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easy little cheesecakes

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Paula Todora
Fort Worth, TX

Vanilla Wafers for the crusts, simple cheesecake filling and topped with any type of fruit or fruit filling you choose. These make 12, for a serving size of 2 each. If you use fresh fruit, slice and top cheesecakes after they are cooled.

(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For easy little cheesecakes

  • 12
    vanilla wafer cookies
  • 16 oz
    cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp
    fresh lemon juice (optional)
  • zest from 1 small lemon
  • 1 can
    cherry pie filling or any filling or 1 cup fresh fruit

How To Make easy little cheesecakes

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place one cookie in the bottom of a 12 cup muffin pan, lined with paper liners.
  • 2
    In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla, lemon juice and lemon zest on medium high until light and creamy, about 1 minute.
  • 3
    Divide batter equally between muffin tins and bake 15 minutes, or until set. Cool in refrigerator and top with fruit filling when cool.
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