This easy mini strawberry cheesecake recipe makes the perfect little favorite bite-sized desserts, and the recipe is so simple.
I made them with strawberries, but you can prepare them with whatever berries you have on hand such as raspberries, blackberries or blueberries.
If you love the flavor of fresh, juicy strawberries, be sure to check out our recipes for Strawberry and Cream Tart and Strawberry Filled Cupcakes.
For this batch, I used mini muffin tins and liners to make 24 small cheesecakes, which were perfect for our dinner party of 6 guests.
People really seem to love bite sized desserts! Mini Raspberry Custard Tarts and Flourless Mini Chocolate Cakes are two other favorite recipes.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Delicious flavors and textures: The combination of sweetened cream cheese filling, strawberry jam, fresh strawberries and crispy vanilla wafers is so tasty!
Easy recipe: With a prep time of just 20 minutes, this recipe is perfect for those times when you want to whip up a tasty dessert fast. The cheesecakes can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge until ready to serve.
Customizable: While the recipe calls for fresh strawberries, you can easily substitute other fruits, such as raspberries or blueberries, to create your own unique twist on this delectable dessert.
Perfect portion size: These mini cheesecakes are the perfect size for a single serving, making them ideal for entertaining or for a sweet treat after dinner. You can easily double the recipe for a bigger crowd.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- 24 vanilla wafer cookies – like Nilla Vanilla Wafers
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon milk – whole milk or 2% works best
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup strawberry jam
- 12 medium strawberries
Equipment
Here’s the kitchen equipment you’ll need to make these baby cheesecakes:
- 1 mini muffin pan
- 24 mini muffin cup liners
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 wire cooling rack
Step by Step Directions
The base of these baby cheesecakes is a vanilla wafer cookie, which fits just perfectly in the bottom of a mini muffin liner. I put them in with the rounded side down, as they seem to soften and flatten better that way for more even layers.
Mix the easy filling and pour it evenly in the cups:
After the mini cheesecakes bake for 20 minutes, let them cool and top them with a dollop of strawberry jam.
Cover and refrigerate until the filling is firm. Just before serving, top each little cheesecake with a fresh strawberry half.
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Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes
Equipment
- mini muffin pan
- 24 mini muffin cup liners
- 1 Large mixing bowl
- 1 Wire cooling rack
Ingredients
- 24 vanilla wafer cookies
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup strawberry jam
- 12 medium strawberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line 24 mini muffin cups with paper or foil baking liners. Place one vanilla wafer in each cup.
- In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, milk, salt and vanilla. Pour the mixture in prepared muffin cups. They will each be about 3/4 full.
- Bake until set, about 20 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack to room temperature.
- Top each cheesecake with a heaping teaspoon strawberry jam and spread with a spoon. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours, or until ready to serve.
- Just before serving, wash, dry and hull strawberries. Cut them in half and top each cheesecake with a strawberry half. Makes 24 mini cheesecakes.
Notes
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If you make these miniature treats, I’d berry much love to hear what you think!
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About Eliza Cross
Eliza Cross is the author of 17 books, including Small Bites and 101 Things To Do With Bacon. She shares ideas to simplify cooking, gardening, time and money. She is also the owner of Cross Media, Inc. and founder of the BENSA Bacon Lovers Society.
Enjoyed these for dessert last night and they were a sweet success! Cute, easy and delicious; definitely, a new favorite recipe!
Perfect, refreshing and delightful bites of heavenly creamy cheesecake with strawberries. Yummy!
Kathleen, thank you so much for your kind words! So glad you liked the recipe. ~Eliza
Looks amazing and tastes equally amazing!
These were so tasty and I love that they are portion controlled. They’re so good I definitely want to eat more than one though!
Such a perfect little dessert. I’ll definitely be making these over and over again!
These little cheesecakes are so cute and perfect for serving a crowd alongside other desserts, like at a potluck. Super easy to make too!
So tasty! It was the perfect portion and a great way to use up all my strawberries.
This recipe looks so easy and flavorful. I can’t wait to make them.
This mini cheesecake recipe is foolproof! Easy to make, creamy, and delicious. A delightful dessert for any occasion
Such a cute fun little dessert. I love that they’re already personal size for easy serving