Mini Cheesecake Bites
Beth LeeMini cheesecake bites with a hint of lemon and a crunchy graham cracker crust are the perfect little dessert! Top them with fresh fruit, jam, or compote and serve them at a celebration, enjoy as a snack or offer as the dairy course for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot.
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 6 crackers
- 3 tablespoon butter melted
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Filling
- 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon flour
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare mini muffin tins by placing a cupcake liner in each cupcake tin.
Prepare crust:
- In mini food processor or by using a rolling pin and a plastic bag, crush graham crackers to a fine crumb.
- Place graham cracker crumbs in a small bowl and add melted butter, brown sugar and salt. Mix well so all crumbs are coated with butter.
- Put about one tablespoon crust in each muffin liner. Press down firmly with the bottom of a shot glass or your fingers or anything round and flat that fits in the bottom of the liner.
- Bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven to cool slightly before filling.
Prepare filling:
- Lower oven temperature to 325 degrees.
- Add softened cream cheese and sugar to mixer and mix well.
- Then add egg, yogurt, vanilla extract, lemon juice and zest, flour, and salt and mix well again.
- Put about 1 heaping tablespoon of filling in each crust-filled liner.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes. Remove and cool, refrigerate, top with fruit, jam, whipped cream or just enjoy as is.
Notes
- Be sure to bring the cream cheese, yogurt and eggs to room temperature before mixing the filling.
- Once the graham crackers are crushed, the melted butter, sugar and salt can be added in the food processor or mixed in by hand.
- Chill the mini cheesecake bites completely before serving. It's hard to wait but I know you can do it! This is also a wonderful dessert to make ahead of time. They store nicely in the refrigerator for several days.
Nutrition
Calories: 152kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 256mgPotassium: 53mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 361IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg
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