These Mini Cherry Cheesecake Bites are the perfect quick and easy dessert to make for a party.
I’ve been making these cute mini cherry cheesecake bites since college. I was always looking for easy treats to make for my friends and boyfriends. This one is a super easy-to-make treat. It’s the kind of dessert that you can bake at the last minute with minimal ingredients. And if you like these, then you might like my cherry cheesecake bars too.
🛒 Ingredients Needed:
- eggs
- granulated white sugar
- cream cheese
- vanilla extract
- vanilla wafers
- canned cherry pie filling
✏️ How to make Mini Cheesecake Bites:
*The complete, printable recipe is in the recipe card at the end of this post.
- Preheat oven to 375℉. Line cupcake tins with 16 to 18 paper liners.
- In a medium bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the eggs with the sugar. Add pieces of cream cheese a little at a time. Beat until smooth, about 5 minutes. Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Place a vanilla wafer in each paper cupcake liner. Fill ¾ full with cream cheese mixture.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cheesecake mixture is set. Cool completely.
- Remove cupcake liners and gently top with cherry pie filling. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
➡️ Tips and Substitutions:
- Use any flavor of pie filling to top these little cheesecake bites.
- Use low fat cream cheese to lighten up the recipe a bit.
- Try using a little gingersnap as the crust for the cheesecake instead of vanilla wafers.
❤️ What I Love About This Recipe:
- It’s a good dessert to take to a potluck.
- I love that this is such an easy dessert.
- Anyone can make it. It’s not a difficult recipe.
Favorite Cherry Dessert Recipes:
- Easy Cherry Cobbler Recipe
- Cherry Limeade Pound Cake
- Chocolate Chip Cherry Bars
- Cherry Garcia Ice Cream
- Fresh Cherry Turnovers
Mini Cherry Cheesecake Bites
These mini treats are perfect for cheesecake lovers!
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup granulated white sugar
- Two 8-ounce packages cream cheese, at room temperature, cut into pieces
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 18 whole vanilla wafers
- 1 can cherry pie filling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉. Line cupcake tins with 16 to 18 paper liners.
- In a medium bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the eggs with the sugar. Add pieces of cream cheese a little at a time. Beat until smooth, about 5 minutes. Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Place a vanilla wafer in each paper cupcake liner. Fill ¾ full with cream cheese mixture.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cheesecake mixture is set. Cool completely.
- Remove cupcake liners and gently top with cherry pie filling. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 185kcal, Carbohydrates: 22g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 46mg, Sodium: 108mg, Potassium: 79mg, Fiber: 0.2g, Sugar: 11g, Vitamin A: 436IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 31mg, Iron: 0.2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I followed this to the T And I agree something is missing? And why do I have pm much left over mix? And the consistency is like thin cottage cheese mix not a cheesecake texture.. really confused
They should be just like little cheesecakes when cooked… topped w/ the cherry topping.
I have used this recipe many times and these are great. Everybody loves them and they disappear quickly.
This recipe was missing something. The batter was very thin and the end result was not the consistency of a cheescake and didn’t really set. Wouldn’t use this recipe again.
I made these at Christmas, and they were gone in two seconds! Absolutely fabulous…
Use fancy cupcake liners, and these look special, taste great, and are quick and easy. Great for a holiday treat. We like cherry best, but any berry fruit filling works well (blueberry, strawberry, etc.)
Confirm these are mini and not regular cupcakes size?
No, they are cupcake size. See instructions: Line cupcake tins with 16 to 18 paper liners.