Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes – Baker by Nature

In case you love pumpkin pie and cheesecake, you’re going to flip over this loopy scrumptious dessert hybrid! These Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes are excellent for Halloween events, Thanksgiving dessert, or simply as a result of! The cheesecake filling is made with pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spices, so it’s bursting with pumpkin taste.

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Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe

It’s no secret the one factor I like greater than cheesecake is a mini cheesecake scenario! They’re so cute, so creamy, and a lot simpler than baking an entire cheesecake. That’s as a result of they’re baked in a muffin pan, and don’t require the fuss of a water tub, or an in a single day chilling session.

So should you’re a beginner to the world of cheesecake, it is a nice recipe to begin with! Actually, any of my mini cheesecakes are: mini chocolate cheesecakes, mini cheesecakes, mini espresso cheesecakes, mini key lime cheesecakes, mini baileys Irish cream cheesecakes.

Pumpkin cheesecake ingredients

Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Components:

Graham Crackers Crumbs: I recommend shopping for the pre-crushed graham cracker crumbs, which makes measuring a breeze! However you’ll be able to positively make your personal by processing a couple of sheets of graham crackers although a meals processor. You need them to be tremendous advantageous crumbs!
Granulated Sugar: Sweetens our crust with out including an excessive amount of moisture (so it bakes up good and crispy!).
Salt: I recommend advantageous sea salt, however no matter you could have readily available will work.
Melted Butter: I desire unsalted, however should you solely have salted, merely omit the salt referred to as for within the graham cracker crust.
Cream Cheese: Full-fat! And make sure your cream cheese is softened earlier than mixing, in any other case whenever you go to beat the cream cheese, it’ll clump up. And will even harm your meals processor/blender/mixer. You’ll need to let it sit out in a heat space for at the very least half-hour, however ideally an hour.
Pumpkin Puree: NOT PUMPKIN PIE MIX! Which is loaded with spices and sugars and stuff we don’t need. Selfmade pumpkin puree will work, however the texture will differ as a result of the water content material of do-it-yourself pumpkin puree is usually greater than canned pumpkin.
Bitter Cream: Full-fat and at room temperature! In case you can’t discover bitter cream, your finest wager is full-fat greek yogurt, which can add the same thick and creamy texture to the cheesecakes.
Molasses: Enhances the pumpkin taste. Use regular strength molasses, not the blackstrap selection, which is simply too overpowering for this recipe.
Brown Sugar: I desire mild brown sugar, however darkish brown sugar will work in a pinch. In case you’re not weighing your components, remember to pack the brown sugar into the measuring cup when measuring.
Vanilla Extract: At all times use pure vanilla, and never imitation vanilla! A bourbon vanilla extract would even be pretty on this recipe.
Eggs: You’ll want one entire egg and one egg yolk. It’s possible you’ll discard the egg white or reserve it for one more use.
Spices: Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves make up our do-it-yourself pumpkin spice mix! In case you desire to make use of pumpkin spice as an alternative, I recommend utilizing 2 and 1/2 teaspoons rather than all the referred to as for spices.
Flour: Only a pinch thickens up the batter, yielding dense however creamy pumpkin cheesecakes.
Heavy Cream: Aka whipping cream! Don’t sub with milk… or the rest!

mini pumpkin cheesecakes in pan

Find out how to Make Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes

You should definitely preheat the oven at the very least half-hour earlier than you propose on baking. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners. Calmly spray the liners with nonstick baking spray to make sure your mini cheesecakes don’t stick! (If you wish to use a mini muffin tin, this recipe will yield about 24 mini cheesecakes. Cut back the baking time by 5 minutes).
Make your crust! In a big bowl mix graham cracker crust components. Press crust into cupcake liners, and bake for five minutes.
Make your cheesecake filling! Mix your filling till tremendous clean. However ensure you mix on low velocity as soon as the eggs have been added.
Divide the filling evenly, pouring it on prime of the crust. Bake till overrated and just a bit bit jiggly within the middle.
Maintain the mini cheesecakes within the pan and funky fully. Then place the pan within the fridge to relax for at the very least 3 hours. In case you attempt to serve them earlier than they’re totally chilled, they’ll be too comfortable and form of mushy in texture. So plan forward time clever.
When able to serve, prime with whipped cream (store-bought or do-it-yourself) and garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon or a drizzle of salted caramel sauce, if desired.

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