
What size tin did u use for the cheesecake? Planning to do it tomorrow but didn’t want to start with the wrong tin x
8-inch round springform pan 🙂
Actually you don’t need to remove the cream in oreos when making a crust. It blends in when crushing and you don’t see it at all.
Thank you! I have never NOT removed it. Good to know!
Love this Cheesecake! I made it yesterday for a party ( world championship 2014 football Germany-Ghana) and we loved it all.
Greetings from Germany!
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LOVE!!! Way to go!!!
I don’t have strawberry extract at the moment, do you think strawberries pureed would work? I wasn’t sure if something in the strawberry puree would break the cream cheese mixture. I suppose its worth a try!
If you are making a strawberry cheesecake with fresh strawberries you will want to use an entirely different recipe. Here is one: https://iambaker.net/real-strawberry-cheesecake/ You may also need a bit of food coloring if you want a “pink” neapolitan. Hope that helps!
Thank you so much for this recipe…it has changed our lives! I make a different cheesecake about once a week, and nothing compares to this one! I couldn’t find strawberry extract, so I just used grenadine & food coloring and it tasted just fine. I never blog about food, but this was so good I wrote a post just about how good it is (giving you credit of course!) 🙂 thanks again!
Hi there, I’m going to attempt this cake today. How long did you leave the cake on the freezer in between the first two layers?
Hi Amanda,
I wanted to substitute the strawberry layer with a layer of mango cheesecake (made with mango pulp). I found a couple of recipe floating around, however some had gelatin and some did not. What do you believe works best with it?
I have never made cheesecake but I would love to! I recently bought a DSLR, so I am learning how to better photograph my food 🙂
Hi Amanda, I just love this beautiful cheesecake of yours! I would really love to make it but here in Australia, cream cheese is sold at $4 for a 250 gram block. And as the recipe is, I think I would need 6 blocks?
Simply because of cost, I was wondering if I could half the cream cheese, would you just half all the other ingredients? Id love to make a nice big one like yours but I dont think I can spend $25 dollars on cream cheese! haha
x
Hi Jessica! Yes, that is quite a bit of money for one dessert! I think that yes, you can successfully halve the recipe. Happy Baking!