Easy Cheesecake Cups

If you like cheesecake, you’ll LOVE this easy no bake recipe!

Creamy, dreamy cheesecake sits atop a vanilla wafer cookie in a single serving cup. Top them off with your favorite pie filling or topping for an easy dessert.

These mini Cheesecake Cups are great to make ahead of time for a party and freeze well. Pull out a few to serve whenever you need a treat!

An Easy Make Ahead Dessert

• Perfect for a crowd, everyone can just grab and go.
• A handful of ingredients and just three steps make these extra fast!
• Top with pie filling, fresh fruit, or your own favorite toppings like caramel sauce.
• Use mini cups for cheesecake shooters or even silicone cupcake liners for small dessert bites.
• Whole vanilla wafers don’t even have to be crushed, just pop one each into the bottom of the plastic cups.

Ingredients & Variations

CHEESECAKE Cheesecake has a sweet and tangy flavor made by mixing cream cheese, powdered sugar, heavy cream, and a splash of vanilla. Since this is a no-bake cheesecake, no eggs are needed.

CRUST Whole vanilla wafers don’t even have to be crushed, just pop one into the bottom of each cup. They can even be broken, no one can tell. No Vanilla wafers? Try graham cracker crumbs mixed with a little bit of melted butter, crushed oreo cookies, or any crushed cookie you have on hand.

TOPPINGS Anything goes! Choose one or more (or all?) of these favorite toppings: Pie filling like cherry, blueberry, raspberry, lemon, strawberry, or apple. Use fresh fruit if you’d prefer. Caramel, chocolate sauce or even bits of edible cookie dough.

Variations

• Add flavorings like almond extract, orange or lemon zest, or even a squeeze of lemon juice to the cheesecake batter.
• Swirl in some caramel sauce, chocolate syrup, honey, or your favorite fruit preserve right into the cheesecake mix.
• Mix up the cookie crust by using crushed chocolate wafer cookies, or DIY a no-bake graham cracker crust.
• Chocolate chips, candies, crushed cookies, sprinkles, or fresh berries all make colorful and tasty additions.

How to Make Cheesecake Cups

Make these mini cheesecake cups for a quick and easy dessert!

1. Beat cream cheese until fluffy.
2. In a separate bowl make whipped cream. Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese (per the recipe below).
3. Place a vanilla wafer cookie in the bottom of each cup and pipe the cheesecake into each cup.

Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy!

Tips for Creamy Cheesecake

• Short on time? Swap the whipped cream and sugar for whipped topping (like Cool Whip).
• Allow the cheesecake to refrigerate at least 1 hour, longer is better. This will soften the cookie so it becomes crust like.
• Prepping for a party? These can be made up to 4 days ahead of time and topped before serving or prepared up to 2 months ahead of time and frozen.
• Use small 4oz mason jars instead of plastic cups for a reusable option!

Individual Desserts for a Crowd

• Apple Hand Pies – delicious hot or cold
• Peanut Butter Cookie Cups – only 2 ingredients
• Mini Chocolate Icebox Cakes – no baking required
• Grandpa’s Banana Cupcakes – so moist & fluffy
• Oreo Dirt Cups – a kid favorite

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Easy Cheesecake Cups

Creamy cheesecake layered with vanilla wafers & toppings in individual cups is such an easy dessert for a crowd!

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Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 16

Author Holly Nilsson

Equipment

• 4 oz Plastic Cups or mini mason jars, 16 pcs
• Hand Mixer

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Ingredients  

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• ▢ 16 vanilla wafer cookies or more as needed
• ▢ 16 ounces cream cheese softened
• ▢ 1 cup powdered sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• ▢ ½ teaspoon cornstarch
• ▢ 1 can prepared fruit pie filling cherry, strawberry, or blueberry

Instructions 

• Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until combined. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, beat heavy cream on low until for 1 minute. Add cornstarch and turn mixer onto high and beat an additional 3-4 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
• Place one wafer on the bottom of each cup then fill with the cheesecake filling until 1" from the top of the cup.
• Spoon the desired pie filling on top. Chill at least 1 hour and serve.

Notes

Store individual cheesecake cups in the fridge for up to 5 days.  Freeze for up to 2 months, thaw in the fridge before serving.  Leftovers (with toppings) can be frozen. These freeze beautifully.

Nutrition information is based on 16 servings, this will vary depending on your cup/container size.

The cheesecake will set up a bit thicker and the cookie will soften as it chills. Overnight is best. If you don't have much time to chill, crush the cookie before adding it to the cups. You can use any kind of cookie in the bottom of the cup.

 

 

 

 

5 from 91 votes

Nutrition Information

Calories: 243 | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 138mg | Potassium: 72mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 608IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

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