Best Individual Cheesecakes Recipes

INDIVIDUAL ORANGE AND CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the crushed chocolate wafers and the melted butter. Place a tightly packed teaspoon of the wafer mixture into each mini-muffin cup and press down firmly.
• In a food processor combine the ricotta cheese, cream cheese, 1/4 cup of the sugar, half of the orange zest, and the egg. Blend until smooth. Lightly grease the sides of the mini muffin tin with butter. Fill the cups with about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the cheesecake mixture. Place the mini muffin tin in a baking dish and pour enough hot water in the baking dish to come halfway up the sides of the mini muffin tin. Bake for 25 minutes. Transfer the mini muffin tin to a wire rack and let cool for 30 minutes. Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Use a small knife to gently pop the cheesecakes out of the cups.
• Just before serving, combine the remaining orange zest with the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Top each individual cheesecake with about 1/4 teaspoon of the orange zest mixture and serve.

INDIVIDUAL CHERRY CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Place one cookie each in the bottom of 24 greased muffin cups. In a bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Divide filling over muffin cups. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes. Chill before removing from cups. To serve, top each cheesecake with pie filling and a spoonful of whipped topping.

INDIVIDUAL NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE-CHERRY CHEESECAKES WITH BISCOFF CRUST

Steps:

• Process the cookies and granulated sugar in a food processor for 30 seconds or until finely ground. Add the butter; pulse 8 to 10 times or until combined. Press the mixture into bottoms of 8 (8-ounce) serving glasses (or small canning jars).
• Microwave the chocolate in a medium-size, microwave-safe bowl 50 seconds to 1 minute or until melted and smooth, stirring after 30 seconds. Let cool slightly.
• Beat the cream cheese with a mixer at medium speed 2 to 3 minutes until fluffy. Add the vanilla, salt, and melted chocolate, beating at low speed until well blended.
• Beat the whipping cream until foamy; gradually add the powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture. Spoon into the glasses. Cover and chill 4 hours or until set.
• For the topping, cook the cherries and sugar in a small saucepan over medium 5 minutes or until the sugar dissolves. Stir the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl. Stir into the cherries; cook, stirring frequently, 5 minutes or just until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in the orange liqueur (or orange juice) and salt. Let cool.
• Top each serving with a layer of whipped cream and the Cherry Topping to serve.

INDIVIDUAL NO-BAKE CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Line six large (8-ounce) cups of a muffin tin with plastic wrap; set aside. Combine sugar and crackers in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade; pulse until very finely chopped. Transfer to a small bowl, and stir in melted butter. Press into prepared muffin tin. Place in freezer while preparing filling.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese, creme fraiche, and confectioners' sugar until combined. In another bowl, beat heavy cream just until stiff peaks form; fold into cream-cheese mixture. Spoon into crusts, and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat pomegranate jelly in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until melted and smooth. Remove from heat; let stand until cool but pourable.
• When ready to serve, remove muffin tin from freezer. Lift out cheesecakes by gently pulling up on the plastic wrap. Carefully remove plastic; set cakes on serving plates. Drizzle each with jelly, and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds.

INDIVIDUAL CHEESECAKES WITH MIXED-BERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• For cheesecake:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter six 1 1/4 cup custard cups. Toss ground cookies with melted butter in medium bowl to blend. Press 3 tablespoons cookie mixture evenly onto bottom of each prepared cup; reserve remaining cookie mixture.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in large bowl until fluffy, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl, about 1 minute. Add eggs and yolks 1 at a time, blending well after each addition. Divide batter equally among custard cups. Sprinkle reserved cookie mixture evenly atop batter. Place cups in large roasting pan. Add enough hot water to pan to reach halfway up sides of cups. Bake until cheesecakes are set in center, about 45 minutes. Remove cheesecakes from water bath. Cool completely. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• For sauce:
• Melt butter in heavy medium skillet over high heat. Mix in sugar. Add berries and stir until sugar dissolves and berries are heated through, about 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat; stir in liqueur.
• Cut around cheesecakes to loosen. Turn cheesecakes out onto plates. Pour warm berry sauce around cheesecakes.

INDIVIDUAL NO-BAKE STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Coarsely chop 6 berries and place in food processor. Add cream cheese, sour cream, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract and process until smooth. Using a rubber spatula, fill pie tins. Garnish cheesecakes with slices of remaining berries.

INDIVIDUAL CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour twelve 3/4-cup custard cups. Stir chocolate in bowl set over simmering water until smooth. Remove from over water. Cool to lukewarm, about 10 minutes.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream and cinnamon in medium bowl until soft peaks form. Add liqueur; beat until still peaks form. Beat eggs and brown sugar in large bowl until very light, about 5 minutes. Gradually beat chocolate into egg mixture, then fold in cream mixture.
• Divide batter among prepared cups. Set cups in large roasting pan. Add enough hot water to pan to come halfway up sides of cups. Bake until tops of cakes look dry and tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 18 minutes. Transfer cups to racks; cool cakes completely.
• Cut around cakes to loosen. Turn cakes out onto plates.

INDIVIDUAL LIME CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in the lime curd on low speed until just combined.
• Spoon the mixture into the graham cracker crusts. Place on a small baking sheet in the freezer for 10 minutes. Serve with a dollop of whipped topping and 1/4 of a slice of lime that has been sprinkled with sugar.

INDIVIDUAL MINI PEPPERMINT CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Set out 18 foil muffin or cupcake cups.
• Place 1 vanilla wafer in each cup and set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese at high speed, using an electric mixer, until creamy.
• Add in sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup crushed candy, and food coloring; stir until well blended.
• Fold in 2 cups Cool Whip.
• Spoon mixture evenly into muffin cups.
• Cover and freeze for at least 2 hours or until firm.
• Top with remaining Cool Whip (I pipe it on top) and sprinkle crushed peppermint on top.

INDIVIDUAL PUMPKIN CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line 18 muffin cups, from 2 12-cup muffin tins, with paper liners. Place 1 whole cookie in the bottom of each lined cup.
• Beat the cream cheese, granulated and brown sugars and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl using an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Reduce the speed to low and beat in the eggs until combined. Beat in the half-and-half and sour cream until smooth. Use a spatula to stir in the pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice until well blended. Divide the batter evenly among the cookie-lined cups (the cups will be very full).
• Bake until the filling is just set and a knife inserted into the center comes out moist but clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool completely in the pans on a wire rack and then refrigerate until cold, at least 4 hours or up to overnight. Top each with whipped cream and a sprinkle of crystallized ginger before serving.

INDIVIDUAL SWIRLED PUMPKIN CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 300°F Line 12-cup muffin tin with foil liners; coat liners with nonstick cooking spray.
• BEAT cream cheese, sugar, cinnamon, flour, vanilla extract and salt in large mixer bowl until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Transfer 1/2 cup batter to a medium bowl. Add pumpkin and Coffee-mate; stir until blended.
• DIVIDE white cream cheese batter evenly among prepared cups; top evenly with pumpkin batter. Swirl batters with butter knife.
• BAKE for 16 to 18 minutes or until just set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours before serving.

EASY INDIVIDUAL CHEESECAKES WITH STRAWBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Process the graham crackers and chocolate chips in a food processor, until finely ground. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture is sandy in texture and moist. Divide the mixture evenly among 6 large muffin cups, then press it evenly over the bottoms and about two-thirds of the way up the sides. Bake until the crusts are set - approx. 8 minutes. Cool.
• 2. Clean out the food processor - then pulse the cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla and orange zest until smooth. Divide the filling evenly among the muffin cups and bake until the rims are slightly puffed and the centers are almost set - approx. 30 minutes. Cool the mini cheesecakes in the cups, on a rack. Then refrigerate, uncovered, for at least 2 hours.
• 3. Meanwhile, for the sauce: In a clean food processor or blender, puree the strawberries with the sugar.
• 4. When you are ready to serve, run a small knife around the outside of the cheesecakes, then use the knife to gently lift them from their molds. Transfer chessecakes to small plates. Spoon some sauce over each and serve. Enjoy!

INDIVIDUAL MAPLE AND MASCARPONE CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Butter twelve 3/4-cup custard cups. Sprinkle raw sugar in each buttered cup, turning to coat bottom and sides and tapping out excess raw sugar. Arrange prepared custard cups in large roasting pan.
• Bring maple syrup to boil in heavy large deep saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and boil gently until maple syrup is reduced to 1 cup, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes (syrup will bubble vigorously). Remove saucepan from heat and stir in whipping cream (mixture will bubble up high). Return saucepan to medium heat and simmer until any crystallized bits dissolve and mixture is reduced to 1 cup, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes. Cool completely.
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until smooth. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then beat in vanilla extract. Add mascarpone cheese and beat just until blended and smooth. Add cooled maple syrup mixture to cheese mixture and beat until well blended.
• Pour batter into prepared custard cups, dividing equally. Add enough hot water to roasting pan to come halfway up sides of custard cups. Bake until cheesecakes are light golden on top and centers move slightly when custard cups are gently shaken, about 1 hour. Cool in water bath 15 minutes. Remove custard cups from water bath. Refrigerate uncovered overnight. (Cheesecakes can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover with plastic wrap and keep refrigerated.)
• Run small sharp knife around sides of cheesecakes to loosen. Place dessert plate atop 1 cheesecake. Invert cheesecake onto plate; shake gently to release. Repeat with remaining cheesecakes. Garnish each with fresh berries and fresh mint sprigs, if desired. Serve cold.

INDIVIDUAL MINI CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Place a fine sieve over a small saucepan and press the thawed raspberries and juices through it, extracting as much liquid as possible. Stir in sugar. Bring mixture to a boil over medium high heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Boil liquid, stirring constantly,until mixture is reduced to 3 tablespoons (20 minutes). Remove from heat and set aside, cooling completely.
• Preheat oven to 325-degrees F. Grease inside of cans with butter. Place cans on parchment paper, tracing circles to fit inside cans. Line bottom of cans with paper circles. Place cans on cookie sheet and set aside.
• Place the crushed cookies and sugar in a small bowl and mix with a fork. Add melted butter to crumbs and stir with fork unil crumbs are moistened. Spoon crumb mixture into cans, dividing evenly among the three cans, pressing down with fingers. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven but keep oven on.
• Place cream cheese and sugar in mixing bowl and beat with electic mixer on medium speed for 45 seconds or until mixture is creamy. Add egg, yolk and water, reduce mixer speed to low and beat until combined (20 seconds). Beat in the prepared raspberry reduction (the raspberries that were boiled down and set aside), cream and vanilla (15 seconds) until blended. Spoon batter into cans, dividing evenly among the three cans. Return to oven and bake until set (25-30 minutes). Remove from oven and transfer cheese cakes to cooling rack. Cool completley in cans. Cover and refrigerate 6 hours or overnight to cool completely.
• The next day- pour cream (1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons) into saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Remove from heat and add chocolate, swirling to incorrporate chocolate into cream. Let stand one minute. Stir with a whisk until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is smooth. Use immediately.
• To serve - run a knife around the insides of the cans to loosen cheesecakes. Turn cakes out and remove paper circles, placing cakes upright on cooling rack. Spoon chocolate sauce over cheesecakes, using a spatula or knife to smooth it over top and sides of cakes. Arrange a few raspberries on each cake, if desired. Refrigerate until firm (20 minutes or up to 4 days). Transfer cakes to individual dessert plates.

INDIVIDUAL CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• In a food processor or mixer combine 1 Bar of Cream Cheese, 1/3 Cup Sugar and 1/8 Corn Starch until just combined.
• Add 1 more Bar of cream cheese and combine.
• Add 1/8+1/4Heavy Whipping Cream, 1/2 cup Sugar and Vanilla Extract and mix till just combined.
• Finally add 1 Egg and combine.
• Pour mixture into store bought individual graham cracker crusts and bake in a water bath for 25-30min in a 350degree oven.
• Let cool till they are at room temperature and than refrigerate for at least 1hr.

MIX 'N MATCH MINI INDIVIDUAL CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Mix cracker crumbs, 3 Tbsp. sugar and the butter; press scant 1/3 cup crumb mixture onto bottom of each of four mini (4-1/2-inch) springform pans. Bake 7 min.
• Beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and the vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour one-fourth of the batter (about 1 cup) into each of four bowls. If desired, add one of the Stir-In Ideas to each bowl of batter. Pour over crusts. Place pans on baking sheet.
• Bake 40 to 45 min. or until centers are almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rims of pans to loosen cakes; cool before removing rims. Refrigerate at least 4 hours.

INDIVIDUAL PUMPKIN CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• 1. Place paper baking cups in muffin pans. Place 1 gingersnap in each cup. 2. Beat cream cheese, sugar, corn starch and pumpkin pie spice with an electric mixer until well mixed. Add eggs and blend well. Add pumpkin and syrup. Beat 1 minute. 3. Pour filling into cups, dividing evenly. Bake in a preheated 325F oven for 30-35 min, until just set. 4. Chill for 1 hour. Garnish with whipped cream.