Mini Baileys Cheesecakes with Chocolate Whipped Cream
ShareMini cheesecakes lightly flavored with Baileys Irish cream and topped off with fresh chocolate whipped cream. A perfect bite size dessert for St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Ever since having kids I haven’t really been into drinking. The 9 months off, plus the additional time that followed … add that up to 3 kids and I’ve basically been nearly sober for six years. Of course there’s been the drink or two in that time, but it’s just not the same. Which is fine by me because I do not miss hangovers one bit, especially the brutal ones. The ones that leave you saying ‘never again.’Â We’ve all been there.
But just because I’m not a big drinker, doesn’t mean I don’t like experimenting with boozy recipes. I tired a different cheesecake recipe a year or two ago for St Patrick’s day. It was a giant fail. I don’t remember exactly what happened but it took me until now to try a different one. Of course this is completely different. I’m pretty sure the first was with Guinness. The amounts were all off, I know that much. This is perfect in every way, especially if you love Baileys Irish cream.
And though I’m calling this a boozy treat, the alcohol more than likely cooks out in the baking process. I say more than likely because I hear that’s the case, but I’m not an expert so… yeah. Anyway, it’s only 1 tablespoon (or 2 if you want it stronger) spread throughout 12 mini cheesecakes so hardly any alcohol at all but just enough flavor. A nice subtle-ness about it.
Now that that’s out of the way…
Since St Patrick’s day is coming up, there’s sure to be lots of parties and drinking in many of your futures so clearly some tasty and boozy treats are in order! But whether you’re having a party or not, you absolutely need to make these. They’re fun bite sized mini cheesecakes, with a flavor of the season. My favorite part is the fresh chocolate whipped cream these are topped off with. I may or may not have taken several whipped cream shots when I was done taking pictures of these babies. And I encourage you to do the same. So good!Â
Mini Baileys Cheesecakes with Chocolate Whipped Cream
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 C graham cracker crumbs roughly 6 full sheets
- 1/2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
Filling:
- 12 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/2 C granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp Baileys Irish cream
- 1 large egg
Whipped cream:
- 1/2 C heavy cream
- 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
- 1-2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 12 cavity mini cheesecake pan.
- Mix crust ingredients together well. Add 1 cookie scoop of crust ingredients to each cheesecake cavity. Press down to create an even layer. Bake for 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat together cream cheese and sugar. Add vanilla, salt and Baileys, mixing well. Finally add egg, mixing until batter is smooth.
- Top off baked crust with 1 and 1/4 medium scoop per cavity. Tap pan to release any air bubbles. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Cool in pan completely before transferring to the refrigerator. Chill overnight.
- In a medium bowl, beat together whipped cream ingredients. For a lighter chocolate taste add 1 Tbsp cocoa powder, for a stronger taste add 2 Tbsp. Beat until soft peaks form.
- Remove cheesecakes from pan, top off with chocolate whipped cream.
Notes
Items used in this recipe:
More recipes perfect for St Patrick’s Day:
- Guinness and Baileys cupcakes
- Guinness ice cream float
- Slow cooker Guinness beef stew
- Beer pretzel bowls
- Slow cooker cheddar ale and bratwurst soup
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I love Bailey’s!!!
And the topping sounds awesome. Nice finishing touch to these yummy cheesecakes!
These sound delicious! I am a great lover of baileys, so i can imagine they are amazing! The only thing i would ask is since i am from the UK what would be a good substitute for the graham crackers, i’m thinking a digestive biscuits but what would you suggest?
You could substitute nearly any crisp cookie and turn those into crumbs. Shortbread, vanilla and even chocolate cookies are pretty common for making cheesecake crusts.
I love your mini cheesecakes more than you know. I really have to go buy one of those pans soon. This topping looks amazing too… I want a big bowl of it.
You really should! They’re tons of fun to play with.
Gorgeous shots Rachel! These mini cheesecakes are calling my name!
Thank you! :)
Oh i love the chocolate whipped cream addition!!
It’s SO good. Very hard to resist ;)
These sound absolutely fabulous! I love Bailey’s anything!
These mini cheesecakes are perfect!
bring on st patricks day if I can cook with bailey’s :)
These look wonderful–especially that whipped topping!
I have GOT to get my mitts on a mini-cheesecake pan. What’s taken me so long!! Love these in every possible way.
You really do! Bite the bullet and just get one ;)
you had me at baileys. And then again at cheesecake. then again at chocolate whipped cream. the only thing to make this better would be to make them in mini form and you did. You never cease to amaze me Rachel! :)
I’ve had way too much cheesecake lately. But a bite-size one can’t hurt right?! Beautiful pictures!!
Love mini cheesecakes and these look delicious! Your pictures are beautiful as well :)
I don’t drink much these days anymore either – I think thanks in large part to a nasty hangover years ago :) That said, I am definitely down with boozy desserts. Your mini cheesecakes are always so cute!
you had me at baileys! These look so stinking good. And they are pretty darn cute as well!
Cheers to boozy desserts! I LOVE Bailey’s cheesecakes. These little mini versions look adorable!
Cheers! We’re on the same page this week ;)
Looks to me like the perfect dessert for St. Patrick’s Day dinner. Love that they are minis…one of my favourite types of dessert servings. They just always look so darn cute.
yay for boozy treats on our blogs today :) haha, did i ever tell you that my roommate and i in college would drink bailey’s straight from the jug as if it were milk? those were our “nights in,” yeah, such rebels. not sure if i could smell bailey’s now without gagging – LOL, but these mini cheesecakes are just darling!
Haha, you sound just like me. I don’t drink much either since having kids. I like a glass of wine here and there, but I can’t tell you the last time I had one too many. Don’t don’t miss hangovers either. I’m a light weight now, but certainly not for this amazing looking dessert!
So pretty! Love all the boozy desserts this time of year!
You had me at chocolate whipped cream! These mini cheesecakes are so poppable, I would eat three without batting an eye. Yum!!
ummm first off I shutter at the thought of “six years sober: Although I realize that I probably won’t want to be boozing up once I transition to that stage in my life. Priorities change. I get that. I like though that you can still get your daily dose in desserts! These look fab!
haha! Yes it was a long time and the drinks I did have (post-babies) weren’t nearly as enjoyable as they once were, but it’s so fun to play with boozy treats! :)
These look delicious! I’ll have to try them soon.
Oh my, these look soooo delicious! I don’t think I’ve ever drank Bailey’s straight, but i’ve had it in lots of baked goods + milkshakes + they’ve all been scrumptious. I wish I had these in my house right now!
Chocolate whipped cream? You slay me.
These look so beautiful!
mini aka bite sized in my house.
these are just to die for good looking.
These look awesome! Would you recommend changing any portions or cooking times if I make the recipe in a regular sized pie dish (mini cakes are adorable however i have very limited cabinet space in my apartment!)
This recipe is specifically written for this pan size. I do not have portions or cook time for a larger version.