Mini Lemon-Lime Cheesecakes
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Today we’re throwing our friend Caroline from Chocolate & Carrots a virtual baby shower. She’s been waiting for what probably feels like forever to meet her sweet little baby.
I knew immediately that I wanted to share a mini treat for the occasion because there are almost always bite size treats at baby showers. I hadn’t thought about it until after the fact but the colors I used worked out just right for a gender neutral shower. I’m not sure how Caroline has managed to resist the urge to find out what she’s having. The moment I could know, I wanted to know… and then have them double check.
These mini lemon-lime cheesecakes are the perfect two (or maybe three) bite dessert, full of creamy springtime flavor. If you love cheesecake, you’ll want to try these. Use a muffin tin with wrappers in place of a mini cheesecake pan if you do not have one.
Be sure to check out what everyone else brought to the party! It’s an amazing assortment, too bad this is only a virtual shower! What a fun and delicious time it’d be! Scroll to the bottom for all of the links.
Mini Lemon-Lime Cheesecakes
Ingredients
Crust:
- 20 Nilla Wafer Cookies or 1/2C fine crumbs
- 1 1/2 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 2 1/4 tsp granulated sugar
Filling:
- 12 oz cream cheese softened
- 2/3 C granulated sugar
- 2 Tbsp sour cream
- 1 Tbsp all purpose flour
- zest of 1 lemon and 1 lime
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- juice of 1/2 lime
- 2 large eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 °F. Lightly grease cheesecake pan with baking spray.
- Crush cookies into fine crumbs. In a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs, butter and sugar. Using a small cookie scoop, divide crust ingredients among cavities. Press mixture flat. I used a shot glass because it fit perfectly and had a nice flat bottom, use whatever you have on hand that fits.
- In a medium bowl, beat softened cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar, sour cream and flour. Mix well. Scrape your bowl as needed.
- Zest one lemon and one lime directly into your bowl. Cut each in half, squeeze the juice from one half of both the lemon and lime. Add your eggs and mix just until combined. Do not over mix.
- Add cream cheese mixture to your crust using a medium cookie scoop. One scoop of filling mixture to each cavity. Gently shake or tap you tray on the counter to settle any bubbles or rolls in the filling.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes. Center of cheesecakes should be just slightly jiggly. Let cool on a wire rack for 1-2 hours before refrigerating. Chill for 2-4 hours prior to serving. Carefully remove cheesecakes from tray and pop off baking discs from the bottom of your cheesecakes.
- Serve with whipped cream or cool whip if desired. Store chilled in an airtight container.
Notes
Love all the little cheesecakes at her shower! These sound so refreshing. So glad we were both a part of the party!
Aww, Rachel! Thank you so much! I’m sitting here crying my eyes out because of all of your thoughtful and sweet posts. I can’t even being to tell you how much I appreciate this kind gesture. :D
These cheesecakes look perfectly amazing. Totally gender neutral and I have no idea how I still haven’t asked about what we’re having…I’m such a planner, but I am THE hardest person to surprise. So kuddos to you all for completely surprising me! I had no idea. And what a sweet surprise at that. I just love that these are so tart and sweet. I’ve been loving tart things during this pregnancy. :D So these are perfection.
I can’t thank you enough, Rachel!
Love,
Caroline
It was so much fun. I’m glad you were surprised! I can’t wait to hear all of the wonderful news when the time comes. :) If you ever have any questions, feel free to ask!
I definitely will. I love having fellow mothers around to guide me through. :D Thank you again!!!
wow these look so good!! I love how bite-sized/individually portioned they are. you know how much i love lemon lime and in a cheesecake? even better :)
These are so cute and perfect for a shower! Love it!
Pretty! Tiny cheesecakes are perfect for a shower!
YUM! I love the combination of citrus with the richness of a cheesecake! And they are beautiful! I’ll have to add these to my ‘to do’ list!
SO pretty…and you worked so hard developing this recipe :) What a treat! And I love your repurposed prop ♥
Mini is perfect for a shower!! They sound delicious.
These look great! My family loves cheesecake. I can’t wait to try this for our next family gathering!
there are adorable! I love mini cheesecakes!! great flavor.
I want to take these and Cassie’s cheesecakes and have a mini cheesecake party minus the whole baby part. I’m really good at eating desserts, not so much at taking care of a baby ;)
It’s definitely a day for cheesecakes! I need one of these mini cheesecake pans because I love making individual portions but always have to use my cupcake pan. These sound so amazing!
i’m a huge huge huge citrus lover (in fact, i’m drinking lemon water right now) so these sounds amazing to me. so glad to be part of the virtual shower with you!
These are so perfect! I love the colors, and the lemon lime combo sounds delicious! I’ve actually been craving cheesecake – I think this is a sign :D
Ooh, you’re right about the colors. Yellow and green are perfect. :) I love your shot glass trick! And Cassie, I want a mini cheesecake pan too.
They came out beautifully! Nice job. :)
These would be absolutely perfect at a shower, and I love the citrus combination. Gorgeous!
oh my gorgeous! And i love that the color is general neutral since we don’t know the sex! So cool. That crust alone- yum!!!
Citrus is a perfect way to lighten up cheesecake when the weather starts to warm up – these mini ‘cakes look delicious!
There was a lot of cheesecake out there :-) Love the perfect little ones you made, and the flavor, very refreshing!!
omg love these! Bookmarked
not only are these adorable but the flavor combo sounds to die for!
Very cute, I love lemon cheesecakes, they are so refreshing!
Citrus cheesecakes are really awesome. I am loving the mini versions…Makes me stick to my sexy-me diet ;)
You guys are just too sweet. And I love what you made for the baby shower. An easy no-bake cheesecake is always a plus in my book!
Scratch that! I got mixed up with Cassie’s no bake cheesecake that she brought to the shower. Ooops. My mind is everywhere today. But still, these look incredibly easy to make, and they’re oh-so-cute!
Yum! I booked marked these for life. Perfect mini dessert for a baby shower.
Wow! Those look so tasty! and they are so cute! What a great idea.
Thanks for sharing!
What a great contribution to the virtual baby shower! I’ve been meaning to buy a mini cheesecake pan and these would be a perfect first thing to try in them! They look perfectly citrusy and spring-y. Thanks for sharing!
Mini cheesecakes are an absolute favorite at my house! I love this lemon lime flavor :)
YUM! Love cheesecake and love the idea of lemon-lime cheesecake. I can only imagine how refreshing these are!
these are just perfect! i love mini cheesecakes and will definitely be making these soon :)
These are to cute and perfect for ocasion :D
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Just had to feature it in my top 3 cakes this week, (if you don’t mind). The post with link to your page is here: http://helenscooking.info/?p=2866
Shared it on my facebook as well. It’s a great dessert. thank you for sharing!!!!
Its a great recipe.. loved it.. Thanks 4 sharing…
the tops of your minis look perfect! no cracking. how have you ensured that without using a water bath? It’s not a problem, of course, when you plan to top them, but these “bare” ones are perfect. Please share your tips.
Every cheesecake is different and some are more prone to cracking than others. There are so many factors that come into play but for these… simply prepare and bake as directed and you shouldn’t have an issue.
In your direction ,you mention it remove the disc from the bottom of the crust,but it isn’t mentioned in anywhere in the recipe. Parchment paper used or cupcake holders. Thanks for answering my question.
The directions state to use a mini cheesecake pan. They have removable discs at the bottom of each cavity, just like a full size cheesecake pan.