Let me be the first to say you will never miss the extra calories after you have had one of these creamy and oh so dreamy Skinny Mini Cheesecakes!
Who says you “can’t have your cake and eat it too? Well with these adorable and delectable Skinny Mini Cheesecake I am here to say “YOU CAN!”. I made these Skinny Mini Cheesecakes in honor of my sister in law, who loves cheesecake. Cheesecake is that one dessert that makes your mouth water and your eyes roll back after the first bite. It is so soft, smooth and creamy with just the right amount of sweetness. Adding fresh fruit, chocolate, caramel, or homemade jam to the top really makes these Skinny Mini Cheesecakes irresistible.
The cinnamon flavored graham crackers gave the crust just a touch of spice to go with everything nice, and trust me when I say no one is going to know these Skinny Mini Cheesecakes are made with low fat cream cheese and cottage cheese.
Skinny Mini Cheesecake is such a cute dessert to have for Easter or Mother’s Day brunch. I love that I can make these ahead of time and leave them in the refrigerator until I am ready to top them with my delicious homemade raspberry jam, fresh local fruit and a sprig of fragrant mint. It makes planning much easier knowing I have the dessert ready to go. I really filled my cupcake tins full because they sink quite a bit once they have cooled, so I only got eleven Skinny Mini Cheesecakes out of one batch. You could fill them a little less if you really need to stretch your cream cheese mixture in order to get twelve cheesecake from your batch.
Have fun with these Skinny Mini Cheesecakes and add your own personality to the party. xoxo.
- 3-whole low fat cinnamon graham crackers
- 1-1/2-tablespoons butter, melted
- 8-ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
- 2-Tbsp + 2-tsp splenda sugar blend
- 1-egg
- 1-egg white
- 1-cup 2% cottage cheese
- 1-teaspoon vanilla
- 1-1/2-tablespoons flour
- 1-jar of raspberry jam (or any flavor of choice)
- blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, mint leaves or any other toppings of choice.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Line a 12-cup muffin tin with foil cupcake liners.
- Break graham crackers into food processor and process into fine crumbs.
- With processor running, drizzle in melted butter until combined.
- Divide crust into muffin cups and gently press down with fingers.
- Bake 5 minutes.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
- Add egg and egg white and blend until smooth.
- Place cottage cheese in food processor and process until smooth.
- Add cottage cheese, vanilla, and flour to cream cheese mixture and beat until combined.
- Divide mixture evenly between muffin cups, about 3/4 the way full.
- Bake 15-20 minutes, until centers are puffed and edges are set.
- Remove from oven and cool completely to room temperature. Centers will sink when cooled.
- Refrigerate fro a minimum of 6-8 hours or overnight.
- Serve with desired toppings. Enjoy!
Hi! Visiting from Turn It Up Tuesdays. This looks so yummy and your photos are great! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments!
skinny or not, these cheesecakes look SO good!
LOL!! They are both skinny and GOOD!! 🙂
I’ve made these twice now and I can’t get over how fabulous they are!! The first time I added a little lemon powder to them and put lemon curd on top. The second time I added some grated orange rind and a little orange oil. I cheated and used chocolate cake crumbs for the curst, with the orange. They are so wonderful. I can’t believe that they are so low in calories! (Except for my chocolate cake crumb crust.) Thanks for sharing. I love your blog!
Delina~ Lemon curd sounds delicious and the chocolate cake crumbs for the crust is perfect too. So happy you like them, I just love how easy they are and how much fun you can have by adding your own personality to them!! Thank you for the sweet comment and for sharing your version of Skinny Mini Cheesecakes.
Shannon 🙂
Made this tonight. Followed recipe exactly except added lemon zest and lemon juice in the end mix. It’s AMAZING. As delicious as standard baked cheesecake. I have gestetional diabetes and haven’t had any dessert in months and this has changed my world. My husband said it was better than my normal version, thank you!!
Hi!!
I am so happy you were able to enjoy the mini cheesecakes and that it fit with your meal restrictions form having diabetes. Also happy to hear your husband liked them too!! 🙂