Best Mini Cheesecake Tarts Recipes

MINI LEMON CHEESECAKE TARTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat 3 ounces cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter and lemon zest until blended. Gradually add flour, mix well. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until firm., Preheat oven to 325°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; press onto the bottom and up sides of 24 ungreased mini muffin cups., For filling, in a small bowl, beat 1/2 cup sugar and remaining cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1 teaspoon lemon juice and vanilla. Add egg; beat on low speed just until blended. Fill cups half full with cream cheese mixture. Bake 18-22 minutes or until set. Carefully run a knife around tarts to loosen from pan. Cool in pans on wire racks., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and remaining sugar; whisk in water. Bring to boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; gently stir in food coloring and remaining lemon juice and butter. Cool to room temperature., Remove cooled tarts from pans. Spoon on topping; top with raspberries. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

NO-BAKE BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE MINI TARTS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl with an electric hand mixer or in a stand mixer afixed with the paddle attachment, beat together the brown sugar, sour cream, and vanilla on medium speed until smooth, about one minute.
• Add the cream cheese and lemon zest and continue beating until smooth, about one more minute.
• Add the heavy whipping cream and beat for about one more minute until slightly fluffy and smooth.
• Fill mini tart shells with cream cheese filling. You can spoon in the filling, or place the filling in a freezer bag, snip off the end, and pipe it in.
• Top each tart with three blueberries. Serve.

CHERRY CHEESE TARTS- RECIPE FOR CHICAGO 12 CUP MINI CHEESECAKE P

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Place one disc in each cup of the cheesecake pan. Lightly grease the pans with butter or use a non-stick spray.
• Blend cream cheese with the egg, vanilla and 1/4 cup sugar. Set aside.
• Mix the ground nuts woth the melted butter and 3 tablespoons of sugar.
• Press the nut crumb into the base of 12 cups. Press the crumbs into the base and about 1/3 ways up the side of each cup.
• Fill evenly with the cheesecake mixture.
• Bake 14 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the oven and place on a rack to cool for 20 minutes.
• The tops will all as they cool.
• Lightly loosen the cheese tarts around the edges and carefully remove the cheesecakes by pushing the handle of a wooden spoon through the hole at the bottom of each cup.
• When cool, take the disc off the bottom of each cheesecake using a butter knife.
• Place 3 or 4 cherries on the top of each tart.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve. Makes 1 dozen cheesecakes.

MINI CHEESECAKE TARTS

Steps:

• 1. Mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and eggs together until smooth.
• 2. Press 1 vanilla wafer into each paper cup.
• 3. Spoon cheese mixture over wafer.
• 4. Bake for 10 minutes at 350.
• 5. Cool, place pie filling on top. Refrigerate.
• 6. You can change the pie filling flavors to your liking.

MINI LEMON CHEESECAKE TARTS RECIPE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat 3 ounces cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter and lemon peel until blended. Gradually add flour, mix well. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until firm.
• Preheat oven to 325°. Shape dough into 1 1/4 inch balls; press onto the bottom and up sides of 24 ungreased mini muffin cups.
• For filling, in a small bowl, beat 1/2 cup sugar and remaining cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1 teaspoon lemon juice and vanilla. Add egg; beat on low speed just until blended. Fill cups half full with cream cheese mixture. Bake 18-20 minutes or until set. Carefully run a knife around tarts to loosen from pan. Cool in pans on wire racks.
• While the tarts are cooling, in a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and remaining sugar; whisk in water. Bring to boil, stirring constantly for 1 to 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Gently stir in food coloring and remaining lemon juice and butter. Cool to room temperature.
• Remove cooled tarts from pans. Spoon on topping; top each tart with a raspberry. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

MINI PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE TARTS

Steps:

• Remove the shells from the freezer and let them thaw at room temperature for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the pumpkin, whipped topping, and pumpkin pie spice in a medium bowl, whisking until smooth. Add the pudding mix and whisk until smooth and thick.
• Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the filling into each of the shells (you can also pipe the filling with a pastry bag or a plastic sandwich bag with one corner snipped off), then top the tarts with whipped topping and a sprinkling of the pumpkin pie spice, if you like.

MINI CHOC-ORANGE CHEESECAKE TARTS

Steps:

• Turn a metal muffin or bun tin upside down. Divide the cookie dough into 12 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball, then press over each dome, shaping down the sides to make an upside-down tart case. Chill for 30 mins.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Bake the tin and cookie dough for 12-15 mins until the tart cases are golden. While still warm, cut away any excess that has dripped down the sides, prying with a knife to remove. Cool on a wire rack.
• Whip the cream to soft peaks, then stir in the cream cheese and icing sugar. Drain the mandarins, reserving the juice. Add 4 tbsp of mandarin juice to the cream mixture and beat until smooth. Spoon into the cases and top with slices of mandarin. Chill until ready to serve.