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Mini Cherry Cheesecakes

Name: Mini Cherry Cheesecakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients: 1 cup crushed vanilla wafers (about 30 wafers); 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 large egg, room temperature, lightly beaten; TOPPING:; 1 pound pitted canned or frozen tart red cherries; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; Red food coloring, optional

14 reviews

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Total Time

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

Makes

12 servings

Updated: May. 25, 2023

These little cheesecakes make a fun dessert that's just right for cooks who don't have a lot of time for fussy recipes. Plus, you get to eat a whole mini cheesecake yourself! —Kay Keller, Morenci, Michigan

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Ingredients

1 cup crushed vanilla wafers (about 30 wafers)
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 large egg, room temperature, lightly beaten
TOPPING:
1 pound pitted canned or frozen tart red cherries
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Red food coloring, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Combine crumbs and butter; press gently onto bottoms of 12 foil-lined muffin cups. In another bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla. Add egg; beat on low speed just until combined. Spoon over crusts.
Bake until centers are almost set, 12-15 minutes. Cool completely.
For topping, drain cherries, reserving 1/2 cup juice in a saucepan; discard remaining juice. To reserved juice, add cherries, sugar, cornstarch and, if desired, food coloring. Bring to a boil; cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Cool; spoon over cheesecakes. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours.

Test Kitchen tips

Give these a sweet-salty spin and use crushed pretzels instead of vanilla wafers.

Replace the cherries with strawberries to celebrate warm-weather produce making its yearly debut.

Nutrition Facts

1 mini cheesecake: 213 calories, 12g fat (6g saturated fat), 44mg cholesterol, 127mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Mini Cherry Cheesecakes

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