Cheesecake Bites Healthy Easy Food

EASY MINI CHEESECAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.
• Make the graham cracker crust: Stir together graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter. Press about 2-2 1/2 tablespoons of the mixture into the bottom of each muffin liner and press to compact.
• Beat room temperature cream cheese with a hand mixer until fluffy. Beat in room temperature sour cream. Beat in egg, sugar, and vanilla extract. (Room temperature ingredients are a must to avoid lumps!)
• Evenly divide (about 2-2 1/2 tablespoons each) cheesecake among crusts. Bake for 18-20 minutes, until they just begin to brown. Cool completely and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Serve plain or topped with whipped cream and berries. See notes for additional serving suggestions.

CHEESECAKE BITES (HEALTHY + EASY!)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350° F, and line a muffin tin with liners. Combine crushed graham crackers and melted butter in a small bowl.
• Tightly pack 1 tsp of the graham cracker mixture into the bottom of each muffin cup, and press down firmly (this will be the crust).
• Combine the ricotta cheese, cream cheese, sugar, orange zest, and egg in a food processor, and blend until smooth. (If you don't have a food processor, you can do this in a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer.)
• Put about 2 Tbsp of the cheesecake mixture in each muffin cup (it should fill the cupcake liners about halfway).
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until the center is almost set (you can put a toothpick in the center of one mini cheesecake and see if it comes out almost completely clean to test this).
• Cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
• Garnish with fresh berries or your favorite toppings.

MINI CHEESECAKES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line miniature muffin tins (tassie pans) with miniature paper liners.
• Crush the vanilla wafers, and place 1/2 teaspoon of the crushed vanilla wafers into each paper cup.
• In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy. Fill each miniature muffin liner with this mixture, almost to the top.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Cool. Top with a teaspoonful of cherry pie filling.

CHEESECAKE BITES

Steps:

• Chill a clean ice cube tray in the freezer. For the cheesecake filling: In a food processor, mix together the cream cheese, yogurt, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Pour into a large resealable plastic bag and set aside. Clean out the food processor bowl for the chocolate covering.
• For the chocolate covering: In a food processor, mix together the cocoa powder, coconut oil and confectioners' sugar until smooth.
• Using a pastry brush, grease the chilled ice cube tray with coconut oil. Spoon the chocolate shell mixture into each compartment, tilting the tray around to coat the sides. Cut a small corner off the bottom of the bag of filling and squeeze into each chocolate mold. Spoon more chocolate over the filling to cover. Freeze for 4 to 5 hours, or overnight.
• Before removing the cheesecakes, set the frozen tray on the counter for 2 to 3 minutes to start defrosting. Remove as you would ice cubes, by twisting the tray, or running the underside of the tray under warm water for a few seconds. Serve immediately.

CHEESECAKE BITES

Steps:

• Mix brown sugar, flour, and nuts.
• Stir in margarine until blended.
• Reserve 1/3 cup of mixture; pat remainder in a greased 8-inch square baking pan.
• Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven fo 12-15 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• Beat in remaining ingredients.
• Pour over baked crust; sprinkle with reserved pecan mixture.
• Return to oven and bake 25 minutes.
• Cool slightly; then cut in two-inch squares.

MINI CHEESECAKE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place foiled muffin cups into mini-muffin tin (12 total).
• Add one vanilla wafer to each muffin cup.
• In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla on medium speed until smooth.
• Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition, then mix until creamy.
• Fill each muffin cup 3/4 full.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until the center is set and bounces back after lightly tapping it.
• Cool completely on wire rack.
• Refrigerate at least 3 hours, overnight is best.
• Top with fresh sliced berries, or berries with powdered sugar, whip cream or berry glaze before serving. Even try your favorite candy bar crushed.