If you’re looking for a cool, sweet treat. One that is healthyish. One that takes no oven. Look no further. Here’s my recipe for No Bake Mini Cheesecakes.
Oh. And they’re gluten free!
Here are all the ingredients and what I did.
Crust
Let’s be honest and just call this the best part. Crunchy and sweet and buttery with a touch of cinnamon. Simple Mills Sweet Thins are gluten free and are available from Costco. I crushed a cup in the blender and mixed the crumbs with a couple tablespoons of melted butter.
I took about 1.5 teaspoons of the crumbs and pressed them into cupcake liners which were held stable by a muffin pan.
Cream Cheese Filling
Using only two tablespoons of honey with Greek yogurt, cream cheese, a splash of vanilla and a splash of lemon juice I find these mini cheesecakes to be the perfect combination of sweet and tart.
I used a mixer and beat the filling for about one minute until it was smooth.
Remember that silicon spatula spoon I bought recently? It came in handy to measure honey and scrape out the filling onto the crust.
Assembly
After firmly pressing the crumbs into the papers, I took a small scoop of filling to drop onto each one.
I froze them for several hours before removing from the muffin pan and freezing in a Ziploc for future sharing and enjoyment.
Topping
These are plenty good enough to eat plain, but I topped mine with a few berries.
Helpful Hint:
Be sure to lick the beater blades before washing. You don’t want to waste any of that deliciousness!
No Bake Mini Cheesecakes
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup crushed Simple Mills graham crackers
- 2 tbsp melted butter
Filling
- 8 oz softened cream cheese
- ½ cup Greek yogurt I used plain, nonfat
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Crush graham crackers somewhat finely (I used the blender). Mix with melted butter and press about 1.5 teaspoons into the bottom of a muffin tin or cupcake paper.
- Blend softened cream cheese, yogurt, lemon juice and vanilla until smooth and creamy (about 1 minute with a hand mixer).
- Drop a small scoop of filling onto the crust and freeze several hours before topping and serving.