Smores Mini Cheesecake Bites

These Smores Mini Cheesecake Bites are the perfect bite-sized sweet treat to put together and enjoy when you're craving for some of that delicious cream cheese goodness, but don't want to put a full cheesecake together.

These mini bites have all the deliciousness of a mini cheesecake recipe, and also combine the no fail flavor of smores, the decadent chocolate and the soft, pillowy marshmallows.

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📋 Ingredients

You'll need some basic ingredients to make the recipe for these easy mini cheesecakes together.

Graham Cracker Crust

• Graham Crackers: Are crushed to create the crust, providing a sweet and crunchy base for your cheesecake bites.
• Sugar: Sweetens the crust, balancing out the savory elements of the cheesecake.
• Unsalted Butter, Melted: Binds the graham cracker crumbs together, helping the crust hold its shape.
• Traditional Cupcake Baking Pan: An essential tool for creating individual servings of these delicious mini cheesecake bites.

Smore Cheesecake

• Cream Cheese, Softened: The main ingredient that gives the cheesecake its rich, tangy flavor and creamy texture.
• Sour Cream: Adds a tangy note and contributes to the creaminess of the cheesecake filling.
• Pure Vanilla Bean Paste or Vanilla Extract: Infuses the cheesecake with a warm, aromatic flavor that complements the other ingredients.
• Large Eggs: Help bind the cheesecake mixture together, contributing to its firm yet silky texture.

Chocolate Ganache

• Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips: Melt into the cheesecake, adding a touch of chocolatey goodness reminiscent of classic s'mores.
• Heavy Whipping Cream: Used in both the cheesecake filling and the whipped topping, it adds an extra level of creaminess and richness.
• Fresh Whipped Cream: Adds a delightful contrast to the denser cheesecake, enhancing the dessert's overall texture.

🔀 Substitutions & Variations

• If you can, use granulated sugar for to cheesecake filling. As opposed to regular sugar, it will combine more readily with the cheesecake filling.
• While graham cracker crumbs are the classic choice for most cheesecake recipes you'll find out there, you can use any other cookie crumbs of your choice as well, to bring about a bit of variation.
• If you don't have the sour cream that you need for this recipe, you can just use unflavored Greek yogurt and a bit of lemon juice instead. Make sure you use full fat Greek yogurt to get that perfect, creamy and rich taste.
• The best part about this easy recipe is the fact that you can bring in a ton of different variations to the flavor, simply based on the kind of pie filling you use.
• I like to top the cheesecake bites with some cherry pie filling or lemon curd depending on what I have at hand to try different flavors.
• If you want the mini cheesecake bites to have a bit of that caramel-like flavor, you can use brown sugar instead of regular sugar too.
• To make some delicious chocolate flavored mini cheesecake bites, you can add some melted chocolate into the cream cheese filling, and use vanilla wafers or Oreo crumbs to make the graham cracker crust.
• Another great idea is to add a dash of vanilla extract to the cheesecake filling and top it with some fresh berries before serving to create a simple, classic and fruity cheesecake.

🔪How To Make Mini Cheesecake Bites

1. Step 1: Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line the cupcake/muffin pan with the cupcake mini muffin liners. If you don't have muffin liners, you can just use some greased muffin tins or regular paper liners, and then grease them with some cooking spray.

2. Step 2: Using a medium mixing bowl, whisk the graham crackers, sugar, and add melted butter until a wet sand-like mixture forms. Scoop 1 1⁄2 tablespoon of graham cracker crust into every cupcake liner and press into the muffin tin. Bake the crust in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Remove and allow to cool completely.

3. Step 3: Preheat the oven to 350. Using a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until combined and smooth. Then, beat in the sour cream and vanilla until combined and smooth. Add one egg at a time, beat until combined. Fill the cupcake liners about 3⁄4 almost full and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes.

4. Step 4: Fill the cupcake liners about 3⁄4 full and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Once cooked, remove and allow to cool on the counter until room temperature before moving to the fridge overnight.

5. Step 5: Using a small pot, bring the heavy whipping cream to a simmer and pour over the chocolate chips, and let sit for 1 minute before whisking until smooth. Spoon 1 tablespoon of ganache onto the top of the mini cheesecakes.

6. Step 6: Top with whipped cream, the Nestle sundae mix, and a broken piece of sugar waffle cone and enjoy!

Smores Mini Cheesecake Bites

Angela Milnes

Try these tasty and delicious mini cheesecake bites. They are simple and easy to make and tasty amazing.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Servings 12 Servings

Calories 383 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 ¼ Cup Ground Graham Crackers
• ▢ 3 tablespoon Sugar
• ▢ 5 tablespoon Unsalted Butter Melted
• ▢ 2 - 8 oz Cream Cheese
• ▢ ¼ Cup Sour Cream
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• ▢ 2 Eggs
• ▢ 1 ½ Cup Nestle Toll House hot fudge sundae baking pieces
• ▢ ½ Cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• ▢ 1 Cup Sugar waffle cone pieces
• ▢ ¼ Cup Heavy Whipping Cream

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line the cupcake/muffin pan with the cupcake liners. If you don't have muffin liners, you can just use some greased muffin tins or regular paper liners, and then grease them with some cooking spray.
• Using a medium mixing bowl, whisk the graham cracker, sugar and add melted butter until a wet sand-like mixture forms. You can do this using a hand mixer or a food processor- it depends on what you prefer.
• Scoop 1 1⁄2 tablespoon of graham cracker crust into every cupcake liner and press into a even bottom using a flat bottom glass or measuring cup. You can also choose to spray each muffin liner with cooking spray if you want to.
• Bake the crust in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Remove and allow to cool completely.
• Preheat the oven to 350. Using a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until combined and smooth. Then, beat in the sour cream and vanilla until combined and smooth.
• Add one egg at a time, beat until combined
• Fold in the 1 1⁄2 C of the chocolate and marshmallow mix
• Fill the cupcake liners about 3⁄4 almost full and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until the cupcakes are set. It’s okay if there is a slight jiggle in the center!
• Remove and allow to cool on the counter until room temp before moving to the fridge overnight
• Using a small pot, bring the heavy whipping cream to a simmer and pour over the 1⁄2 C chocolate chips and let sit for 1 minute before whisking until smooth
• Spoon 1 tablespoon of ganache onto the top of the cheesecakes
• Top with whipped cream, the nestle sundae mix, and a broken piece of sugar waffle cone and enjoy!

Notes

If you want your cheesecake bites to have an extra fluffy and airy texture, add some heavy cream that has been whipped until the stiff peaks consistency, and combine it with the cream cheese filling.

If you're adding the heavy cream, make sure it is chilled and cold before you whisk it to get the right fluffy consistency.

Nutrition

Calories: 383kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 4gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 181mgFiber: 1gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 355IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 2mg

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