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Mini Baked Cheesecakes

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Mini Baked Cheesecakes

Mini baked cheesecakes in individual portions — light, attractive, and perfect for sharing. Try this tasty, easy-to-follow recipe.

Total time80 min
Prep30 min
Cook50 min
Yield8 servings
DifficultyMedium
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DessertsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg freeMediumLong cook

Recipe story

Mini baked cheesecakes — individual portions can be especially appealing!

Ingredients

  • Base (first layer):
  • 200 g biscuits (crumbled)
  • 100 g melted butter
  • Second layer:
  • 300 g cream cheese (Philadelphia or similar)
  • 100 g sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 200 ml heavy cream (whipping cream)
  • For topping: strawberry gel or strawberry jam + fresh strawberries
  • This mini baked cheesecake recipe is from a friend and cook on Shou Tabkhin Alyoum:
  • ليلى حمود
  • Click Leyla's name to visit her profile on our site.
  • For more delicious desserts see: Date Syrup Cake
  • For Leyla's mini atayef recipe see: Mini Atayef Method
  • For Lotus cheesecake recipe: Lotus Cheesecake Method

Method

  1. Crush the biscuits, add the melted butter, mix well and press them together
  2. Prepare the cupcake molds and line them with paper cases; put the biscuit mixture in and press firmly
  3. Beat the cream cheese (it should be at room temperature), add the sugar and beat; then after the sugar dissolves add the eggs, vanilla, and a tablespoon of lemon juice and beat
  4. Add the cream and continue beating well
  5. Divide the cream-cheese mixture over the biscuit in the molds
  6. Put the mini cheesecake molds into a preheated oven at 170°C for 15 minutes
  7. Let the molds cool completely before decorating
  8. Decorate with strawberry jelly or strawberry jam, then top with fresh strawberry slices
  9. Serve the mini baked cheesecakes after allowing them to chill thoroughly in the refrigerator
  10. Laila Hamoud
  11. For more delicious desserts, here is a link: Date molasses cake
  12. To make Laila's mini athmaliya, here is the link: Method for mini athmaliya

Notes and serving ideas

  • Date Syrup Cake
  • Mini Atayef Method
  • Lotus Cheesecake Method
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Leila Hammoud

Leila began making delicious dishes at a very young age. At 12 she watched her sister make macarons, memorized the recipe, tried it, and succeeded — that was the start of the favorite recipes loved by family and guests.

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