Ginger-Lemon Cheesecake Bites

an interesting substitution for fruity cheesecake bites. fantastic for cookie trays! Ginger candy is a good garnish. Nicely freezes these.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Additional Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 48
Yield: 48 bites

Ingredients

  1. 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  2. ¾ cup white sugar
  3. 2 eggs
  4. 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  5. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  6. 1 (14 ounce) box gingersnap cookies

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a mini muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  2. Beat cream cheese in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and light. Add sugar, eggs, lemon extract, and vanilla extract gradually.
  3. Puree gingersnaps in a food processor into fine crumbs. Drop a heaping 1/2 teaspoon crumbs into each muffin cup; add a teaspoon of cream cheese mixture.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 11 minutes. Let cool in the pan until set, about 10 minutes. Chill before serving, about 1 hour.
  5. Don’t worry about the loose crumbs, they will hold after baking.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 85 kcal
Carbohydrate 9 g
Cholesterol 18 mg
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Protein 1 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Sodium 61 mg
Sugars 6 g
Fat 5 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

 

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