Looking for a little dessert recipe to celebrate the new year with? Here’s an easy mini cheesecake recipe that you can whip up and make ahead.
INGREDIENTS
1 sleeve of Honey Graham Crackers
4-5 ounces butter
16 ounces cream cheese, softened (two 8 oz packs)
3/4 cup of granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon lemon zest
Dash of vanilla
HOW TO PREPARE
1.) Toss the graham crackers into a gallon Ziploc bag, seal it and crush them with a flat bottom of a bowl. Crush them until they are in small pieces.
2.) Place crushed graham crackers in a bowl. Melt butter and mix into crushed graham crackers until it’s moist.
3.) Place liners in a mini muffin pan. Push spoonfuls of crackers into the base of the liners to create a layer of crust for your cheesecakes.
4.) Bake the crusts for about 4-5 minutes, until they start to get golden brown.
5.) In another bowl mix cream cheese, sugar, eggs, lemon zest and vanilla. Mix until it’s creamy and combined.
6.) Put a dollop of cream cheese into each mini crust in the mini muffin pan. About a spoonful. It will expand a little during baking, so don’t overfill.
7.) Bake at 350 degrees F for about 15 minutes
8.) Take out of oven and let cool. Place in fridge for about an hour to cool them down. They can sit in the fridge covered a day or two in advance.
9.) Top with berries or pie filling when you’re ready to serve.
Makes about 48 mini cheesecakes.
I hope you like them! What’s your favorite kind of cheesecake topping?
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Liesha says
Every holiday season we have a Dungeness crab feast, served fresh with salad, bread and green beans! We have leftover crab for breakfast over an english muffin with a poached egg. Yum!
Debbie B says
i like to make broccoli & rice casserole
Vanessa says
My favorite recipe is my great grandmothers caramels. Everyone always looks forward to them each holiday season!
Vanessa says
I follow you on Pinterest
Monica Young says
My personal fave is my green bean casserole with my personal touches, my family always devours it.
kari says
I pinned the cheesecake recipe on pinterest! New at this so I hope I did!
Katrina says
I love making pies for the holidays and cheesecake is usually on the menu.
Kari Otis says
I think those mini cheesecakes are going to be my next favorite. Thanks for the recipe!
Lindsey Pavlyuchek says
Pinned this post!! 🙂
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I’M FOLLOWING ON PINTEREST! 😀
Lindsey Pavlyuchek says
My favorite recipe to make during the holidays is homemade Apple Pie!! So yummy!
Kat F. says
Pinned the recipe.
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idjr says
Just repinned the Cheesecake Bite recipe on Pinterest! Can’t wait to try them!
Shana E. says
Homemade peppermint bark and eggnog.
idjr says
Following you on Pinterest!
idjr says
Mimosas!
Alicia says
Following you on pinterest.
Marjorie says
Will be making this tomorrow! Looks simple enough for someone like me who hasnt made cheesecake before.thanks for the recipe
Alicia says
Repinned recipe
Alicia says
Red velvet cake ball with nilla wafers:)
Melissa says
My favorite recipe to make is fake almond roca… So easy and so good! I followed u on Pinterest and pinned the recipe.
Allyson H. says
I pinned the recipe!
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I follow you on pinterest
Allyson H. says
My favorite recipe is BBQ meatballs!