Looking for a little dessert recipe to celebrate the new year with? Here’s an easy mini cheesecake recipe that you can whip up and make ahead.
INGREDIENTS
1 sleeve of Honey Graham Crackers
4-5 ounces butter
16 ounces cream cheese, softened (two 8 oz packs)
3/4 cup of granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon lemon zest
Dash of vanilla
HOW TO PREPARE
1.) Toss the graham crackers into a gallon Ziploc bag, seal it and crush them with a flat bottom of a bowl. Crush them until they are in small pieces.
2.) Place crushed graham crackers in a bowl. Melt butter and mix into crushed graham crackers until it’s moist.
3.) Place liners in a mini muffin pan. Push spoonfuls of crackers into the base of the liners to create a layer of crust for your cheesecakes.
4.) Bake the crusts for about 4-5 minutes, until they start to get golden brown.
5.) In another bowl mix cream cheese, sugar, eggs, lemon zest and vanilla. Mix until it’s creamy and combined.
6.) Put a dollop of cream cheese into each mini crust in the mini muffin pan. About a spoonful. It will expand a little during baking, so don’t overfill.
7.) Bake at 350 degrees F for about 15 minutes
8.) Take out of oven and let cool. Place in fridge for about an hour to cool them down. They can sit in the fridge covered a day or two in advance.
9.) Top with berries or pie filling when you’re ready to serve.
Makes about 48 mini cheesecakes.
I hope you like them! What’s your favorite kind of cheesecake topping?
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Courtesy of Safeway we are giving away a $50 Safeway gift card. There are three chances to enter . Leave a separate comment for each entry. Do not combine your comments into one, each comment serves as an entry. Pay special attention to the email you use – that’s how you’ll contact the winner.
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This giveaway will end January 5, 2013 at 8 p.m. PST. I’ll pick a random comment from all the comments and email the winner.
Disclosure: Safeway is providing the $50 gift card for this contest and they provided me with a $50 Safeway gift card to buy supplies.
Sierra Lowery says
I pinned the recipe, can’t wait to try it!
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Sierra Lowery says
My favorite holiday recipe is my grandmother’s mashed potatoes.
Missy says
I pinned this recipe.
CouponCal says
My wife’s homemade egg nog is the shizzzzzzz!
Jen says
Sausage puffs for Christmas morning breakfast!
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Alissa says
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Sharon says
What’s your favorite holiday recipe or favorite drink to serve at holiday gatherings? Pumpkin butter, made in a crockpot. So yummy!
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Pamela Heatherly says
Our new fave holiday dish are mini pumpkin pie squares. Easy and yummy rolled up in one
Diana says
We started making homemade pizzas with the kids on Christmas Eve, it was a huge hit!
Margie M. says
My new favorite holiday recipe is the one I found for cranberry bliss bars. Love being able to make an entire pan of these to share.
Patrice says
I love making my double ginger snap cookies to serve!
Alicia says
Chocolate and bourbon pecan pie… with cafe au lait. Yum!
Katrina Smith says
Pecan pie with whipped cream!
josh says
i love to make mulled wine every holiday (based on a little cousin’s mispronunciation we call it “moldy” wine)
Melissa E says
my favorite holiday drink is Hot Buttered Rum!
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Louis says
we love eggnogg around the holidays
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Estera (esty) says
Favorite Holiday drink is Hot chocolate .
Estera (esty) says
Following you on Pinterest.
Right says
I pinned mini cheesecake!
Right says
I’m following on Pinterest!
Right says
Pumpkin upside down cake.
Megan says
I like to have mimosas or poinsettias (champagne with a splash of cranberry juice .
Nikki says
Now following you on pintrest!
Nikki says
I love pumpkin pie..or pumpkin cheesecake!
Brieanna Williams says
I follow you on pinterest.
Brieanna Williams says
My favorite Christmas food is only for adults. Rumballs yummy.
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Heather Zeh says
These look amazing! One thing I love to serve on holidays is my special crab salad dip.
Missy says
I’m following Queen Bee on Pinterest.
Yuka L. says
We love shortbread and butter tarts during the holidays.
Robin says
I pinned your mini cheesecake recipe on Pinterest
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I’m following you on Pinterest!
Robin says
My favorite drink to serve around the holidays is warm apple cider, yum!
Patti @ Paisley Street Designs says
I love pigs in a blanket (but I use chicken sausage) and deviled eggs for the holidays!
marin says
we love the eggnog/sprite punch at Christmas!
Lisa says
I always have to make sour cream cookies at Christmas time.
Taylor says
Thanks for another great giveaway!
Jody B says
My kids love my rocky road recipe – we make a lot of that around the holidays.
Kim says
I like to make clam dip for the holidays.
Emily says
Sausage balls—bisquick at its finest!
Jill f says
We made mimosas this year.
Julie says
Thank you!!