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Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes

October 18, 2019 by thedomesticrebel | 15 Comments

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These Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes are not only adorable, but easy and delicious too! Cool, creamy, and perfectly spiced pumpkin cheesecakes with a buttery graham cracker crust and freshly whipped cream! Perfect for the holidays!

These Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes are not only adorable, but delicious too! Petite, creamy pumpkin spice cheesecakes with a graham cracker crust and sweetened whipped cream for a perfectly portioned treat!

I literally cannot believe that Thanksgiving is a mere month or so away. I feel like I just celebrated my birthday last week… and my birthday is in January, y’all. I still remember what I was wearing at my birthday dinner AND what I ate and I never remember meals. The last time I had steak, Clinton was probably still in office.

Also, I have this cool party trick where I can tell you EXACTLY what will be served at Thanksgiving.

JK. It’s because we’ve had the exact same spread since friggen Nixon was in office. It has not changed one bit unfortunately. Every year I read the latest November issues of my favorite cooking magazines featuring glorious spreads of unique Thanksgiving-inspired sides or exotic turkeys and I dream of something a little different. But my family is not as adventurous as I am and therefore would straight up flip the damn dinner table like a Real Housewife if I showed up with haricot verts instead of canned green beans. In fact, if forced to even utter the term “haricot verts” they would probably call it “hairy-cot vertz” which is about as appetizing as a hairy cot.

But each year, I try to do a different dessert to liven things up a bit. Of course, I have to have apple AND pumpkin pie (apple for everyone, pumpkin for the very few who demand it), but I’ll usually whip up something else. (Another thing – we Parkers are a rare breed. If it weren’t for my extended family, we would probably never eat pumpkin pie again. No one in my immediate family is a big fan, including myself, which is why it is my life’s mission to make us something pumpkin-y we can enjoy).

These Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes are not only adorable, but easy and delicious too! Cool, creamy, and perfectly spiced pumpkin cheesecakes with a buttery graham cracker crust and freshly whipped cream! Perfect for the holidays! So since I am trying to make a new dessert for Thanksgiving dinner, I figured these Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes would fare well! While I dislike pumpkin pie itself (I know, bad food blogger!), I do enjoy other pumpkin desserts and these petite cheesecakes are no exception! They’re just the right amount of pumpkin-y for me – not overwhelmingly squash-y, but still spicy and sweet. The combination of the creamy cheesecake and the buttery graham cracker crust is totally irresistible! And like any self-respecting pumpkin dessert, it has GOT to have homemade whipped cream on top!

These Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes are not only adorable, but easy and delicious too! Cool, creamy, and perfectly spiced pumpkin cheesecakes with a buttery graham cracker crust and freshly whipped cream! Perfect for the holidays! To really drive home that amazing spice flavor, I like to add a sprinkling of pumpkin pie spice on top. Not only does it look pretty, it adds a little extra zing of flavor!

Not only are these little cheesecakes SOOOO CUTE, they’re great portion control and easier to make than an entire cheesecake, IMO! No one has time for water baths – I barely have time to bathe much less draw my dessert a bath. Mini cheesecakes solve that problem!

These Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes are not only adorable, but easy and delicious too! Cool, creamy, and perfectly spiced pumpkin cheesecakes with a buttery graham cracker crust and freshly whipped cream! Perfect for the holidays! Now who wants one?!

These Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes are not only adorable, but easy and delicious too! Cool, creamy, and perfectly spiced pumpkin cheesecakes with a buttery graham cracker crust and freshly whipped cream! Perfect for the holidays!

These Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes are not only adorable, but easy and delicious too! Cool, creamy, and perfectly spiced pumpkin cheesecakes with a buttery graham cracker crust and freshly whipped cream! Perfect for the holidays!
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Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes

These Easy Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes are not only adorable, but delicious too! Creamy, cool, soft and perfectly spiced with real pumpkin puree and pumpkin spices!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time23 mins
Total Time33 mins
Course: Pie
Servings: 24
Author: Hayley Parker, The Domestic Rebel

Ingredients

  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs or you can use gingersnap cookie crumbs!
  • 4 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • 8 Tablespoons butter melted
  • 16 ounces (2 packages) cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie mix
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • Fresh whipped cream and additional pumpkin pie spice for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 muffin tin with 24 paper liners. Set aside.
  • In a small bowl, mix together the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar and melted butter until moistened. Drop a heaping Tablespoonful or so of graham cracker crumbs into the bottom of each muffin cavity. Gently compress the graham cracker crumb mixture into the bottom of the muffin cups. Bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven, but keep the oven on.
  • Meanwhile, make the filling: In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the cream cheese and brown sugar until fluffy and light, about 1 minute. Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, followed by the pumpkin puree, vanilla extract, and pumpkin pie spice. Lastly, add in the sour cream and mix well, scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl as needed.
  • Using a cookie dough scoop, scoop out about 2 Tablespoons of pumpkin cheesecake batter into each muffin cup. Return to the oven and bake for 15-17 minutes or until the tops of the cheesecakes appear set and do not jiggle when gently shaken. Cool in the pans completely, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours to set before serving. Just before serving, garnish with freshly whipped cream and an additional sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice. Store any leftovers airtight in the fridge for up to 3 days.

These Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes are not only adorable, but easy and delicious too! Cool, creamy, and perfectly spiced pumpkin cheesecakes with a buttery graham cracker crust and freshly whipped cream! Perfect for the holidays! Have a super sweet day!

xo, Hayley

These Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes are not only adorable, but easy and delicious too! Cool, creamy, and perfectly spiced pumpkin cheesecakes with a buttery graham cracker crust and freshly whipped cream! Perfect for the holidays!

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  1. Erin says

    November 9, 2020 at 2:50 pm

    Do you think these would freeze well?

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    • thedomesticrebel says

      November 9, 2020 at 2:55 pm

      Hi Erin! Quite possibly, though admittedly I have never tried. I would not freeze it with any whipped cream on it.

      Reply
  2. Sara says

    November 10, 2020 at 3:19 pm

    Does the 4 tablespoons of brown sugar go with the Graham crackers and the 1/2cup goes with the cream cheese?

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    • Sara says

      November 10, 2020 at 7:09 pm

      Also do you have a sweetened whipped cream recipe?

      Reply
  3. Laura says

    November 26, 2020 at 4:06 pm

    5 stars
    Made this tonight for Thanksgiving– accidentally used 1/2 c brown sugar for the crust but it was still incredible!!

    Reply
  4. Janett says

    September 29, 2021 at 12:46 pm

    5 stars
    For someone who doesn’t like pumpkin , you’ve created some of the most delicious pumpkin desserts I’ve ever baked. I will admit I was nervous making the batter for the filling because it was very runny. Turns out I had left my cream cheese out for a questionable amount of time. Regardless, after cooling completely on my counter and chilling in the fridge overnight… My goodness. These are so so SO delicious , creamy and perfectly spiced! Perfect sweetness and so easy to make these little cheesecakes. Definitely recommend everyone to make these!

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  5. Hannah says

    October 1, 2021 at 8:32 pm

    5 stars
    Just baked these and can’t believe how easy it was! Bought everything in the recipe at Trader Joes for $20 total.. My friends can’t wait to try!

    Reply
  6. Nicki says

    November 8, 2021 at 7:35 pm

    Would silicone muffin molds work?

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    • thedomesticrebel says

      November 9, 2021 at 7:21 pm

      Hi Nicki, that should work.

      Reply
  7. Jessica Kelly says

    November 11, 2021 at 9:22 am

    Can you tell me if the brown sugar is in both crust and pie? Do I divide the amount in the recipe in half??

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    • thedomesticrebel says

      November 12, 2021 at 7:41 pm

      Hi Jessica, yes – there is 4 Tbsp brown sugar in the crust, and there is 1/2 cup brown sugar in the filling. Hope that clears this up!

      Reply
  8. Janet Ian says

    November 15, 2021 at 6:56 pm

    These look great. Just to clarify,these are made in a mini muffin pan plus you used muffin cups?
    Thanks

    Reply
    • thedomesticrebel says

      November 16, 2021 at 7:36 pm

      Hi Janet, no, these are made in a standard muffin pan – I just called them mini because they’re small pumpkin cheesecakes. I’m sorry that was confusing!

      Reply
  9. Catrina G says

    November 22, 2021 at 5:33 am

    Hi I was wondering if I could use those ready made mini pie crusts to bake them in instead?

    Reply
    • thedomesticrebel says

      November 22, 2021 at 8:33 pm

      Hi Catrina, I don’t see why not! Maybe check the timing then since those mini crusts are a bit wider and probably hold more filling than a muffin tin. Your cheesecakes may need more time since there may be more filling used.

      Reply

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