Mini Cherry Cheesecake

This easy Mini Cherry Cheesecake recipe has a sweet and buttery graham cracker crust with a smooth and creamy cheesecake, topped with chocolate ganache and cherry filling.

Tips and Variations:

• Completely cool cheesecake before adding ganache and cherry filling.
• Not necessary, but baking cheesecake in a water bath, helps with overbaking the cheesecake, and helps with preventing cracks on the surface.
• If you don’t want to use cherry pie filling, feel free to use your favorite pie filling of choice.
• Drizzle white chocolate right before serving the chilled cheesecake.

How to Make Mini Cherry Cheesecake:

Listed below are all the ingredients you will need:

Crust:

• graham cracker crumbs (1 sleeve of graham crackers)
• melted butter
• white sugar

Cheesecake:

• cream cheese
• sugar
• eggs
• almond extract
• cherry pie filling

Gache:

• heavy cream
• dark chocolate melting wafers

In a medium bowl, add the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and a sprinkle of white sugar. Then evenly divide among the 12 mini cheesecake cavities. Press the crust firmly into each cavity.

In a large bowl, add cream cheese, sugar, eggs,  almond extract, and beat until smooth and fluffy.

Pour cheesecake mixture into individual cheesecake cavities, then bake at 350 degrees for 16-18 minutes or until the cheesecakes begin to brown. When the cheesecake is finished baking, allow the cheesecakes cool on the counter.

To make the Ganache:

In a large bowl, add the bittersweet chocolate. Then bring 1 cup of heavy cream to a simmer. Once it starts bubbling up a bit, remove from the burner and pour it over the chocolate.

Whisk the chocolate until you see the velvety ganache form, be patient with it. Try not to whisk too vigorously, it can add air bubbles to the ganache.

Once the ganache forms, allow it to sit uncovered at room temperature for 10 minutes to thicken.

Then drizzle ganache over cheesecake. 

And add 1 heaping spoonful of the cherry pie filling. I like to chill the cheesecake before serving.

Looking for more cheesecake recipes? Try some of my favorites:

• No Bake Oreo Cheesecake 
• Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
• Nutella Cheesecake 
• Churr0 Cheesecake
• Vegan Fruit Cheesecake

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