41 No Bake Christmas Desserts to Spread Sweet Cheer

Although baking is often part of the whole festive experience, there are some really tasty options if you want to enjoy the sweet treats but not necessarily the baking. Enjoy no bake Christmas desserts alongside your traditional ones. Choose from delicious sweet Christmas treats ranging from chocolate salami and chocolate covered strawberries to gingerbread cheesecake. There’s something for everybody. If you look forward to festive sweets every year, you’re going to love all of these, for sure!

Italian Chocolate Salami – Salame di Cioccolato

A famous no bake treat all over Italy, Italian chocolate salami is a delicious combination of shortbread cookies, Amaretto liqueur and chocolate. It’s a delicious dessert which makes a nice edible Christmas gift. This chocolate log is made to resemble salami and it is known as salame di cioccolato in Italy.
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Festive Chocolate Covered Oreo Christmas Cookies

Chocolate covered Oreo Christmas cookies aren’t just super-cute but delicious too! If Oreos are some of your favourite cookies, I just know you’ll love these DIY covered Oreos made in a silicon mould.
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Bailey’s Irish Cream No Bake Pie with Oreo Crust

Boasting a wonderful Oreo crust along with vanilla pudding mix, this Bailey’s Irish Cream no bake pie is so good. It is an easy no bake dessert which tastes just as good as anything from a top bakery. If you are looking for a dessert with Irish cream liqueur, you’ll love how indulgent and perfect this one tastes.
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Nanaimo Bars

Experience the unforgettable taste of the best Nanaimo bars, a classic Canadian dessert that will leave you craving more. This no-bake, frozen bars are a perfect treat for any occasion. They are packed with layers of sweet flavors, making them an irresistible summer or holiday dessert that will quickly disappear from your freezer.
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Confetti Squares

These peanut butter butterscotch confetti squares are the perfect no bake treat for any occasion. With colorful mini marshmallows and butterscotch chips, they’re sure to be a hit at your next party or potluck! This Canadian classic bar is always a favorite.
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Super Easy No Bake Cannoli Cones

Looking for an easy way to make cannoli? These no bake cannoli cones are fun to make. You don’t need to use the oven or stove and there is no deep-frying or dough-making involved here. So if you want to keep cool while the weather is warming up, this is a nice dessert recipe.
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Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats

These Christmas reindeer rice krispie treats are cute, festive, and easy to make! Reindeer treats make a fun food gift or kids’ holiday project.
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Cornflake Christmas Wreaths

These adorable no-bake cornflake Christmas wreaths are a fun and festive way to make your Christmas cookie platter stand out. Cornflake Christmas wreaths are made with marshmallows, cornflake cereal, butter, vanilla extract, red candies, and green food coloring. Make them your next holiday tradition
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The Best Easy Christmas Rocky Road!

This the BEST and only rocky road recipe you’ll need, it’s absolutely perfect for Christmas. Loaded with dark and white chocolate, ginger nuts, mini marshmallows and a few festive add-ins, these make the perfect edible gift for the festive period! This Christmas Road Road recipe has been brought back to life from the archives for you to enjoy again.
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Healthy No Bake Nutella Pie

This Healthy No Bake Nutella Pie is packed with a creamy chocolate filling, wrapped in healthy nut crust and tastes like a decadent Ferrero Rocher candy! Want more healthy no bake twists on everyday classics? Try healthy banana cream pie and no bake peanut butter pie.
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Keto No-Bake Cranberry Cheesecake Minis

Enjoy a holiday keto no-bake cranberry cheesecake that is rich, creamy, and sure to be the star of your holiday dessert table. And since it’s also grain-free and low in carbs, it’s a perfect keto-friendly treat. Our recipe for low-carb, no-bake mini cranberry cheesecakes is quick and easy.
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Reindeer Chow

Reindeer Chow is a delicious holiday snack mix that nobody can resist! This holiday muddy buddy mix (with a cute holiday name) is an irresistible blend of salty and sweet, thanks to the combination of cereal, pretzels, chocolate and candies. In less than 30 minutes you can have a big bowl of this grab and go mix ready for Santa’s helpers.
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Christmas Rocky Road

My festive Christmas Rocky Road is an ideal sweet treat or edible gift. This simple to prepare recipe is a favourite no-bake dessert for chocolate lovers. A delicious dark and milk chocolate base is filled with marshmallows, cherries, coconut and pistachios. The slice is topped with creamy white chocolate and decorated for the festive season.
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Christmas Lush

Slice and serve up this No Bake Christmas Lush for a layered dessert this holiday season. A pecan shortbread style crust, topped with a lime cream cheese layer, and a strawberry layer that uses fresh strawberries. A colorful Christmas dessert lasagna made with Jello, cream cheese, Whipped topping, and more.
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No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls With Rice Krispies

These no-bake, 4-Ingredient chocolate peanut butter balls with rice Krispies (AKA peanut butter bon bons) are crunchy, creamy, and slightly chewy! Even better, they are naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, and can be prepared keto for a moreish snack or dessert.
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Easy 3 Ingredient Oreo Balls

Oreo balls are a wonderful bite sized treat that are easy to make and absolutely delicious! They have a sweet almond bark shell with a smooth and creamy Oreo inside that makes them irresistible.
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Easy 4-Ingredient White Chocolate Peppermint Oreo Balls Recipe

This easy 4-ingredient white chocolate peppermint OREO balls recipe is a fun, candy cane-inspired treat. We love an easy, no-bake holiday dessert recipe. Bringing dessert is a must, and we loved these no bake OREO truffles recipe so much that we thought we’d make something similar for the holidays. Let’s kick these up a notch and try some peppermint Oreo truffles.
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No-bake Christmas Marshmallow Treats With Oreos

Gooey melted marshmallows, crushed Oreos, decadent white chocolate, and a hint of peppermint come together for these no-bake Christmas marshmallow treats that just scream holiday spirit. This recipe is a perfect way to get into the holiday spirit. They’re like Oreo rice krispie treats, but without the rice krispies. They’re also easy to make, and there’s no baking involved.
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Peppermint Ice Cream Pie With Chocolate Ganache

Peppermint Ice Cream Pie made with a chocolate cookie crust and topped with chocolate ganache. It’s an easy, no-bake Christmas dessert. Easy no bake desserts are such a lifesaver when you’ve got a ton of holiday baking to do and appetizers and holiday meals to make. It frees up your stove, oven, crock pot, everything.
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Gluten-Free & Vegan Oreo Truffles

These gluten-free and vegan Oreo truffles are the perfect treat for any occasion. Just 4 ingredients come together to create these decadent desserts. They are very easy to make and are allergy-friendly. These gluten-free and vegan Oreo truffles are a decadent treat that looks super impressive! Your friends and family will think you picked these up from a fine chocolatier.
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Gingerbread Cheesecake

This delicious vegan gingerbread cheesecake is the perfect festive dessert for your holiday table. A creamy gingerbread filling on top of a no-bake ginger cookie crust. Best served with homemade vegan gingerbread cookies. This vegan gingerbread cheesecake is the perfect festive dessert for your holiday table. Serve it alongside this vegan eggnog cheesecake for an epic vegan Christmas dessert spread.
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Ferrero Rocher Cheesecake

This no bake Ferrero Rocher cheesecake with Nutella is show stopping dessert that’s decadent and delicious. With hazelnut base and lashings of Nutella, yum. Perfect for a show-stopping Christmas dessert centerpiece, or any time of the year you need something deliciously decadent.
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White Chocolate Orange No-Bake Cheesecake

This creamy white chocolate orange no-bake cheesecake is simple to make and tastes divine! It’s the perfect easy dessert for special occasions like Christmas or even a simple family dinner.
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Christmas Rocky Road (No Nuts)

If you want a quick festive treat everyone will love, look no further than this adorable Christmas Rocky Road. It’s truly the fastest and easiest nut and gluten free tiffin to make. And once decorated, it’s a real holiday showstopper.
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Coconut Rum Balls

This no bake dessert is easy, quick and packed with coconut rum decadence. Rum balls make the perfect holiday treat or DIY Christmas gift. If you are looking for one of the most delicious and easy holiday desserts, you have come to the right place! These rum balls are delicious, decadent and sure to be a hit at your next holiday party.
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Christmas Cake Balls

Don’t let that fruitcake go to waste! Turn leftover fruitcake into these Christmas cake balls, cake truffles dipped in melted chocolate. Your family will love these, probably more than the cake itself. The recipe for the cake makes several loaves, so usually we wrap one in marzipan and frost it generously with a brandy frosting.
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Sugar Cookie Truffles

Sugar cookie truffles are a three-ingredient no-bake recipe that uses sugar cookies, cream cheese and white chocolate (plus, sprinkles as an option). A recipe video, step-by-step photos and helpful tips are included. These little truffles are sugar cookies rolled up into balls of Christmas goodness.
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Millionaire’S Cheesecake

This Millionaire’s cheesecake is a rich decadent dessert that will definitely have you coming back for another slice. With a sweet shortbread base, rich caramel cheesecake filling, and topped with a layer of chocolate ganache will soon make millionaire cheesecake one of your favorite desserts.
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Oreo Truffles

These easy, no bake Oreo Truffles are the perfect bite sized treat! These Oreo balls require only a few ingredients and are perfect for pot lucks, Christmas, or just because. No bake, easy desserts are always lovely but ones that only use a handful of ingredients are even better.
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No-Bake Chocolate Rum Balls

Rum Balls are a perfect truffle-like confection. Rich and decadent, you won’t be able to resist these no-bake chocolate rum balls! Whether you make them yearly as part of your holiday baking tradition or just have a chocolate craving, you can’t go wrong with this traditional sweet.
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Pecan Caramel Clusters: Homemade Turtles Recipe

These delicious pecan caramel clusters are the perfect homemade candy recipe, perfect for Christmas or Valentine’s Day! If you like homemade turtles, you’ll love this chewy pecan caramel candy dipped in chocolate for a special treat.
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Peanut Butter Bon Bons

also known as peanut butter meltaways, peanut butter bon bons are a rich and satisfying no-bake treat! they’re great for christmas, valentine’s day, or any occasion calling for an indulgent dessert. These treats are easy to make yet worthy of a special occasion.
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No-Bake Gingersnap Balls

These very poppable, festive bites require just 5 ingredients, and they come together effortlessly in one bowl. Two types of peanut butter and some cinnamon make the cookie balls complex, gooey and spicy. The powdered ginger brings a deep, aromatic heat mellowed perfectly by earthy date syrup.
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Easy No Bake Gingerbread Cheesecake

This no-bake gingerbread cheesecake recipe is super simple and easy to make! On top of that it’s impressively gorgeous, and insanely delicious. You are going to LOVE this recipe featuring velvety cream cheese, molasses and chopped ginger atop a crunchy graham cracker crust. These amazing Christmastime flavors will have you singing all your favorite carols.
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No-bake Candy Cane Oreo Cake Pops

Are you looking for a quick no-bake dessert for the holidays? Then this fantastic candy cane Oreo cake pop is the perfect treat for you. Imagine the combination of delicious Oreo cookies refined with crunchy candy cane bits and chocolate combined into a tasty dough.
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Peppermint Bark Popcorn Recipe (Gluten-Free, Vegan)

Enjoy your favorite seasonal chocolate treat as a sweet and salty snack! This homemade Peppermint Bark Popcorn is perfect for Christmas party munching and gifting! This gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, and allergy-free recipe is easy to make with crispy popcorn coated in creamy white chocolate, crushed candy canes, peppermint extract, and drizzled with dark chocolate.
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Grinch Oreo Balls

Classic Oreo balls are made with just 2 simple ingredients. Adding a green candy coating and the simple red heart sprinkle make them a perfect no-bake Christmas treat to honor our favorite holiday character.
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No-Bake Christmas Cheesecake

This pretty-as-a-picture Christmas cheesecake is fuss-free and lets you oversee each step in the process as you create beautiful colored layers from red to white to green. Just make sure you clear plenty of space in your freezer before you get started because that is the secret to creating a firm cheesecake without baking it in the oven.
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Christmas Popcorn Balls

Christmas popcorn balls made with marshmallows, popcorn, butter, M&Ms, and sprinkles make a fun and festive no-bake holiday treat. While many popcorn balls recipes call for corn syrup, these marshmallow popcorn balls are made without corn syrup. The marshmallows are what hold them together.
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Chocolate Cherry Oreo Truffles

These Chocolate Cherry Oreo Truffles consist of maraschino cherries stuffed inside a classic Oreo cookie ball and dipped in melted chocolate! A fun, tasty, and easy treat. Oreo Truffle or Cookie Balls have become a classic dessert that looks super impressive but are the perfect go-to dessert or snack.
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Holiday Oreo Truffles

When it comes to quick, easy and delicious holiday treats these Holiday Oreo Truffles are exactly that. Colorful, tasty and super easy to whip up. Christmas has to be one of my favorite times of year. All the fun colors, all the lights, the smells, the Christmas tree. There is nothing about Christmas I don’t like.
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