Mmmmm….cheesecake. I can’t get enough.

But baking one from scratch? No thank you! I’m all about easy, and a complicated cheesecake recipe that requires a special kind of pan is just not in the cards.

But luckily I’ve got an awesome alternative that gives me all of the flavor with (almost) none of the effort (or the mess!)  These mini cheesecakes not only whip up super fast just six simple ingredients,  they only mess up one bowl in the process! (Plus they’re MINI, so that means no calories, right?!)

It takes just 6 simple ingredients to whip up these delicious easy Mini Cheesecakes!

Here is what you need:

2 8oz. packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon  Lemon Vitality™ essential oil or lemon extract
zest of one lemon
2 eggs
1 box Vanilla Wafers
1 can blueberry pie filling

Simply use a muffin tin to help create these easy Mini Cheesecakes.

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Then line muffin tin with foil/paper liner. Then place one cookie down in each muffin cup.

The next step for the easy Mini Cheesecakes is to mix the eggs, cream cheese, sugar and lemon extract/oil.

Step 3: In large bowl, mix together cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and lemon oil or extract.

The next step for the easy Mini Cheesecakes is to spoon the creamy filling over the cookies.

Step 4:  Spoon cream cheese filling over each cookie.

Almost done! Bake for 20 minutes and then cool these amazing-smelling, easy Mini Cheesecakes.

Step 5: Bake for 20 minutes. Then place on rack to cool.

The final touch on the easy Mini Cheesecakes is topping with pie filling and lemon zest, yum!

Step 6:Once cool, spoon pie filling on top,then add lemon zest and serve. Store uneaten cheese cakes in fridge.

Sit back, savor, and enjoy the delicious, easy Mini Cheesecakes!

 

Easy Mini Cheesecakes

These super easy and super cute mini cheesecakes are the perfect sweet treat.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Easy Mini Cheesecakes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 15 people

Ingredients

  • 2 8 oz. packages cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon Lemon Vitality™ essential oil or lemon extract
  • zest of one lemon
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 box Vanilla Wafers
  • 1 can blueberry pie filling

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Then line muffin tin with foil/paper liner. Then place one cookie down in each muffin cup.
  2. In large bowl, mix together cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and lemon oil or extract.
  3. Spoon cream cheese filling over each cookie.
  4. Bake for 20 minutes. Then place on rack to cool.
  5. Once cool, spoon pie filling on top,then add lemon zest and serve. Store uneaten cheese cakes in fridge.

 

Take the work out of dessert with this simple recipe for delectable, easy Mini Cheesecakes!

Ruth Soukup

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