Mini Lemon Ginger Cheesecakes Food

GINGER-LEMON CHEESECAKE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a mini muffin tin with cupcake liners.
• Beat cream cheese in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and light. Add sugar, eggs, lemon extract, and vanilla extract gradually.
• Puree gingersnaps in a food processor into fine crumbs. Drop a heaping 1/2 teaspoon crumbs into each muffin cup; add a teaspoon of cream cheese mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 11 minutes. Let cool in the pan until set, about 10 minutes. Chill before serving, about 1 hour.

MINI LEMON-GINGER CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Place 1 gingersnap in each of 6 paper-lined muffin pan cups.
• Beat cream cheese in medium bowl with mixer until creamy. Add sugar, flour, lemon zest and lemon juice; mix well. Add egg; beat just until blended.
• Spoon into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until centers are almost set. Cool 10 min. Remove cheesecakes from pan to wire rack; cool completely.
• Refrigerate cheesecakes 1 hour. Remove cheesecakes from paper liners. Mix COOL WHIP and ginger until blended. Top cheesecakes with lemon curd, then COOL WHIP mixture before serving.

LEMON CHEESECAKE WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Stir cookie crumbs and butter in medium bowl until evenly moistened. Press mixture onto bottom of 9-inch-diameter removable-bottom cheesecake pan with 3-inch-high sides. Bake crust until deep golden, about 12 minutes. Cool completely. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
• Stack 3 large sheets of foil on work surface. Place same cake pan in center. Gather foil snugly around pan bottom and up sides to waterproof.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until smooth and fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar, then salt. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in sour cream, grated lemon peel, and lemon juice. Pour filling into pan.
• Place wrapped cake pan in large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of cake pan. Bake cake until filling is slightly puffed and moves only slightly when pan is shaken gently, about 1 hour 25 minutes. Remove cake pan from water bath; remove foil. Cool cake in pan on rack 2 hours. Chill uncovered until cold; cover and keep chilled at least 1 day and up to 2 days.
• Cut around pan sides; carefully loosen pan bottom from sides and push up pan bottom to release cake. Place cake (still on pan bottom) on platter. Garnish with lemon leaves or twists.
• The pan: It must be three inches high to hold all the filling. If your nine-inch springform pan is that high, it can be used instead. The cream cheese: For best results, use Philadelphia brand. The crust: Grind the gingersnaps in the processor or place them in a heavy-duty plastic bag and finely crush them with a rolling pin.

GINGER LEMON BASQUE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Grease one side of 2 to 3 sheets of parchment paper. Lay them butter-side up inside a 10-inch springform pan, arranging so that they cover all sides, and crimping the edges to ensure they stay in place. Place the springform pan on a sheet tray.
• In a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the cream cheese, granulated sugar and salt. Cream on medium-high speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides.
• Turn the mixer down to medium and add the condensed milk. Beat to combine, then scrape down the bowl. Add the heavy cream, fresh ginger, ground ginger, vanilla and minced lemon zest. Fully combine, then scrape down the sides.
• Turn the mixer to medium-high and add the eggs one at a time, being sure that each is fully combined before adding the next.
• Add the flour, then beat again, scraping down the sides.
• Pour the cheesecake into the center of the springform pan and tap it lightly on the counter to remove any air bubbles.
• Bake for 30 minutes, then rotate. Continue to bake until dark golden brown, another 30 to 35 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until completely set, 6 hours.
• Remove the cheesecake from the pan, then peel down the paper. (You can leave the paper in place for a rustic look.)
• Mix together the lemon curd, limoncello, sour cream, lemon juice and remaining lemon zest in a bowl.
• Pour evenly over the top of the cheesecake, then sprinkle with the powdered sugar and garnish with the basil. Cut into slices and serve.

MINI LEMON CHEESECAKES (LOWER CARB, LOW SUGAR)

Steps:

• Crush biscuits, add them to melted butter, 1 Tbsp Splenda and 1/4 Tsp mixed spice, then mix till combined.
• Divide mixture into two ramekins, press with fingers then put in fridge to chill.
• Zest and juice half the lemon (set aside th zest) put the juice in a little plastic cup and add half the gelatin leaf, leave the cup floating over boiled water, leave to dissolve, should take about 10 minutes (keep going back to the mixture to stir so the gelatin fully dissolves).
• Take the 120g of cream cheese and 90g greek yoghurt and whisk together. add lemon zest, 1/2 Tsp vanilla extract and 1/4 Tsp lemon extract, whisk again.
• When gelatin mixture is fully dissolved add 5 Tbsp of Splenda and mix till fully combined.
• Add gelatin and Splenda mixture to the cream cheese mixture and whisk until fully combined.
• Take the prepared ramekins out of the fridge then add the cheesecake filling to the biscuit base, sprinkle with lemon zest and a few biscuit crumbs and place back in the fridge to chill (Takes about 2 hours, but tastes better if left over night).