Description
Festive and fun mini cheesecakes perfect for the holiday season, featuring a playful green design and delicious taste.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup whipped topping
- Green food coloring
- Graham cracker crumbs
- Red candies (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F (163°C) and line a muffin tin with mini cupcake liners.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the sugar and vanilla extract, mixing until well combined.
- Fold in the whipped topping and add green food coloring until the desired shade is achieved.
- In each muffin liner, place a layer of graham cracker crumbs followed by the green cheesecake mixture.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, then remove from the oven and let cool. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Before serving, decorate each mini cheesecake with red candies to resemble the Grinch’s heart.
Notes
For a crunchier texture, adjust the amount of graham cracker crumbs or layer crushed cookies underneath. These can also be made without baking by chilling the mixture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini cheesecake
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg