Mini Cherry Cheesecakes recipe

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Ingredients

24 vanilla wafer cookies
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
¾ cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (12 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Nutrition Info

140.7 calories
carbohydrate: 15.1 g
cholesterol: 36 mg
fat: 8.1 g
fiber: 0.2 g
protein: 2.2 g
saturatedFat: 4.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 82 mg
sugar: 6.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.

  2. Place a vanilla wafer into the bottom of each muffin cup.

  3. Beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla extract in a bowl until fluffy. Spoon mixture into the muffin cups, filling them 2/3 full.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until cheesecake filling is set, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours. Spoon 2 or 3 cherries from pie filling over each cheesecake.

Recipe Yield

2 dozen mini cheesecakes

Recipe Note

I got this recipe from my mother-in-law many years ago. It's a family favorite and a great treat for potlucks. It's very easy to make but looks like you've spent hours on it.

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