Mini Lime Cheesecakes Recipes

MINI KEY LIME CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place muffin liners in 18 regular size muffin tins.
• In a small bowl, mix together graham cracker crumbs and butter until the crumbs are evenly coated. Place a spoonful of mixture into the bottom of each muffin tin liner. Press down gently to even.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat together filling ingredients until smooth. Pour the filling into each muffin tin cup.
• Bake for 20-23 minutes, until the cheesecakes start to puff up. The centers of the cheesecakes will start to firm and the tops of the cheesecakes will start to crack.
• Remove from the oven and let cool. Refrigerate for an hour before serving.
• Before serving, top with whipped cream and lime slices (optional).

MINI LIME CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a medium bowl, combine gingersnap crumbs, brown sugar, and butter.
• Press in bottoms and up sides of a 12-cup miniature cheesecake pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Cook completely.
• In a medium bowl, combine milk and pudding mix.
• Beat at medium speed w/an electric mixer for 2 minutes, or until thickened.
• In a small bowl, combine cream cheese and confectioners' sugar.
• Beat at low speed w/an electric mixer until smooth.
• Beat in zest, juice, and vanilla.
• Add cream cheese mixture to pudding mixture, and beat at medium speed until smooth.
• Spoon mixture evenly into prepared crusts.
• Cover and freeze for at least 8 hours.
• Place cheesecakes in refrigerator 30 minutes before serving.

KEY LIME MINI CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Mix graham crumbs, 3 Tbsp. sugar and butter until blended; press onto bottoms of 12 paper-lined muffin cups.
• Beat cream cheese, remaining sugar, flour, lime zest and juice with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Spoon over crusts.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until centers are almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 2 hours.

INDIVIDUAL MINI LIME CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Line 12 muffin pans with baking liners.Place one vanilla in the bottom of each liner.
• Process the cottage cheese in a blender or food processor until smooth. Combine the cottage cheese with the Neufchatel in a medium bowl and beat at medium speed until creamy. Gradually add the sugar and mix well. Add the eggs,.
• lime rind, lime juice, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Spoon the cheese mixture evenly over the vanilla wafers. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until the cheesecakes are almost set. (Do not over bake.) Let the cheesecakes cool completely on a wire rack. Remove from the pans and chill thoroughly. Spread the vanilla yogurt over the cheesecakes, and top each one with kiwifruit slices.