Mini Peanut Butter Cheesecakes
Mini Peanut Butter Cheesecakes start with sweet, crumbly peanut butter cookie crusts topped with a peanut butter-flavored cheesecake filling. Each is a rich and satisfying hand-held treat that is perfect for peanut butter lovers! These would be a delicious addition to your Christmas Dessert Charcuterie Board this season or anytime you crave a delicious individual-sized treat! If preferred, I also have a whole Peanut Butter Cheesecake you may want to make!
Ingredients & Substitutions
Peanut Butter: Since these are peanut butter cheesecakes, they are full of peanut butter flavor in both the crust and cheesecake filling. In the crust, you could use either crunchy or creamy peanut butter. (The crust is my three-ingredient peanut butter cookie recipe, which you may want to try!) However, I do recommend using creamy peanut butter for the filling. And then, have some extra for melting and drizzling over the top of your mini cheesecake for even more peanut butter flavor!
Cream Cheese: Be sure the cream cheese is softened before creaming it with the sugar and making the filling.
Sour Cream: Sour cream is added to the cheesecake filling for added creaminess without being noticeable in taste. If you would like a little bit of tang in your mini cheesecakes, add the optional sour cream topping! Try the topping on just a few if you aren’t sure about it.
Heavy Cream: Heavy cream, also known as heavy whipping cream, is used to make whipping cream that you will fold into the cheesecake filling. Just like the sour cream, this will help the dessert have a more luxurious feel.
Optional Toppings For Mini Peanut Butter Cheesecakes
Besides the optional sour cream topping, there are a variety of additional toppings you could add to your mini cheesecake. Although they are delicious as-is, here are some options to try:
Can I Make These In A Mini Cheesecake Pan?
For this recipe, I used muffin tins lined with cupcake liners for ease and convenience. Mini cheesecakes are also made in mini cheesecake
