Mini Cheesecakes with Gingersnap Crust and Raspberry Sauce
These creamy mini cheesecakes have a buttery gingersnap cookie crust and a tangy raspberry sauce to offset the richness of the cheesecake. It’s a great make-ahead dessert!
When I see mini cheesecake pans at the store, I always laugh to myself a bit because it just seems so silly.
There are already too many kitchen items available and not enough room in the average kitchen (or at least, there’s not enough space in my kitchen).
I make my mini cheesecakes by baking off an 8×8 square pan (no leaky springform pans to deal with) and using a cutter to cut the cheesecakes out.
And as you can see, they come out pretty darned gorgeous.
I also have a hard time deciding whether to do a chocolate ganache or raspberry sauce when I make these, but given the richness of cheesecake, the raspberry sauce usually wins.
Here’s how to make these cheesecakes:
For the crust, mix together the ground gingersnap cookies and melted butter, then press it out into an 8×8 pan.
For the filling, start by beating together the cream cheese and sugar until combined.
Add the eggs, milk, sour cream, and vanilla, and flour.
Pour the filling into the crust and bake in a water bath.
Refrigerate the cheesecake and start cutting out circles with a biscuit cutter.
Use your fingers to gently push the cheesecakes out onto a platter.
Serve with the raspberry sauce.
Mini Cheesecakes with Gingersnap Crust and Raspberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup ground gingersnap cookies
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 2 8 oz packages cream cheese at room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp flour
For the raspberry sauce:
- 1.5 cups raspberries fresh or frozen
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1.5 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper.
- Mix together the ground gingersnap cookies and melted butter, then press it out into the 8×8 pan.
- Using a mixer (or if you used a food processor to grind up the gingersnaps, just wipe that out and mix in the food processor), beat together the cream cheese and sugar until combined, and don’t mix any more than you need to since that will incorporate unwanted air bubbles into the cheesecake.
- Add the eggs, milk, sour cream, and vanilla, and mix until combined. Add the flour, then mix until it is distributed.
- Pour the filling into your pressed out crust, and drop the pan flat on your countertop a few times to try to get a few air bubbles out of the batter. Place the 8×8 pan in a larger 9×13 dish and fill the dish halfway up the sides of the cheesecake pan with boiling water. Bake the cheesecake for 50 minutes, until the cheesecake is jiggly but still set. Turn the oven off, and leave the cheesecake in the oven with the door cracked open until the oven has cooled to room temperature (this helps the cheesecake come down to temperature slowly, which prevents cracking).
- Remove the cheesecake from the water bath and place in the refrigerator until completely chilled.
- Then use a biscuit cutter to cut out your mini cheesecakes. Use your fingers to gently push the cheesecakes out onto a platter.
- To make the raspberry sauce, combine all ingredients in a saucepan over high heat and cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Strain the seeds out if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
37 Comments on “Mini Cheesecakes with Gingersnap Crust and Raspberry Sauce”
Elegance in presentation. Well done.
These are so pretty — and I’m sure they’re just delicious! I love cheesecake.
These are delightful and your presentation is just gorgeous!
I love cheesecake and presented like this I think I could eat all of them!
So I’m a huge glutton for cheesecake and always have been. Everything from the recipe to the beautiful images says yes to me. I wish I could enjoy one with my morning coffee. 🙂
I always think that I don’t have enough pans.. 🙂
These cheesecakes look just amazing!
Absolutely brilliant! Sunning recipe and photos!
I am in love… I don’t even know what else to say other than I will be making this. Joanne, you know how to make me hungry girl lol
What beautiful little cheesecakes! Love the gingersnap crust!
This is an excellent idea.. and what should I do with those little left-over corners… hmmm;) Oops, they’re gone!! Who ate those?? xoxo Smidge
Who needs mini pie pans?! These look perfect, and I like the idea of a gingersnap crust!
Looks gorgeous and delicious ! Love it !!!
These babies are GORGEOUS, Jo!!!
XOXO
Beautiful idea!
Looks delicious~
When I see those small pans for cheesecakes I just say: “oh…so cute”, but as you said, there is no space in a regular kitchen to hold all we want. It’s a good idea to use a regular pan and then cut..!!!
This is beautiful!! And looks super yummy!