Mini Cheesecakes with Fresh Berries

Mini Cheesecakes with Fresh Berries are just as delicious as its full-size cheesecake, only cuter! They're very similar to my Cheesecake Cupcakes Recipe only these are topped with blueberries and raspberries! Let me show you how easy it is to make this incredible recipe.

My all-time favorite dessert is cheesecake. It's rich, creamy and, for the most part, has a buttery graham cracker crust!

I chose to top these mini cheesecakes with fresh blueberries and raspberries. You could also use crushed Oreo cookies as a topping or even chopped up candy pieces.

Mini Cheesecakes with Fresh Berries are the perfect dessert to serve for a party, BBQ or even baby shower. Plus, they look great on a dessert table!

Sour Cream Topping

The thing that sets this mini cheesecake recipe apart from all the others is the sour cream topping. When my mother first started making this recipe I was young and the idea of mixing sour cream with a dessert did not make sense to me.

Even though I was skeptical, I tasted the cheesecake and fell in love immediately as I'm sure you will too.

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Main Ingredients Needed

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For the Crust

• Graham cracker crumbs
• Melted butter
• Sugar

For the Cheesecake Filling

• Cream cheese; room temperature
• Vanilla
• 2 eggs
• Sugar

For the Sour Cream Topping

• Sour cream
• Sugar

For the Fruit Topping

• Fresh blueberries and raspberries

Step-by-Step Directions

Step 1: Prepare the Graham Cracker Crust

Place the graham crackers in a bowl and combine them with the melted butter and sugar. 

Line your muffin pan or cupcake pan with paper cupcake liners. Then spray them with non-stick cooking spray. Add about one tablespoon of the graham cracker crumb mixture to the bottom of each muffin well.

You can use the back of a spoon, juice glass or tart tamper. to press down the crumbs.  You may have seen me use this tool before with my mini quiche recipe. 

Step 2: Make the Cream Cheese Filling

In the bowl of an electric mixer, add the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and eggs.. Combine until everything is smooth. 

Step 3: Fill the Muffin Tin

Using a cookie scoop, add the cream cheese filling mixture into each cupcake holder. Make sure they've been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Fill each holder, ⅔ of the way.

Step 4: Baking Instructions

Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes. Then remove the tray from the oven and add the sour cream layer.

Step 5: Add the Sour Cream Topping

While the cupcakes are baking, prepare the sour cream topping by combining the sour cream and ⅓ cup sugar in a medium sized bowl. Using an electric mixer, blend until smooth and creamy.

After the cupcakes have baked for about 20 minutes, remove the trays from the oven.

Add the sour cream topping to the top of each cheesecake muffin. Return the trays to the oven and continue to bake for an additional 8 minutes. 

Step 6: Cooling Instructions

Allow the cupcakes to cool in the refrigerator until they become firm enough to stand alone when the paper cupcake liner is peeled away.

Toppings for Mini Cheesecake

For this recipe I chose fresh blueberries and raspberries. However, you can choose one of the following to add to the top of the fresh baked mini cheesecakes:

• Mini chocolate chips
• Canned blueberry, cherry or apple pie filling - just a little teaspoon on top of each mini cheesecake would be delicious!
• Chocolate Ganache - check out my recipe from the Brownie Chocolate Cake. It's very simple to put together and, just a little drizzle would be heaven!
• You could also use jam! A few teaspoons of your favorite jam would be delicious.
• Crushed Oreo cookies or mini candy pieces, as I mentioned at the top of the post, would work as well.

Arrange the berries on top of the mini cheesecakes and serve!

Cheesecake Baking Tips

The cream cheese needs to be soft for any cheesecake recipe. So that means you need to take it out of the refrigerator at least an hour or two before you plan on preparing this recipe.

But what if you forget? You can soften cream cheese in the microwave. You want to be very careful though.

Place the cream cheese on a microwavable safe dish. Microwave uncovered on medium power in 15 second intervals or just until it is softened.

Ready for more cheesecake recipes?

• Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries
• Cheesecake Cupcakes – updated recently with new photos and tips! 
• Chocolate Bliss Cheesecake
• Cheesecake Chocolate Chip Muffins – is it a muffin or a cupcake? You decide! 
• No Bake Cheesecake Pudding Parfaits – perfect for summer because these are no bake! 

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