The Easiest Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes (Perfect Every Time)
These Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes are made of a buttery graham cracker crust, the tastiest creamy cheesecake filling, and delicious chunky strawberry sauce.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Keyword mini cheesecakes, mini strawberry cheesecakes recipe, Strawberry and Cream Mini Cheesecakes
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 24
Author Valya's Taste of Home
Ingredients
Chunky Strawberry Sauce Ingredients
1lb. – organic strawberries
3tbsp.– organic sugar
1tsp.– fresh lemon juice
Cheesecake Crust Ingredients
16- graham crackers
2oz – melted unsalted butter
Cheesecake Batter Ingredients
32oz – softened cream cheese
1cup – organic sugar
2tsp.– pure vanilla extract
4large– eggs (room temperature)
Cream Ingredients
1cup – heavy whipping cream
2tbsp.– organic sugar
Instructions
How to Make Chunky Strawberry Sauce
Start by rinsing the fresh strawberries and cutting each one into 4 pieces. Next, place them into a small saucepan.
Add sugar and combine it with cornstarch if you’re choosing to use it. Then add the lemon juice and place the saucepan onto the stovetop. Bring the mixture to a boil while stirring it constantly.
As soon as the sauce comes to a boil remove it from the stove and let cool completely before topping the cheesecakes. Your chunky strawberry sauce is ready!
How to Make Cheesecake Crust
Now, let’s make the graham cracker cheesecake crust!
Start by using a food processor to pulse the graham crackers into fine crumbs. Then add melted butter to our graham cracker crumbs and pulse once more for 30 seconds or until they’re well combined.
Next, preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C). Line 24 count muffin tins with parchment paper and divide the crumbs. Add about one tablespoon full per muffin tin. It should be evenly distributed between the 24 tins.
Press the crumbs firmly into each parchment paper liner using the opposite side of a measuring spoon. Set it aside for now until it’s ready for use.
How to Make Cheesecake Filling
Let’s make our delicious cheesecake filling to go on the graham cracker crust!
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine softened cream cheese, sugar, and salt. Beat it on low/medium for 5 minutes. Keep scraping the cream cheese down the sides of the bowl while mixing to get the best texture!
Next, add vanilla extract and one egg at a time for a total of 4 large eggs. Again, scrape down the mixture of the mixer bowl in between mixing to ensure everything gets well combined.
Your delicious cheesecake filling is ready!
How to Bake Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes
Time to bake the mini cheesecakes! For this recipe, you need 24 mini cheesecake pan, or you can use two 12 cheesecake (or muffin tin) pans.
Now using ¼ cup ice cream scoop, divide the cheesecake filling in between 24 cupcake liners evenly all the way to the top of the paper liner.
Bake in your preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes. You might notice slight cracking, but that’s totally normal.
Once done, carefully while preventing any shaking remove the baked cheesecakes from the oven and let them cool in a baking pan until they’re warm.
After that, remove the baked cheesecakes from the baking pan and cool completely before topping them with cream.
How to Bake Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes
Time to bake the mini cheesecakes! For this recipe, you need 24 mini cheesecake pan, or you can use two 12 cheesecake (or muffin tin) pans.
Now using ¼ cup ice cream scoop, divide the cheesecake filling in between 24 cupcake liners evenly all the way to the top of the paper liner.
Bake in your preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes. You might notice slight cracking, but that’s totally normal.
Once done, carefully while preventing any shaking remove the baked cheesecakes from the oven and let them cool in a baking pan until they’re warm.
After that, remove the baked cheesecakes from the baking pan and cool completely before topping them with cream.
How to Make Cheesecake Cream Topping
Time to make our tasty cheesecake cream topping! All you need to do to make it is to combine heavy whipping cream and sugar in a small bowl and beat on high until just thickens.
And as simple as that, your cheesecake cream topping is ready!
How to Decorate and Assemble Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes
Let’s assemble and decorate these delicious and beautiful mini strawberry cheesecakes!
Pipe cream on top of each cheesecake and then top each of them with the chunky strawberry sauce. To garnish, sprinkle some crushed pistachios on top.
Your beautiful Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes are ready to be served!
Notes
To speed up the cooling process you may place the cheesecakes in the fridge. Also, you can serve these cheesecakes in the liners. However, if you prefer to remove them, place cheesecakes in the freezer for 20 to 30 minutes before removing the liners.