Description
Delightful mini cheesecakes featuring chocolate, red velvet, and strawberry flavors, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 24 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
- 1 1/2 cups red velvet cake crumbs
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Mini chocolate chips for garnish
- 1/2 cup strawberry sauce or preserves
- Red food coloring swirl (optional)
- Extra red velvet cake crumbs for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F and line a muffin tin or mini cheesecake molds with liners.
- Mix cookie crumbs and melted butter until combined. Press into the bottoms of the molds to create the crust layer.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, then mix in sour cream and vanilla extract until silky smooth.
- Divide the cheesecake batter evenly into the molds. For the strawberry swirl cheesecakes, spoon strawberry sauce onto the tops and swirl gently with a toothpick.
- Bake for 18–22 minutes until the centers are just set. Cool completely, then chill for at least 3 hours.
- For the chocolate cheesecakes, heat heavy cream and pour over chocolate chips. Stir until glossy and smooth, then spread over chilled cheesecakes.
- Sprinkle mini chocolate chips over the chocolate cheesecakes while the ganache is still soft.
- Coat the tops of the red velvet cheesecake bites with fine red velvet cake crumbs. Arrange all mini cheesecake flavors on a serving tray.
Notes
Make sure your cream cheese is softened for easy mixing. Experiment with different toppings for variety.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini cheesecake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: mini cheesecakes, dessert, chocolate, red velvet, strawberry