Description
Creamy mini cheesecakes bring Italian-style dessert magic to home kitchens with minimal effort. Perfectly portioned and rich with cream cheese goodness, these little delights invite sweet moments of pure indulgence you’ll savor down to the last delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 220 grams (7.75 ounces) cream cheese
- 1 egg
- 75 grams (2.65 ounces) biscuits (e.g., digestive or graham crackers)
- 50 grams (1.75 ounces) greek yogurt or sour cream
Sweeteners and Flavors:
- 45 grams (1.6 ounces) sugar
- 12 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Binding and Preparation Ingredients:
- 30 grams (1.05 ounces) melted butter
Instructions
- Transform graham crackers or digestive biscuits into fine, powdery crumbs using a food processor or rolling pin technique.
- Integrate melted butter with the crumb mixture, ensuring complete and uniform coating throughout the crumbs.
- Carefully distribute the buttery crumb blend into lined or greased muffin cavities, pressing firmly to create a compact, even base layer.
- In a spacious mixing bowl, incorporate cream cheese with Greek yogurt, allowing for smooth, luxurious texture development.
- Whisk the dairy components with granulated sugar, introducing vanilla extract and fresh lemon juice to enhance the flavor profile.
- Gently fold in the egg, maintaining a delicate stirring motion to prevent over-mixing and preserve the filling’s silky consistency.
- Distribute the creamy filling uniformly across the prepared crumb foundations, ensuring balanced portion sizes.
- Position the muffin tin in a preheated oven, maintaining a consistent temperature for precise baking results.
- Monitor the mini cheesecakes during baking, watching for a subtle jiggle in the center indicating optimal doneness.
- Extract from the oven and allow natural cooling at room temperature, permitting gradual temperature reduction.
- Transfer to the refrigerator, allowing several hours of chilling to achieve complete structural setting and flavor melding.
Notes
- Choose graham crackers or digestive biscuits for a classic crust, but experiment with chocolate or nut-based cookies for unique flavor profiles.
- Ensure cream cheese is at room temperature to prevent lumps and create a smoother, silkier filling texture.
- Use a light hand when mixing the egg to avoid incorporating too much air, which can cause cracking during baking.
- Place a shallow pan of water in the oven during baking to create a gentle steam environment, helping prevent surface cracks and promoting even cooking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 80mg