[X]

Home > Recipes > Mini Cherry Cheesecakes

Mini Cherry Cheesecakes Recipe

Mini Cherry Cheesecakes Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Read reviews (15)

Rate recipe

These individual cheesecakes make a festive dessert that's just right for cooks who don't have a lot of time for "fussy" recipes.—Kay Keller, Morenci, Michigan

[X]

Rate Mini Cherry Cheesecakes Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

Mini Cherry Cheesecakes Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

20 15 35

Ingredients

1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 egg, lightly beaten
TOPPING:
1 pound pitted canned or frozen tart red cherries
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Red food coloring, optional

Directions

In a small bowl, combine crumbs and butter. Press gently onto the bottom of 12 paper-lined muffin cups. In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla. Add egg; beat on low speed just until combined. Spoon into crusts.
Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until centers are almost set. Cool completely.
Drain cherries, reserving 1/2 cup juice in a saucepan; discard remaining juice. To reserved juice, add the cherries, sugar, cornstarch and food coloring if desired. Bring to a boil; cook for 1 minute or until thickened. Cool; spoon over cheesecakes. Chill for at least 2 hours. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 228 calories, 11 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 47 mg cholesterol, 123 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Mini Cherry Cheesecakes in Taste of Home February/March 1995, p8

Recipe Slideshows

Browse slideshows featuring our best recipes, holiday ideas, easy how-tos, cooking tips, and more!

Get Recipes >

Top 10 Recipes

A collection of our favorite, highest-rated recipes—including the best dessert, dinner and holiday recipes.

Get Recipes >

Reviews for Mini Cherry Cheesecakes

Mini Cherry Cheesecakes

Tell us what you think of this recipe.
Did you modify it? Would you make it again? Rate it today! >

Rate and Review this Recipe

(11-15) of 15 reviews

Sort Reviews:

Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2011 by Betsy01

I make the same cheesecakes, but I put a vanilla wafer in the bottom

Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2011 by lindija

I like to use canned cherry pie filling! It's already and so simple! Good with crushed pineapple and thickened as in your recipe above.

Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2011 by Lseasley

I had this receipt way back from 1973. Found it in a magazine. One of my favorites!!!!

Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2011 by Lseasley

I had this reciept way back from 1973. Found it in a magazine. One of my favorites!!!!

Reviewed on Nov. 06, 2010 by daveskim

This is one of my taste of home original recipes that I have marked in the first edition of the magazine. I go to this recipe everytime someone asks me to bring a simple dessert. My daughters who are now grown also asks for this when they come to visit. It is simple and reliable. When in a time crunch, I just use a lite cherry pie filling instead.

View all >