Recipe: Petite Cherry Cheesecakes
If you’re craving an after-dinner sweet that won’t ruin your plans of eating well, these one-bite mini cheesecakes will do just that. The creamy cheesecake pairs well with the slightly tart cherry pie filling top, leaving you with a satisfied sweet tooth. And at just 70 calories for two, you don’t have to feel guilty for indulging in these every once in a while. Replacing half the cream cheese with Greek yogurt and using reduced-fat cream cheese slims this down in a way you won't believe.
Pro tips:
- The longer these sit in the refrigerator, the softer the cookie bottom will get. If you eat these day of, the wafer on the bottom will still be slightly crunchy.
- Also, the longer they sit, the cleaner the paper liner will peel away from the cheesecake.
Recipe: Petite Cherry Cheesecakes
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 12 minutes
Yield: 12 servings
Serving size: 2 mini cheesecakes
Ingredients
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24 mini vanilla wafers
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4 ounces ⅓ less-fat cream cheese, softened (half of a block of cream cheese)
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¼ cup sugar
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1 egg, room temperature
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¼ cup plain, non-fat Greek yogurt
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½ tablespoon lemon juice
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½ teaspoon vanilla
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24 cherries from light cherry pie filling
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24 mini muffin liners
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 300°F and line a 24-count mini muffin tin with mini muffin liners. Place 1 vanilla wafer in each cupcake liner, flat side down.
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With an electric mixer, cream the cream cheese and sugar together until smooth.
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Add the egg and beat until it is thoroughly incorporated, before beating in the yogurt, lemon juice, and vanilla. The batter will be runny.
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Fill the liners nearly to the top using a teaspoon measuring spoon, and bake until the cheesecakes are set, 10-12 minutes.
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Allow to rest in the muffin tin on a cooling rack for 10 minutes before removing mini cheesecakes from the tin. The tops will fall slightly after they have cooled.
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Place 1 cherry on top of each mini cheesecake. Refrigerate until completely chilled, or overnight.
Per Serving: (2 mini cheesecakes)
Calories: 70
Calories from fat: 24
Fat: 2g
Saturated Fat: 2g
Cholesterol: 22mg
Sodium: 62mg
Carbohydrates: 10g
Fiber: 0g
Sugar: 8g
Protein: 2g
SmartPoints: 3
The nutrition content of recipes on Popculture.com have been calculated by Registered Dietitian, Jessica Penner, of Smart Nutrition.