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Are you ever in the mood for cheesecake but don’t want to make a full-size one? These quick and easy 5-ingredient mini cheesecakes make a perfect healthy snack or dessert! You can throw them together in a jiffy and put them in the oven to bake while you take care of the rest of your supper preparations. Great hot or cold, these cheesecakes are scrumptious by themselves but even better when topped with a few blueberries or raspberries. Since the recipe makes two, you can either share with someone or eat one yourself and refrigerate one to eat for a snack later.
These cheesecakes are super-cute, but they will crack because they’re made out of half cream cheese, half Greek yogurt. This cuts down on calories while conserving creaminess + you get some extra protein!
Want to make a full-size cheesecake? This New York Style Cheesecake will fulfill all your cheesecake hopes and dreams.
Click here to see more 5-ingredient recipes! Stay tuned for a roundup of twenty 5-ingredient meal, side dish, and dessert recipes coming out tomorrow…
Question of the day (comment below!): will you share?
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You can find this recipe in my cookbook, Necessary Food.
- 1 egg
- 4 oz. cream cheese (either reduced or full fat), softened
- 4 T Greek yogurt
- 6 doonks THM Pure Stevia Extract Powder (a doonk is 1/32 tsp.)
- Dash vanilla extract
- Blueberries for topping, optional
- Whisk the egg, cream cheese, Greek yogurt, stevia, and vanilla together. Bake in two small ramekins at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes or until the tops are firm when shaken. Let set to cool for 10 minutes to firm up before eating. You can eat them warm or refrigerate and eat cold. Serve with blueberries if desired. Yields two mini cheesecakes.
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THM Pure Stevia Extract Powder is my sweetener of choice and can be purchased from the Trim Healthy Mama online store. This stevia is a cut above every other stevia I’ve ever tried and has a very pleasing taste.
Made with swerve. I don’t think I put enough sweetener in. I used approximately 2+tsp of the Swerve confectioners. I did not enjoy ~ told my husband to not even try it because I disliked it so much. 🙁 I was bummed! I had been looking forward to a thm dessert without a bunch of special ingredients.
Just try more sweetener. 🙂 Different sweeteners vary in strength and it’s important to taste and adjust to get something you like. Taste buds vary a lot too. Some people like more sweetener than others. I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy it!
Going to make it, going to love it 🙂 Will make them in two small ramekins and then top with some fresh lemon curd…….. canNOT wait!!!!!!!!!! You are amazing, Bri! Thanks for a cheesecake recipe that doesn’t take half a day to make! Love you!
Made it! Loved it!
This turned out beautifully! My husband and I are going to share one for dessert and we can’t wait!
Wonderful recipes, Briana! Not only was this a delicious recipe, but it was simple to make. Thank you so much!!!
Delicious!! And satisfying. My first time making custard….and so healthy…yum, thanks 🙂
Briana, have you tried this recipe with sour cream instead of GY? I know you like to do that a lot 😉 I also want to try using my 6-cup jumbo muffin tin in some kind of water bath as a vehicle… Thanks for any input before I try my experiment.
I don’t know that I’ve tried the substitution in this specific recipe, but I’ve substituted Greek yogurt and sour cream in many different cheesecake recipes with great results. 🙂 It’s never been a problem. I’m sure your muffin tin would work just fine to bake the cheesecakes.
Briana,
Just tried your cheesecake for two recipe. Oh, my! It was soooo good! I ate it for breakfast. I used two teaspoons of Swere sweetener instead of stevia. ( I don’t care for the taste of stevia.) It gave it just a slightly sweet taste. Have been checking out your site and recipes. Your cookbook looks amazing.
Jan
Can’t work out the doonks so can you just give the teaspoon measurement please?
I’m not quite sure what you mean. 6 doonks of THM Pure Stevia Extract Powder would be 1/8 + 1/16 tsp. Stevia is very concentrated so it’s measured in 1/32 tsp. increments. If you don’t have stevia extract powder or would rather use a different sweetener, you can use this sweetener conversion chart to help you find out how much you would need: http://www.trimhealthymama.com/main-home/sweetener-conversion-chart/
When you say Greek Yogurt in this recipe, does that mean plain GY? It sure sounds delicious!
Yes. 🙂 Although a vanilla flavored version would probably work as well.
Love your recipes. Know they are tried and true
Yum! Thanks Briana, you always have really great healthy recipes that taste good!
So, so simple and good!
You scared me! I thought I was going to have to share that one small cheesecake. Then I read there were two ramekins! Whew!
Haha…nope. I need more dessert than that! 😛
I would like to bake the mini cheesecakes for 2 but I don’t use stevia powder. can I use a substitute?
Sure! This conversion chart should help you: http://www.trimhealthymama.com/main-home/sweetener-conversion-chart/
Cheesecake…my favorite dessert. Made this a couple of nights ago, topped it with sliced strawberries & a tad of whipped cream. Ahhhh…hit the cheesecake spot!
Made these last night. OH my! Tried when barely warm -but should have waited until cooled. Either way they were delicious!! Little Reddi Whip on top and good to go! Kids loved them, too. Thanks!
Awesome! Thanks for trying them!
Making for the first time to night for a special treat for my husband and I.
These are amazing! I did bake mine in a water bath and they did not crack.
Cannot wait to try these, always love your recipes!!! They hit the spot!!
You my friend are a treasure. Thanks for sharing your creative recipes. You make THM lots more fun
Aw, thank you!
What can I use in place of ramekins? I own custard cups…Mini pie plate ( I think.)
Orca full size one…
Help:). I have only truvia for sugar. How much do I sub?
You can use any small oven-proof containers. I’m not sure what size your custard cups are, but there’s a good chance those would work. You can use this sweetener conversion chart to substitute whatever sweetener you prefer: http://www.trimhealthymama.com/main-home/sweetener-conversion-chart/