My husband LOVES cheesecake and it is so nice to have a quick and easy recipe to make small servings of cherry cheesecake! My mom also makes this easy mini cheesecake recipe for parties quite often. She enjoys making cakes and cupcakes and she’ll often whip up an extra batch of these individual mini cheesecakes to add variety at the dessert table.

Easy Individual Dessert Idea

These individual mini cheesecakes make a great alternative to traditional cake and give more variety to your dessert table at a party. My mom always uses these silver cupcake liners which look great at any holiday or special occasion. We also like that you can use what fruit topping you like best. We made this recipe as an easy 4th of July dessert.

How to Tell When Cheesecake is Set

This recipe is super easy and only took ten minutes to mix up after the cream cheese was softened. The most difficult part of making cheesecake, in my opinion, is trying to determine when it is “set”. I always set the timer for a few minutes less than the recommended time. I open up the oven and move the pan with the cheesecakes an inch or two. If the filling “jiggles” in the center I put it back in the oven for a few more minutes. After doing this a few times I typically notice the amount of jiggle or movement in the center of the mini cheesecakes decreases over time. I take the mini cheesecakes out of the oven when the jiggle is gone, but before the cheesecake begins to burn.

These are the easiest cheesecakes to make and they are so delicious! We also enjoy cooking together. My kids love helping put the vanilla wafers in the bottom of each cupcake liner. They have a party eating a box of the wafers before the real party begins!

We’ve also made these Mini Cheesecakes into an easy dessert bar. Here is the link to the Easy Mini Cheesecake Dessert Bar!

Printable Recipe for Easy Mini Cheesecakes