Watermelon Lime Cheesecake Bites Recipes

WATERMELON LIME CHEESECAKE BITES

Steps:

• Make the lime cheesecake filling:
• To a bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (hand mixer works here as well), add cream cheese, lime zest, lime juice, and vanilla extract. Whisk on medium/high speed until combined. Turn off the mixer and add the powdered sugar. Whisk on the lowest speed until sugar is fully incorporated into the cream cheese mixture. Increase the speed to medium/high and mix until fluffy, about 40 seconds. Add the heavy cream in 3 parts, allowing the heavy cream to thicken after each addition before adding more heavy cream. Mix until thickened, about 30 seconds. Transfer the lime cheesecake to a large piping bag fitted with a round or star tip and place in the freezer while you prepare the watermelon rounds.
• Prepare the watermelon rounds:
• Cut the watermelon into disks about 2 inches thick. Using a 2 inch round cookie or biscuit cutter, cut about 5-6 cylinders out of each watermelon disk. Remove any seeds (seedless watermelons aren't exactly seedless) with tweezers. With a small cookie scoop (or the small end of a melon baller), hollow out the center of each watermelon round a bit, but not all the way through. Place the watermelon rounds (hollow side down) onto paper towels to drain any excess watermelon juice, about 15 minutes.
• To assemble:
• Remove piping bag containing lime cheesecake from the freezer. Pipe the lime cheesecake filling inside each watermelon indentation until you reach the very top. Garnish with lime slices and serve immediately.

LEMON-LIME CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F.
• MIX graham crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of parchment-lined 9-inch springform pan.
• BEAT cream cheese and granulated sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add lemon zest and juice, lime zest and juice, and vanilla; mix well. Blend in flour. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
• BAKE 35 to 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
• BEAT cream in small bowl with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form, gradually adding icing sugar after soft peaks form. Spread over cheesecake.

EASY MINI CHEESECAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.
• Make the graham cracker crust: Stir together graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter. Press about 2-2 1/2 tablespoons of the mixture into the bottom of each muffin liner and press to compact.
• Beat room temperature cream cheese with a hand mixer until fluffy. Beat in room temperature sour cream. Beat in egg, sugar, and vanilla extract. (Room temperature ingredients are a must to avoid lumps!)
• Evenly divide (about 2-2 1/2 tablespoons each) cheesecake among crusts. Bake for 18-20 minutes, until they just begin to brown. Cool completely and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Serve plain or topped with whipped cream and berries. See notes for additional serving suggestions.