Mini Key Lime Cheesecake
Sweet but tangy, these Mini Key Lime Cheesecakes are the perfect little desserts to end your meal with. A smooth and creamy key lime flavored filling overtop of a graham cracker crust, you’ll love this twist on a classic cheesecake.
servings
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 8 sheets graham crackers finely crushed
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 2 tbsps. granulated sugar
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
For the Filling:
- 2 8 oz blocks cream cheese room temperature
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 whole eggs room temperature
- ⅓ cup key lime fresh squeezed
- 2 tsps. vanilla
For the Topping:
- 1 cup heavy cream cold
- 1 tbsp. powdered sugar
- Lime zest as needed
Instructions
For the Crust:
- Preheat the oven to 325F. Line a 12 cavity cupcake tin with cupcake liners and set aside.
- In a small bowl combine the graham cracker crumbs, salt, sugar, and melted butter. Mix until fully combined. The mixture should be the texture of wet sand.
- Firmly press 1-1 ½ tablespoons of the crumb mixture into each liner.
- Bake the crusts for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove the pan from the oven and allow to cool completely.
For the Filling:
- Turn the oven down to 300F.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese and sugar together on low speed until fully combined and smooth.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well and scraping down the sides of the bowl between additions.
- Add the lime juice and vanilla. Mix until fully combined.
- Fill each liner up almost to the top.
- Bake the cheesecakes for 15 minutes. Then turn the oven off and allow the
- cheesecakes to sit in the oven for 30 minutes. Crack the oven door open and allow to sit until cooled to room temperature.
- Transfer cheesecakes to the fridge until ready to serve.
For the Topping:
- In a medium bowl with a hand mixer beat the heavy cream and powdered sugar to stiff peaks. Be sure not to overbeat.
- Pipe or scoop the whipped cream on top of the chilled cheesecakes.
- Sprinkle lime zest on top.
Notes
- Crushed graham crackers can be purchased if you don’t want to crush your own.
- Be sure to use the blocks of cream cheese and not low fat cream cheese or spreadable cream cheese, they do not yield the same results!
- The ingredients need to be room temperature as it’ll help avoid your filling being lumpy. Since cold ingredients will need more mixing to combine, it’ll cause you to over mix your batter.
- Be sure to zest the limes before you juice them, It’s much easier doing it in that order.
Nutrition
Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 111mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 411IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg
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