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These mini strawberry cheesecakes are easy to make (the simple ingredients will surprise you!) and they disappear fast. Everyone of all ages loves these. They are so cute being mini cheesecakes; just asking to be picked up and put on your plate.
Don’t let the cuteness fool you. The texture of these is phenomenal! The cheesecake is creamy and smooth with a buttery crust and the fresh strawberry topping cuts the sweetness and makes every bite irresistible.
Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes are perfect for entertaining. You can make every part a day ahead; the cheesecakes and toppings, then assembled quickly before serving making them ideal for your next gathering.
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Ingredients for Strawberry Cheesecakes:
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (from 12 whole crackers)
6 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
16 oz Cream Cheese (from two 8 oz packages), softened
3 large eggs, room temperature
14 oz can sweetened condensed milk, room temperature
Ingredients for Toppings:
1 Recipe for Strawberry Sauce, chilled
1 cup cold heavy whipping cream
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp granulated sugar
12 small strawberries, halved
How to Make Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes:
1. Preheat Oven to 350˚F. Pulse graham crackers into fine crumbs using a food processor, high powered blender, or place in a large ziploc bag and crush with a rolling pin. In a small bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs with 6 Tbsp butter and stir together to moisten crumbs. Line 24 count standard-sized cupcake or muffin tins with paper liners and divide crumbs between 24 liners (about 1 Tbsp in each). Press the crumbs into the base with fingers or a small spoon.
2. To make the filling: In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, add 16 oz softened cream cheese and 3 eggs. Beat on high speed 5 minutes or until smooth, scraping down the bowl a couple of times. Add condensed milk and mix on low speed until blended (2 minutes), scraping down the bowl as needed.
3. Divide filling evenly between cupcake liners, filling each about 3/4 full (For easy portioning, use a leveled ice cream scoop). Bake in preheated oven at 350˚F for 13-15 mins. They should be set with a very slight jiggle in the center. Slight cracking is normal but if you notice deep cracking they are over-baking. Remove from oven and let them cool to room temperature in the pans then refrigerate until chilled.
4. To serve: top with chilled strawberry sauce (recipe here). Make whipped cream by beating together 1 cup heavy cream with 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1 Tbsp sugar for about 2 mins on high speed or until thick and fluffy then pipe swirls using a large open star tip over the center of each cheesecake. Place a halved strawberry over each swirl of cream.
P.S. Speaking of mini cheesecakes, don’t miss our salted caramel mini cheesecakes here. Also, here is another mini dessert that is surprisingly easy and perfect for parties!
Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes Recipe

Ingredients
Ingredients for Strawberry Cheesecakes:
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, from 12 whole crackers
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 16 oz Cream Cheese, from two 8 oz packages, softened
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk, room temperature
Ingredients for Toppings:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream, chilled
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 12 strawberries, halved
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 350˚F. In a small bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs with 6 Tbsp butter and stir together to moisten crumbs. Line standard sized 24-count muffin tins with paper liners and divide crumbs between 24 liners (about 1 Tbsp each). Press crumbs into base with fingers or a small spoon.
- To make the filling: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk, add 16 oz softened cream cheese and 3 eggs. Beat on high speed 5 min or until smooth, scraping down the bowl a couple of times. Add condensed milk and mix on low speed until blended (2 min), scraping down the bowl as needed.
- Divide filling evenly between cupcake liners, filling each about 3/4 full (For easy portioning, use a leveled ice cream scoop). Bake in preheated oven at 350˚F for 13-15 mins or until set with a very slight jiggle in the center. Slight cracking is normal but if deep cracking occurs, they are over-baking. Remove from oven and let cool to room temperature in pans then refrigerate until chilled.
To Decorate and Serve Cheesecakes:
- Top with chilled strawberry sauce (recipe here). Make whipped cream by beating together 1 cup heavy cream with 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1 Tbsp sugar for about 2 mins on high speed or until fluffy then pipe swirls using a large open star tip over the center of each cheesecake. Place a halved strawberry over whipped cream.
Notes
Nutrition Per Serving
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These are minis but taste like a fancy slice of New York Cheesecake – a memorable treat that is perfect for Valentines Day, bridal and baby showers and for satisfying the fiercest cheesecakes cravings.
I’d pass you one if I could. Hope you have a sweet Valentine’s Day! Need more V-Day inspiration? Check out our favorite Valentine’s Day Recipes Here.
Loads of Love,
-Natasha ❤
Speechless! These taste so good and so easy to make! Everyone’s new fave! Thanks Natasha!
So happy to hear that. You’re very welcome!
I have made these several times and they are amazing but I was wondering could these be made into bars instead of the mini version
Hi Mary, I haven’t tested that but I think it could work. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe!
Hi Natasha, I know I am almost a year late to this! Whoops. But I was wondering how long to chill them in the fridge after keeping them at room temperature?
Hi Ashley, I would chill until they are cold. It’s not like a typical cheesecake where you have to refrigerate overnight. Maybe a couple of hours should be plenty.
I’m making these but need to use a gluten pie crust that is premade from the store.do you think it would hold up in that pie crust? I’m not wanting the original cheesecake recipe
Hi Tammy, without trying that myself, it’s hard to say that it will work. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe.
Hi! I love this mini cheesecake recipe and I make all the time. Can I make the same recipe for a 8” pie? If yes do I need a water bath and for how long should I cook?
Thank you for great recipes!😊
Hi Jordana! This is our usual recipe for a full-sized classic cheesecake. You can also find all of my cheesecake recipes HERE.
Hi Natasha!
I absolutely love this recipe! I wanted to know if there was a way to incorporate the strawberry sauce into the actual cheesecake batter without ruining the consistency?
Thanks!
Hi Shelly, I haven’t tested that myself to advise on the outcome, but I bet it could work! If you happen to try it, I’d love to know how it goes!
Hello Natasha, thank you for posting all these wonderful recipes!!!
For the mini cheesecakes, how long do they stay fresh please? Does the whip cream have to be prepared same day?
I am trying to see if I can bake them ahead of time.
Thank you so much!
Hi Mimi, We have made this last a few days in the refrigerator. I would recommend adding the whipped cream before serving.
Hi Natasha!
You are my kind of ‘baker’ !!
Trust me I love to bake not so in love to cook but you made me want to cook also!
I live in Europe and many times I find your recipes more appropriate for my kind of baking. I already baked a lot of your recipes and all of them came out perfect! And because you are a great guide! Thanks for sharing with us all these goodies!❤️
Thanks for sharing that with me, Cristina. That’s so inspiring for me, I appreciate it!
Could you please send me the recipe for your New York style cheesecake I have it all written down but missed the amount of sour cream added to the mixture thank you
Hi Roseann, you can find my Cheesecake Recipes HERE. But I believe you are referring to this recipe HERE.
Oh my gosh! Natasha, these came out perfect. The sweetness, texture and even the sauce all components were so balanced and tasted good. I warmed up mine a bit in the microwave and that was super. How can we make cinnamon topping in place of strawberry for this?
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us, Sam! I haven’t tried a cinnamon substitution to advise. If you happen to experiment, I would love to know how you like that.
I made your mini cheesecakes turned out perfectly thank you so much for the receipe.
You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed it!
I just made these little treats but they came out the oven and as they cooked it sunk in the middle! Why did that happen? Did I do something wrong?
Hi Sarah, over-baking is the most likely reason for mini cheesecakes to sink in the center.
Cannot find your Amazon affiliated links for the tools you use to make this recipe.
Thinking about ordering the mini cheesecake pans for this recipe.
What do you think?
Hi Trudy, you can find our favorite kitchen tools in our Amazon Affiliate Shop HERE.
Thanks. Baking these today.
Hi Natasha, I adore and love each recipe of yours, they are a success with easy and simple ingredients that most of us has in our house. A question:
If I use frozen strawberries to make the strawberry sauce would be the same?!
Thank you
That’s so nice to know, Ira. Thank you so much. That should work with frozen strawberries; just cook the sauce to the desired consistency. Sometimes frozen can give off more juice, so it may take slightly longer to cook.
These are wonderful. I love the strawberry sauce recipe for the top. I will definitely use it for other recipes. This is a keeper.
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!
These are amazing! Made these without the strawberry sauce and just added fresh strawberries alongside. The cheesecake is perfect! Definitely making these again!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Mine came out great & my daughter is vegan but she said they were so cute she had to try one! She loved it!
I’m wondering how long they keep in the freezer?
Hi Patricia, I haven’t tried freezing these, they never last long enough for that here, but it may work. Cheesecake generally freezes well. If you experiment, please let me know how you like that.
Can I make the exact recipe without adding any of the strawberry toppings? I wanted to to make them mini that’s why I’m using this one instead of ur normal cheesecake recipe. Also if I add the whip cream topping a day ahead and keep them in the fridge would that affect the taste?
Hi Mahek, I think that would work just fine. I recommend adding the topping on the same day just to be sure.
Is possible to add some drops of lemon juice in this recipe? Thank you for your answer
Hi Caroline, I haven’t experimented with that, but I imagine that will work! I would love to know how you like that if you experiment!
Hey there I am new to the blog and I love your recipes! You make it so much easier and the videos help me as well thank you 😊. I do have a question, when you list your “cost to make” are you basing the price on one slice of cake or the cake as a whole? I’m new to baking and selling and having trouble with pricing.
Hi Talina, Welcome to our blog! We estimate the cost of the ingredients that go into the full recipe.
Hello,
Love this recipe 😋
Just wanted to let you that i buy store bought Graham Cracker crumbs in the store and it makes the process even easier!
Thank you so much for sharing that with me!
Hi can i replace the sweetened condensed milk with homemade dulce de leche?
Hi Eileen, I have not tried that substitute to advise on that. If you happen to experiment, I would love to know how it works for you!