Samoa Cheesecake
Here we are in the thick of Girl Scout Cookie time in the States.
Everyone has their favorites. So many to choose from!
Thin Mints, Tag Alongs, Shortbread, Oatmeal, Samoa, Smores. Those are my favorites and I won’t take less than 5 boxes of each! They freeze so well.
And this year I have a Girl Scout living with me so the stock is bottomless. This time of the year the copycat recipes are out in full force too.
These scrumptious flavors are made into everything from Appetizers to Yogurt. (I can’t think of a Z food). I won’t be out done so I am giving you this Samoa Cheesecake.
You all know by now how much I LOVE cheesecake. The chocolatey caramel goodness with the added deliciousness of coconut demands it’s place among top 10 sweet combinations in my home.
These are the INGREDIENTS you will need:
CHEESECAKE INGREDIENTS:
- 24 Oreo cookies
- 4 Tablespoons melted butter
- pinch of salt
- 3 8-ounce bricks neufchatel (low-fat) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup plain or vanilla Greek yogurt
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
SAMOA TOPPING INGREDIENTS:
- 2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
- 1 3/4 cups caramel dip or sauce (you can either buy the 16-ounce store-bought tubs of caramel dip or use 1 3/4 cups homemade caramel topping
- https://www.marilynstreats.com/caramel-topping/
- 4 ounces dark chocolate
These are the INSTRUCTIONS for preparation:
TO MAKE THE CHEESECAKE:
- Preheat oven to 325°F, and grease a 9-inch springform pan. Carefully wrap the outside of the pan in 2 layers of heavy-duty aluminum foil, being sure that there are NO gaps where water could seep through.
- Add Oreo cookies to the bowl of a food processor, and process until completely crumbled. (Or you can do this step by hand by crushing Oreos with a meat mallet inside a ziplock freezer bag.) Add in the melted butter, and stir or process until evenly mixed with the Oreos. Press the Oreo mixture evenly into the bottom of the springform pan. Then place the pan in a large roasting dish (or any pan larger than the springform), and bring a tea kettle or pot of water to boil in preparation for the water bath. Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese on medium speed for 3 minutes until smooth. Add sugar and beat for an additional minute until well blended. Add Greek yogurt and vanilla, and beat for an additional minute, stopping partway to scrape the bottom of the bowl with a spatula. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended. Do not overbeat! Pour into crust.
- Place the double pans in the oven on a shelf on the bottom third of the oven. Very carefully use a tea kettle (or large measuring cup) to pour the boiling water in the larger pan to form a water bath around the springform, so that it comes up about 1-inch around the springform.
- Close the oven door, and bake about 1 hour 30 min, or until center is almost set. (The cake should still jiggle ever so slightly.) Turn oven off, and open oven door slightly. Let cheesecake set in oven 1 hour. Then remove cheesecake from oven, carefully run a knife around the edges of the cake, and then let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Remove springform rim, and top cheesecake with Samoa topping. Return the cheesecake to the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes for the topping to set. Then serve, or cover and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
TO MAKE THE TOPPING:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread shredded coconut out in an even layer on a parchment-covered (or aluminum foil-covered) baking sheet. Bake for about 6 minutes, or until the top layer of coconut is toasted and lightly golden, then remove the tray and stir the coconut. Bake for an additional 3-4 minutes or until the new layer of coconut is lightly golden. (Keep a close eye on it so that the coconut does not burn.) Remove the pan, and pour coconut into a mixing bowl.
- Add 1 cup caramel sauce to the bowl with the coconut, and stir to combine. (If your caramel is not very pour-able, heat it in the microwave or in a small saucepan until it is just slightly warmed.)
- Using a spoon, spread a separate 1/2 cup of caramel sauce onto the chilled cheesecake. Then top with the caramel/coconut mixture, and press it down until the top of the cheesecake is covered.
- Pour the melted chocolate into a piping bag or a Ziplock bag with the corner snipped off, then pipe it onto the top of the coconut/caramel mixture in even lines. Repeat in a separate bag with the remaining caramel sauce.
Cream cheese and yogurt combine together for a rich and creamy and light filling.
The topping made from shredded coconut and hot caramel just add to this decadent piece of mouthwatering cheesecake.
Samoa Cheesecake takes the main Place on our dessert table when guests come over.
And this dessert is so light you won’t have to wait a few hours after dinner to serve it.
In fact, you may even find dinner wraps up faster when your family realizes what lies in store for them.
Not only can you use a premade deep dish oreo cookie crust, but this recipe has instructions to make your own from butter and crushed cookies.
This Samoa Cheesecake is very popular among the women in my Bunko group. And it is in the top 3 of my own favorites.
But chocolate peanut butter and chocolate mint fight to retain their higher ranking. I hope you enjoy!
Click the link for my signature Hot Fudge Sauce And my Caramel Topping
This post is part of my Cheesecake Collection. For more about Cheesecakes click 6 Tips To A Perfect Cheesecake Collection.
Samoa Cheesecake
Ingredients
CHEESECAKE INGREDIENTS:
- 24 Oreo cookies
- 4 Tablespoons melted butter
- pinch of salt
- 3 8-ounce bricks neufchatel (low-fat) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup plain or vanilla Greek yogurt
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
SAMOA TOPPING INGREDIENTS:
- 2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
- 1 3/4 cups caramel dip or sauce (you can either buy the 16-ounce store-bought tubs of caramel dip or use 1 3/4 cups homemade caramel topping
- https://www.marilynstreats.com/caramel-topping/
- 4 ounces dark chocolate
Instructions
TO MAKE THE CHEESECAKE:
- Preheat oven to 325°F, and grease a 9-inch springform pan. Carefully wrap the outside of the pan in 2 layers of heavy-duty aluminum foil, being sure that there are NO gaps where water could seep through.
- Add Oreo cookies to the bowl of a food processor, and process until completely crumbled. (Or you can do this step by hand by crushing Oreos with a meat mallet inside a ziplock freezer bag.) Add in the melted butter, and stir or process until evenly mixed with the Oreos. Press the Oreo mixture evenly into the bottom of the springform pan. Then place the pan in a large roasting dish (or any pan larger than the springform), and bring a tea kettle or pot of water to boil in preparation for the water bath. Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese on medium speed for 3 minutes until smooth. Add sugar and beat for an additional minute until well blended. Add Greek yogurt and vanilla, and beat for an additional minute, stopping partway to scrape the bottom of the bowl with a spatula. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended. Do not overbeat! Pour into crust.
- Place the double pans in the oven on a shelf on the bottom third of the oven. Very carefully use a tea kettle (or large measuring cup) to pour the boiling water in the larger pan to form a water bath around the springform, so that it comes up about 1-inch around the springform.
- Close the oven door, and bake about 1 hour 30 min, or until center is almost set. (The cake should still jiggle ever so slightly.) Turn oven off, and open oven door slightly. Let cheesecake set in oven 1 hour. Then remove cheesecake from oven, carefully run a knife around the edges of the cake, and then let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Remove springform rim, and top cheesecake with Samoa topping. Return the cheesecake to the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes for the topping to set. Then serve, or cover and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
TO MAKE THE TOPPING:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread shredded coconut out in an even layer on a parchment-covered (or aluminum foil-covered) baking sheet. Bake for about 6 minutes, or until the top layer of coconut is toasted and lightly golden, then remove the tray and stir the coconut. Bake for an additional 3-4 minutes or until the new layer of coconut is lightly golden. (Keep a close eye on it so that the coconut does not burn.) Remove the pan, and pour coconut into a mixing bowl.
- Add 1 cup caramel sauce to the bowl with the coconut, and stir to combine. (If your caramel is not very pour-able, heat it in the microwave or in a small saucepan until it is just slightly warmed.)
- Using a spoon, spread a separate 1/2 cup of caramel sauce onto the chilled cheesecake. Then top with the caramel/coconut mixture, and press it down until the top of the cheesecake is covered.
- Pour the melted chocolate into a piping bag or a Ziplock bag with the corner snipped off, then pipe it onto the top of the coconut/caramel mixture in even lines. Repeat in a separate bag with the remaining caramel sauce.
Notes
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Samoas are hands down my favorite GS cookie! And I adore cheesecake. So I’m definitely pinning this.
Thanks for sharing at the Friday Funday Blog Hop #FFBH!
I am glad you like it Jamie! I appreciate the Pinterest love.
You could have not even included the recipe and I’d still have been swooning over this one! Thanks so much for sharing on the You Link It, We Make It party!
Thank you Kim! You are so sweet. Have a great week.
This sounds amazing!! Thank you for sharing at Welcome Home Wednesdays!
Thank you Crystal! I love your party.
LOL! I always hate that Girl Scout Cookie season is right before bikini season! LOL Isn’t this what you made for your Easter dinner? It looks fabulous! This is my favorite cookie, I would have had it for dinner and dessert! LOL
Yes it is, Nikki! What a great memory you have. I never worry about bikini season. Every year my bikini is a tshirt tied in a knot at the waist and a pair of shorts, rolled up! I am such a fashionista! LOL
This looks incredible!!! I cannot wait to try it out for my family!! Thank you for sharing! #HomeMattersParty
Thank you Kim! I am glad you like it!
I love samoa’s and I bet this cheesecake is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing at You Link It, We Make It. I so hope to see you back again this week!
You are welcome April! I m glad you like it. See you at the next party.
GAH! Ohmygoodness Marilyn, I don’t even KNOW if I should thank you for sharing this on Coffee & Conversation last week!! This looks aMAzing (even though the thin mints are my absolute FAV…I could eat a whole sleeve of them 😉
Thank you Pat! Actually the thin mint version is already photographed and waiting in queue to be posted!
You had me at Cheesecake Marilyn – thank you for sharing with Pin Worthy Wednesday
You are welcome Amberjane!
Oh god I need this in my life, forwarding this to my wife (she does the cooking). #Alittlebitofeverything
Thank you Bread. I hope she makes it for you! Thanks for adding your comment.
this sounds so amazing!
I would love for you to share this at my Facebook Group for Recipes, Crafts, and Tips and Tricks!! https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Thank you Jess. Sharing now.
I’m not usually a fan of baked cheesecakes, but this looks so delicious I might just have to give it a try! Thanks for sharing on #FFBH
Thanks Jason for stopping by and commenting! If you were to try a cheesecake then this is a good one! Have a great week.
My 6 year old is a Girl Scout and while she didn’t have to sell cookies, we certainly bought them! I’ll have to remember this for next cookie season. Thanks for linking up with Funtastic Fridays.
I love Funtastic Fridays Victoria. I get hit up by a few Girl Scouts at cookie time. It’s a good thing they freeze well! Thanks for commenting.
I always love your cheesecake! and this looks delicious! we share a deep deep love of sweet treats I think! :p Also I think we are seriously missing out in the UK because we don’t have girl scout cookies :p Thanks for linking up to #YumTum this week!
Just say the word Charlotte and I can have them on the way! I do so love my sweets. If I could only find a way to make them so I lose weight we would both be in business?
I can grab those boxes I have in my freezer. Add to Cheesecake..thats just not fair. #alittlebitofeverything
I know Lola. I took out all those nasty calories just to even the score! Thanks for commenting.
If I’m ever going to kick my sugar habit, I will have to stop reading your blog. Just kidding! Another wonderful recipe. Yes, those Samoas are my favorite.
You are so sweet Michelle. I am trying to get better cooking habits. The problem is most of my images are from my bad eating days!
What a delicious cheesecake, I love the idea of a caramel coconut topping. Thanks for sharing, popping over from #YumTum ????
Welcome to my blog Sarah. Thanks for the kind words. #yumtum
Looks delicious! Samoas are my second favorite, and this cheesecake looks like it captures those flavors well. 🙂 Maybe a thin mint version next? 🙂
Thank you CJ. I am glad you like it. I actully do have a thin mint cheesecake in my aresenal. But there is nothing thin about it! I love making cheeseckes for all occasions and have lmost one for every week. Maybe a cheesecake day of the week is in the cards?
Wow…this looks pretty amazing! I also love both cheesecake and girl scout cookies! 😀 #SmallVictories
Thnk you Danita. You are so sweet.
This looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing at Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop.
Thank you for the sweet comment Anita. Have a great week.
You have officially fueled my next pregnancy craving! This sounds amazing, I will be pinning this for later.
Pregnancy cravings are so unique. With my first I had pizza, half taco and half shrimp.nto this day he still loves both!
Marilyn, This looks incredible! Pinning so I can try it soon! Thanks so much for coming over and linking up with us for Brag About It and for the Social Boost. As soon as I actually finish a project, I’m looking forward to sharing at your parties 🙂 Have a great week!
~Laurie
Thank you so much Laurie and you are welcome. I can’t wait to see your projects. They take much lnger to make than food! Have a lovely week.
This made my mouth water! lol I love it! I’m glad I found you on the Create Link Inspire Party! Following you on Pinterest(Jody53) , Instagram and more.
Glad you like it Jody! I got you back on Pinterest and Instagram!
It’s a good chance that I will dream about this slice of heaven tonight! I’ve pinned and tweeted this and can’t wait to try it! Thank you so much for the links you share with us at Celebrate Your Story. We look forward to you joining us each week!
Sandra you are funny. I hope you get to enjoy it soon!
I think Samoas are my favorite Girl Scout cookies (it’s hard to pick just one). And I LOVE cheesecake. This looks incredible. Visiting from the Tickle My Tastebuds (Lori’s Culinary Creations) linky party.
Thank you Mishael! And I am glad to know how people find me. Lori’s party is. Good one.
Oh my gosh…this looks delicious! Saving this recipe. Sheila
Thank you Sheila! I hope you get to enjoy it sometime.
Samoa’s are my favorite cookies! This sounds so great~ Thanks for linking up to Merry Monday! Sharing on Yummly! Have a great week!
Kim
I am glad you like it Kim! The yummly share is much appreciated.
Amazing! That’s all I can say….yummmm.
I am glad you enjoyed it Sue! Thanks for leaving a comment.
OMG that looks so amazing!!! Wow! Thanks for sharing on the “What’s for Dinner” link up!!
You are welcome Helen. I need to pull out all the stops to keep up with you!
I would definitely have to hide this from hubby so I could have a piece. Looks amazing Marilyn!
Thanks for sharing this at the Dishing It & Digging It Link Party. 🙂
Thank you Christine. This is just decadent.
Oh my goodness, this looks insanely delicious. 🙂
Thank you Courtney. All comments are greatly appreciated.
This sounds amazing! The Samoa cookies are my favorite, can’t wait to try this. Pinned & Yummed 🙂
Thank you Angela. I just know you will love it as much as we do! Have a great week.
Oh my word, this looks delicious. We love samoas and thin mints and of course just about any cheesecake. Thanks for sharing with Small Victories Sunday Linkup. Pinned to our linkup board and tweeted.
Thank you Tanya for the kind words and the link love!
I really must STOP visiting your blog ;o) you always have such amazing recipes that make me want to get out in the kitchen and create something yummy. Thanks for sharing at the hop. See you next week! Nina @ Vintage Mama’s Cottage
Thank you Nina for the kind words! I will put up some healthy recipes soon. ????
OH YUM, that looks amazing!! Pinning to try later! 🙂
Thank you Jamie for the kind words. The link love is much appreciated!
Hello Marilyn!!
I love this recipe and I love all your inspirations! I’ ve nominated you for the Liebster-Award!!
http://emmislittlecookinworld.com/2016/03/28/liebster-award-i-have-been-nominated/
Have a nice day!
– Emmi!
I m glad you enjoyed the cheesecake, Emmi. What an honor to be nominated! I am thrilled.
Oh, I really need to make this! It looks great, Marilyn. I’m delighted that you linked up at Social Boost Monday!
You are welcome Beverly! I was so excited to find this party. And to be part of episode #1! Congrats on your new adventure.