3-Ingredient Pumpkin Cheesecake Wafer Dessert

If you need a fall dessert that looks like you put way more effort into it than you actually did, this is it! This 3-Ingredient Pumpkin Cheesecake Wafer Dessert is creamy, full of pumpkin flavor, and layered with vanilla creme wafers—and there is absolutely no baking involved.

Seriously, three ingredients. That’s it.

This is exactly the kind of recipe I love sharing on Finding Easy. When life is busy, dessert does not need to be complicated!

An Easy No-Bake Fall Dessert

I love a good pumpkin dessert, but sometimes I don’t want to make a pumpkin pie, bake a cake, or spend an afternoon in the kitchen.

For this recipe, I used pumpkin pie mix, ready-made cheesecake filling, and vanilla creme wafer cookies. Mix two ingredients together, layer everything in a 9×13 dish, and dessert is done.

The pumpkin pie mix is important here. Don’t grab plain canned pumpkin! Pumpkin pie mix is already sweetened and seasoned, which is one of the reasons we can keep this recipe so simple.

And because we’re using ready-made cheesecake filling, there’s no cream cheese to soften, no powdered sugar to measure, and no mixer required.

3-Ingredient Pumpkin Cheesecake Wafer Dessert

Prep Time: About 10 minutes
Bake Time: None!
Servings: About 12–15

Ingredients

• 1 (30 oz.) can pumpkin pie mix
• 2 (24.3 oz.) containers Philadelphia No Bake Cheesecake Filling
• 3 (11 oz.) packages vanilla creme wafer cookies
• Cinnamon for sprinkling on top, optional

Instructions

1. Add the pumpkin pie mix and both containers of cheesecake filling to a large mixing bowl.
2. Stir until the pumpkin and cheesecake filling are completely combined and the mixture is smooth and creamy.
3. Arrange one package of vanilla creme wafers in a single layer across the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish.
4. Spread 1/3 of the pumpkin cheesecake mixture evenly over the wafers.
5. Add a second layer of vanilla wafers using the second package, then spread another 1/3 of the pumpkin cheesecake mixture over the top.
6. Repeat one more time with the third package of wafers and the remaining pumpkin cheesecake mixture.
7. Sprinkle a little cinnamon over the top if you’d like.
8. Serve immediately and enjoy!

Serve This One Right Away

One thing to know about this dessert is that I like it best served immediately.

The vanilla creme wafers give the dessert a little texture and crunch when it’s first assembled. As the dessert sits, the cookies will begin absorbing moisture from the pumpkin cheesecake filling and become softer.

That doesn’t necessarily make the leftovers bad—they’re just different! If you want that contrast between the creamy filling and the wafer layers, make it shortly before you’re ready to serve.

Finding Easy Tips

Make sure you buy pumpkin pie mix. Plain pumpkin puree isn’t the same thing and won’t give you the sweetness or flavor you need for this three-ingredient recipe.

Use vanilla creme wafers, not vanilla wafer cookies. We’re talking about those rectangular, layered wafer cookies with creme filling.

Don’t worry about making your layers perfect. Spread it out, add another layer and keep going. This is supposed to be easy!

Add the cinnamon last. A light dusting makes the top look pretty and adds a little extra fall flavor without adding another real ingredient to the recipe.

Perfect for Fall Parties and Thanksgiving

This would be such an easy dessert to throw together when you need something for a fall party, church dinner, family get-together, Friendsgiving, or Thanksgiving.

And because it doesn’t take up any oven space, it’s especially handy for Thanksgiving. When every oven rack is already spoken for, a 10-minute no-bake pumpkin dessert sounds pretty good!

You can also make it right before everyone sits down for dinner and have dessert ready to go when you’re finished.

When Work Life Is Busy, Home Life Can Be Easy

Recipes don’t have to have a long ingredient list or take hours in the kitchen to be worth making.

Sometimes you need a homemade-from-the-kitchen dessert.

And sometimes you need to open three packages, layer them in a dish, sprinkle a little cinnamon on top, and call it dessert.

I’m good with both!

If you make this 3-Ingredient Pumpkin Cheesecake Wafer Dessert, let me know what you think. And stick around Finding Easy for more easy recipes, shortcuts, products, and ideas that make busy home life a little easier.