Low-carb Heaven with Mini Cheesecakes!
Baking a cheesecake is a very delicate process. It takes time, perfect measuring and a total understanding of how cheesecake batter bakes. However, making cheesecake does not have to be complicated, time-consuming or stressful- It can be fun and easy when you use our mini cheesecake recipe!
Making a batch of mini cheesecakes is a lot quicker and a lot simpler than whipping up a large cheesecake. They will be ready to eat in about half the time and, we have found that they bake much better. The smaller size seems to come out of the oven perfect every time! No need to worry about the surface cracking or overbaking these beauties! So say goodbye to those large cheesecake pans and hello to our perfect mini cakes.
This mini cheesecakes recipe is very keto-friendly as well, making it something that everyone can really enjoy regardless of the diet they are following. Cream cheese is high in fat which is a necessity on a keto diet (fat equals fuel!). The erythritol will give these little cheesecakes a nice sweetness without adding any carbs at all. It also blends well with the cheesecake batter, helping the cream cheese get fluffy and then dissolving when baked, making the mini cheesecakes nice and smooth. Almond meal is also low in carbs and adds a wonderfully nutty taste to the keto mini cheesecakes that you could never get with regular old white flour. Anyone who tries these mini cheesecakes will love them and never even suspect that they are low carb. They taste like the real thing- fluffy and refreshing.
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Our keto cheesecake recipe is also super simple to make, taking only a few minutes to whip up and a short amount of time in the oven. However, to really appreciate their taste, it’s important to refrigerate them as long as you can. Giving them time to cool and set makes the texture even better. We refrigerated them overnight, but even a few hours will do. They will set very nicely and coaxing them out of the muffin tin will also be easier when they are nicely chilled and firm.
Another idea to help get the mini cheesecakes out of the tins is to also line the tins with cupcake liners before baking. This way, you can simply lift the paper liner up and pull out a perfect, individually sized cheesecake. You can even serve the cheesecakes in the paper liner, just like you would with a cupcake!
Let’s make some mini cheesecakes!
Watch the video below to see just how easy it is to make these adorable desserts. For the full recipe with detailed instructions and step-by-step photos, just scroll down!
If you loved these mini cheesecakes and are looking for similar bite-sized dessert recipes, you should check out these keto cheesecake bites. Topped with caramel and chocolate sauces, these low carb treats are sure to amaze your guests!
| Servings: people |
- 1/2 cup almond meal
- 2 tbsp butter
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/4 cup So Nourished erythritol sweetener
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. To make the crust, melt some butter until liquid and mix in your almond meal until you have some that feels like crumbly play dough.
- Take about a teaspoon at a time and press the dough into the bottom of a muffin tin. Tip: line your pan with cupcake liners for easy removal! Cheesecake is very soft and if hard to scoop out without causing damage! Bake these crusts for about 5 minutes. They’ll come out slightly brown and crispy.
- Then take your room temperature cream cheese and beat it with an electric hand mixer or standing mixer until creamy. Then add vanilla extract, lemon, an egg and your sugar substitute, erythritol in our case. Beat until all combined.
- Use an ice cream scooper to fill all the crust-bottomed muffin tin cups evenly almost to the top (the mini cheesecakes will rise while in the oven but will flatten while refrigerating). You can also line each cup with a cupcake liner to make removing the mini cheesecakes easier.
- Bake at 350°F for about 15 minutes. The mini cheesecakes should be slightly jiggly. Let them cool in the refrigerator for ideally 24 hours. But if you’re strapped for time, try putting them in the freezer for as long as you can.
- Once the mini cheesecakes are done cooling, slide a knife around the edges of each muffin cup to loosen them up. Then use a fork and your hands to help them out cleanly. As a delicious bonus, slice up some strawberries and arrange them however you like on top of the mini cheesecakes.
- We arranged ours in a flower pattern and added a dot of coconut butter in the middle to finish them off.
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These are awesome!…I’ve made a few times now. I added a bit more lemon juice and zest. Also made keto lemon curd (as I’m a lemon addict) and added a tsp on top with a couple blueberries…amazing!!
Thanks for the recipe!
Could these be made as mini cheese cake bites? How long would I bake the crust and
Cheese cake for the tiny mini pan?
I’m not following – these ARE mini cheesecakes!
I tried these tonight and they worked out great. I was tasting the cream cheese filling as I was making them and decided I wanted it a lot more lemony so I put extra lemon juice and a tiny packet of True Lemon crystals in the mix. I used Cook’s powdered vanilla instead of vanilla extract, so I didn’t overdo it on the liquid. The baked texture was perfect. I put a sprinkling of erythritol (first time I’ve ever used it; I just learned this product exists yesterday!) in the crust mix and I think it helped.
I would like to attempt this on a larger scale in a spring-form pan instead of muffin tins. Has anyone else done that? If so, how long did you bake it? Thanks!
Tried it last night , came out perfect ! Thank you for posting .
These were AMAZING. I left the cheesecake mixture the same, and added a half teaspoon of vanilla, cinnamon, & swerve to the crust mixture. SO GOOD!!! Thank you!
The recipe calls for 1/2 cup of erythritol. Did you also use a 1/2 cup of Swerve?
Me and my daughter love it. We tried other keto cakes and cheesecake but this is definitely the best. And so easy to make
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Has anyone tried to make whole cheesecake (not Mini) using this general recipe?
Delicious! Made these last night for a keto dessert treat and they turned out perfect! Also made some whipped cream to go on top along with some strawberry pieces and a dash of cinnamon. Definitely doubled the recipe to get 12 mini cheesecakes.
Loved these! Best Keto cheesecake by far. Thank you ?
Must say I’m impressed. These were amazing!!!! Thank you so much for the recipe!!
I love this recipe! However, i used Erythritol the first time and it gave them a grainy texture. So thid ladt time I used Swerve Confectioners and it was creamy as silk! I also added more lemon juice and lemon zest and iy was AMAZING!
I put the Erythritol in the blender to make it more of a powder. Helps with the graininess.
Making for Easter.Fingers crossed. Looking good.
Should the cheesecakes brown? I cooked 15 minutes and no browning at all. How do you know when they are done? Mine are a tiny bit jiggly but completely white.
They definitely should not “brown” only slightly tan and remain jiggly in the center.
Made these today. Am on keto and have dropped almost 14lbs in 3 weeks. So I was excited to find a dessert item I could incorporate. A person can eat eggs, bacon, cheese , meat and cauliflower just so much. LOL. But I’m not quitting. Just info: I also did not have Almond meal and used ground almonds and pecans. I didn’t have any fresh berries so, before baking I added 1/2 tsp of sugar free strawberry spread to the top of each and swirled it through. It came out great and was delicious.
id love to make this, I have granulated stevia, should I still use 1/4 cup?
Is your stevia a baking blend (mixed with erythritol) or pure stevia? If it’s pure, you’ll only need about 1/8 of a teaspoon as pure stevia is incredibly sweet.
It’s a blend
Actually its granulated Sucralose. How much should I use?
We recommend not using sucralose and sticking to natural sweeteners like erythritol, monk fruit or stevia.
Can I substitute coconut flour? My daughter is allergic to almond four. If so, do you know how I would tweak it?
No, coconut flour would not work since it soaks up too much moisture. Try pecan flour, hazelnut flour or sunflower seed flour instead!
We use a recipe for coconut cream cheese cookies and thin it out for the crust sometimes and it’s delicious. It does add to the carbs though
Ok so I’m the dummy that saw all the great ratings and followed the recipe, but didn’t read the comments or details first. So now I have some half filled(made a dozen) super sweet(used a packet of stevia) cheesecakes. UGH. I do think I’ll try them again though. I ended up using almond flour and chopped up unsweetened coconut for the crust since the food store didn’t have almond meal, and I “think” I got the right crust texture