Cheesecake Cupcakes, New York Style mini vanilla cheesecakes with a strawberry or raspberry swirl. Easy made from scratch recipe and ideal for parties
These are cute little baked New York Style Cheesecakes, with two wonderful fruit sauces, a raspberry and a strawberry sauce.
The recipe itself is very straightforward and easy, and the sauces are flexible so you can swap the strawberries or raspberries for any other soft fruit, such as blueberries, blackberries etc.
Can I use canned, fresh or frozen fruit?
For the sauce, you can use fresh or frozen fruit. It really doesn't matter at all because you will need to heat up the berries in a pan to get a lovely syrup sauce, so fresh, frozen, or even canned is fine.
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The cheesecake recipe is a basic vanilla cheesecake, which goes really well against any fruit sauce which is a little sharp, such as raspberries.
You could swap the vanilla for some chocolate chips and a tablespoon of cocoa powder to give you chocolate cheesecakes. Feel free to play around with the flavors and make a variety.
These little desserts are great if you're planning a party or want to take a variety of mini cheesecakes to a potluck. Perfect for portion control so you can make as many as you need.
Recipe from Adelenne Lee
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Prep Time
15 - 20 minutes
Cook Time
Approx 20 minutes
Yield
18
Ingredients
The Crust
1 ½ cup digestive crumbs or Graham Crackers
8 tablespoons butter, melted
The Filling
2 x 8 ounce packages of full fat cream cheese, room temperature
⅔ cup castor or fine bakers sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Zest of 1 lemon
1 tbs lemon juice
½ cup sour cream, room temperature
The Strawberry or Raspberry Sauce
2 ½ cups fresh or frozen strawberries or raspberries
¼ cup sugar
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. To make the base, mix the crumbs and butter in a bowl. Line 18 cupcake holes and put 1 Tablespoon of crumbs in each cup and press firmly. Bake for 10 mins. Set aside to cool.
3. In a mixer cream the cheese slowly until smooth. Add the sugar and combine, then add eggs, one at a time, and beat till smooth.
4. Add vanilla, lemon zest and juice. Beat until combined, then add the sour cream and combine.
5. Pour mixture into the cups until almost full and level the batter.
Make the strawberry or raspberry sauce
Add all the sauce ingredients into a pan and cook until the fruit breaks down.
Then put 3 little dots, about 1 tsp of sauce on each cheesecake and swirl them with a toothpick before baking.
You can also use other fruit such as blueberries, blackberries etc to your liking, or make a variety.
6. Bake for 20 mins until centre is slightly wobbly.
7. Cool for 15 mins and put in the fridge covered with plastic wrap to chill before serving.
We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other ingredients? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!
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Cheesecake Cupcakes
Cheesecake Cupcakes, New York Style mini vanilla cheesecakes with a strawberry or raspberry swirl. Easy made from scratch recipe and ideal for parties
Ingredients
The Crust:
- 1 ½ cup digestive crumbs or Graham Crackers
- 8 tablespoons butter, room temperature
The Filling:
- 2 x 8 oz packages of full fat cream cheese, room temperature
- ⅔ cup castor or fine bakers sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tbs lemon juice
- ½ cup sour cream, room temperature
The strawberry or raspberry sauce:
- 2 ½ cups fresh or frozen strawberries or raspberries
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Mix crumbs and butter in a bowl. Line 18 cupcake holes and put 1 Tablespoon of crumbs in each cup and press firmly. Bake for 10 mins. Set aside to cool.
- In a mixer cream the cheese slowly until smooth. Add the sugar and combine, then add eggs, one at a time, and beat till smooth.
- Add vanilla, lemon zest and juice. Beat until combined, then add the sour cream and combine.
- Pour mixture into the cups until almost full and level the batter.
Make the strawberry or raspberry sauce
- Add all the sauce ingredients into a pan and cook until the fruit breaks down.
- Then put 3 little dots, about 1 tsp of sauce on each cheesecake and swirl them with a toothpick before baking.
6. Bake for 20 mins until centre is slightly wobbly.
7. Cool for 15 mins and put in the fridge covered with plastic wrap to chill before serving.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 18 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 244Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 121mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 1gSugar: 23gProtein: 2g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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Shirley L Flowers
says:2 ounce x 8 packages of full fat cream cheese, room temperature
Do you mean 2 pkgs of 8 oz cream cheese?
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Shirley, yes that’s correct. Thank you for highlighting the error, I’ll fix that right now so it reads correctly!