I love party food. I’m all for crafting a meal, too, but I really enjoy making anything mini. So when we had a little get together for my husband’s birthday, I knew I wanted to make something mini. My goal for this year is to challenge myself with cooking. It started with making raspberry soufflés and now I can say I have also made mini cheesecakes, without having to use a springform pan!
I don’t know how we (being those who have learned to cook recently) decided that some things are too difficult to make. Some dishes may be complex or time consuming, but the ones I had convinced myself were difficult are usually not. I always assumed you had to have a special kind of pan to make cheesecakes and that they could be very temperamental to make! The reality is that these are so easy! Not quite a cake box mix, but you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing you made an amazing homemade dessert!
What I love about these cheesecakes is they are quick to make and you don’t need a springform pan! All you need is a muffin tin! You could even use a mini muffin tin, we did that as well for some of them. The crust though, y’all. I’ve never really met a crust I didn’t like, but this one. I could eat it by itself- of course I would NEVER- ahem.
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I would definitely recommend making these the day before a party, when you can. But in a pinch they can be made before the event, as long as they spend some good time in the fridge or freezer. They are just delicious when they’re nice and cold! You could easily make this into a full size cheesecake if you wanted to, but I think minis are much more fun!
These raspberry cheesecakes are the perfect dessert for a party coming up!
I’ve been wanting to find this recipe ever since you used it in your Food Photography guest post on my blog! I love mini desserts, and the fact that it is raspberry and cheesecake makes it even better!
Yeaaaaaaaaaah. This is my kind of dessert, and seeing this recipe makes me want to whip these up pronto because, well, cheesecake is ALWAYS a good idea! Loving the addition of raspberry to it, as well! Nice work, lady.
These look so yummy Madison! And your photography is on point! 🙂