Mini Key Lime Cheesecakes effortlessly combine two classic desserts into one incredible treat. Tart key lime pie meets rich cheesecake in bite-sized sweets that are bursting with flavor!
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The Zest of Life
Key limes just ooze summer time!
It’s hard for me to enjoy a key-lime infused treat and not wish I was sunbathing on the beaches of Florida beneath the palm trees.
These mini key lime cheesecake bites have been my go-to sweet the past few months. Normally, it’s all chocolate everything for me – from mint truffles to chocolate chip cookies.
Fruity desserts are getting all the love from me lately, like mixed berry cast iron cobbler and fresh peach and oat crumble.
I’m enjoying all this fresh summer produce and light desserts as I can because fall is just around the corner. And we all know what that means-
Pumpkin season! I can’t pass up the chance to shoutout these pumpkin cheesecake bars. Fall is almost here y’all!
Enjoy the dog days of summer while we have it and I hope you enjoy these bite-sized treats.
How To: Make Mini Key Lime Cheesecakes
These key lime cheesecakes bites are the perfect bite-size treat to satisfy your sweet tooth!
Line a muffin pan with liners for best results. You can heavily grease the pan but it will be messy taking them out (I learned that the hard way!) A large baking dish could also be used and then cut into squares when done.
First you’ll make and set the graham cracker crumb crust. Run graham crackers through the food processor and then mix in melted butter. Press the crumbs into the bottom of each well.
Allow the crust to cool in the fridge while you prepare the cheesecake mixture.
The mixture ingredients will be mixed adding one ingredient at a time. First, whip only the heavy cream until stiff peaks form and it resembles whipped cream. Transfer to the fridge to remain cool.
Beat the softened cream cheese until it is smooth. Next, add the sweetened condensed milk and mix for about 1 minute until it combines with the cream cheese.
Add the whipped cream back to the bowl and mix until combined. Lastly, you’ll stir in the lime juice and zest.
For a less tart dessert, swap out half of the lime juice for lemon juice. It’s a little less sour but just as tasty!
Pour the mixture into the muffin pan and refrigerate for at least a few hours, preferable overnight.
You can even freeze these mini key lime cheesecake bites and it will be just like soft serve!
Ingredients Needed
Materials Needed
Mini Key Lime Cheesecakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup graham crackers
- ¼ cup butter melted
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 7 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- ½ cup key lime juice
- lime zest to garnish
Instructions
- Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners or grease heavily.
- Crush graham crackers into crumbs and mix with melted butter. Press into the bottom of each well in the muffin pan. Place in the fridge to cool.
- Whip heavy cream until stiff peaks begin to form and transfer to the fridge.
- Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sweetened condensed milk and mix. Add whipped cream and mix until combined. Stir in lime juice and lime zest.
- Divide the mixture into the muffin pan and refrigerate overnight. For an extra sweet treat on a hot day, freeze and enjoy.
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I haven’t had a key lime pie in literally years but I absolutely love them! I love the mini versions — I think I’d prefer a couple of minis over one great big slab! They’re so cute!
I love the sound of these and can imagine how good they will taste! Thanks for this recipe, I’m bookmarking it for the weekend!
These look incredible! What a great summer treat. Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Key lime pie is so, so good and light and cold, so these mini bites look as delicious and easy to make!
Thanks for sharing. <3
I recently purchased Keylime Cheesecake from Juniors cheesecake restaurant. It was delicious. Your Keylime Cheesecake looks even more appealing, sure it’s delicious 😋.
Key Lime is one of the best desserts! These look delicious!
I’ve never tried key lime cheesecakes before, but these look (and sound!) delicious 😍
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I’ve never tried key lime cheesecakes before, but these look (and sound!) delicious! 😍
J E M M A ♡ https://www.ohhjemma.com
These look soo yummmy . Omg now I really need to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing with us.
Lime is a tangy taste that I adore. Cheesecake is moorish. What a great combination!
These look DIVINE!!!! I’ve already added them to the list of recipes to try next week!
What a great recipe! I LOVE key lime and cheesecake, so this is perfect!
I absolutely love key lime pie AND cheesecake so this is a great find! And it looks like I can make a gluten free version too. Thanks for the recipe!
Oh what!!??? I love cheesecake and I just have to try this sounds so delicious and refreshing thanks for sharing the recipe
We love cheesecake. I look forward to trying out a new flavor.
I love mini anything! I’m not the biggest fan of cheesecake but I do like key lime pie/cheesecake so this recipe is perfect for me. x
Oh wow!!!!!!!! Love these lime mini cheesecakes. I’m sure they tasted good. Wood like to try this recipe. Thank you for sharing.
Ooh I love Key Lime Pie and cheesecake, so these sound perfect! Thank you for sharing, I’ll have to try this recipe x
Thank you for this receipe. I have limes at home and don’t know what to do with them. Now I do. Also pinned for later 🙂
You got this Florida girl’s attention with this recipe!
Will try it!
These mini key lime pie cheesecakes are such a dream! I love how bright and fresh they taste!
My mouth is watering, these look so good. Can’t wait to make them.
This looks so good! My daughter loves key lime pie and cheesecake…so I am sure this is gonna be a win/win recipe for her.
These look amazing! My favorite combo of key lime pie and cheesecake all in a handy bitesize package! Love it and will be trying it out soon!
So simple, delicious, and flavorful! I used regular limes as I could not find Key Limes or juice. Still just as yummy! Highly recommend.
These are so cute and so smooth and creamy!
These look amazing especially for the summer! I’d love to serve these chilled in the garden on a hot sunny day. I love the zesty combination with cream to give the dessert a bit of zing!
Oh wow! These look so yummy – I’m a sucker for a cheesecake and these mini ones would look so fab as part of a party spread! Xx
Oh wow those look absolutely amazing! I will have to try this 😀
Hi Kalin,
These mini key lime cheesecakes sound absolutely delicious. I often find some sweets to be too … well, sweet! Having something that is a little on the sour side sounds like a fantastic idea. Definitely, one that my OH and I need to try 🙂
Key lime pie is my all time fav! And I especially love desserts that are tiny because I feel like it’s okay to eat more 😂.
i love cheesecake and bite-size food so this is perfect for me!!
These look so yummy! I love a good bite-sized desert! Thanks for sharing x
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These both look and sound INCREDIBLE. My husband has a huge weakness for cheesecake, so he would go crazy over these. I’m going to have to save this for the next time that I want to make something a little special for him.
These are perfect for the summer. The citrus flavour of the lime is so delicious and refreshing.
I love key lime!
I cannot wait to try this recipe! These mini cheesecakes look so good and are simply perfect for summer! Thank you for sharing <3
I cannot wait to try this recipe! These mini cheesecakes look so good and are simply perfect for summer! Thank you for sharing 😀
Love key lime cheesecake and this is a fun alternative to a normal big cheescake!
These mini key lime cheesecakes look amazing! Thanks for the recipe!
Wow!
I have never tried Key Lime cakes ever!
These look amazing!
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My taste buds are puckering thinking about how delicious these must be. I absolutely love no bake cheesecakes in the summer and lime is so refreshing!
These look delicious! Great recipe. I love key lime flavors and this looks like a wonderful summer recipe. I can practically taste them from the photos! Yum!
These look amazingly decadent. The perfect recipe for a birthday boy that asked me to make him a cheesecake instead of a cake.
Anything mini makes me happy and these key lime cheesecakes are so cute! I will be making these again for my next party!
The perfect summertime dessert recipe, I love the sound of this xx
Love Keylime pie! What a great idea!