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Apple Mini Cheesecakes

These mini cheesecakes are the perfect party treat! Thy are easy to prepare and have some fun seasonal flavors.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple mini cheesecakes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Cool Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 5 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 259kcal

Equipment

  • Food Processor
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Measuring cups/spoons
  • muffin tin
  • Stock Pot
  • Mixing spoon

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 ½ cups graham crackers finely crushed
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 4 tbsp melted butter

Cheesecake

  • 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 egg

Apple Topping

  • 2 cups peeled and diced apples
  • cup water
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp water to make a slurry

Instructions

Crust

  • In a food processor, pulse the graham crackers until they become fine crumbs.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the fine graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and ground cinnamon. Mix well.
  • Line a muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners.
  • Divide the graham cracker crust mixture evenly among the liners. Press the crust down firmly.
  • Place the muffin tin in the fridge while you prepare the cheesecake portion.

Cheesecake

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
  • In a mixing bowl, add the room-temperature cream cheese and mix until smooth.
  • Mix in the sour cream and then the egg.
  • Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
  • Divide the cheesecake mixture and top the graham cracker crust in each cupcake liner.
  • Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven.
  • Let the mini cheesecakes sit at room temperature for 1 hour before placing them in the fridge for 3 hours to set up.

Apple Topping

  • In a medium-sized stockpot, combine peeled and diced apples, water, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and a pinch of salt.
  • Cook over medium/low heat for 20-30 minutes until the apples are fork tender.
  • Add the cornstarch slurry to the apple mixture to thicken it quickly.
  • Turn off the heat, place the apple topping in an airtight container, and allow it to cool completely.
  • Top the mini cheesecakes with the cooled apple topping.

Notes

You can also use pre-made apple pie filling for this recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 102mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 462IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg
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